Monitoring The Deployment Of Multiple Machines; Protecting Multiple Machines - Dell PowerVault DL4000 User Manual

5. After machines are verified successfully, check the box next to each machine and click Deploy.
6. If you chose the Protect machine after install option, after deployment is successful the machines are rebooted
automatically and protection is enabled.

Monitoring The Deployment Of Multiple Machines

You can view the progress of the deployment of AppAssure 5 Agent software to the machines.
To monitor the deployment of multiple machines:
1. Navigate to the AppAssure 5 Core Console, click the Events tab, locate the deployment job in the list, and click the
button in the Details column.
The Monitor Active Task window is displayed to present the details of the deployment.
It includes overall progress information as well as the status for each individual deployment. Details that display
include:
– Start Time
– End Time
– Elapsed Time
– Time Remaining
– Progress
– Phase
2. Do one of the following:
– Click Open in New window to launch a new window to view the progress of the deployment.
– Or, click Close and the deployment tasks is processed in the background.

Protecting Multiple Machines

After bulk deploying the AppAssure 5 Agent software to the Windows machines, you must now protect them to protect
the data. If you select Protect Machine After Install when you deployed the agent, you can skip this procedure.
NOTE: Agent machines must be configured with a security policy that makes remote installation possible.
To protect multiple machines:
1. Navigate to the AppAssure 5 Core Console, click the Tools tab, and then click Bulk Protect.
The Protect Machines window is displayed.
2. Add the machines you want to protect by clicking one of the following options.
For details on completing each option, see
– Click Active Directory to specify machines on an Active Directory domain.
– Click vCenter/ESXi to specify virtual machines on a vCenter/ESXi virtual host.
– Click New to specify multiple machines by using the Add Machine dialog box.
– Click Manually to specify multiple machines in a list by typing host name and credentials.
3. On the Protect Machines window, you can view the machines that you added. If you want to select a repository,
encryption key, or other advanced settings for a machine, check the box next to the machine and click Edit
Settings.
4. Specify the settings as follows and click OK.
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