Protecting A Machine - Dell PowerVault DL4000 User Manual

– Or, in the Navigation pane, select the machine you want to view.
3. Click the Tools tab, and then click Diagnostics.
4. Click the View Log link.

Protecting A Machine

This topic describes how to start protecting the data on a machine that has the AppAssure 5 Agent software installed.
When you add protection, you need to specify the name or IP address of the machine to protect and the volumes on that
machine to protect as well as define the protection schedule for each volume.
To protect multiple machines at the same time, see
To protect a machine:
1. Navigate to the AppAssure 5 Core Console, and select the Machines tab.
2. In the Actions drop-down menu, click Protect Machine.
The Connect dialog box is displayed.
3. In the Connect dialog box, enter the information about the machine to which you want to connect as described in
the following table.
Text Box
Host
Port
Username
Password
4. Click Connect to connect to this machine.
5. In the Protect dialog box, edit the settings as needed, as described in the following table.
Field
Display Name
Repository
Encryption Key
Initially Pause
Protection
Volume Groups
Protecting Multiple
Description
The host name or IP address of the machine that you want to protect.
The port number on which the AppAssure 5 Core communicates with the agent on the
machine.
The user name used to connect to this machine. For example, administrator.
The password used to connect to this machine.
Description
Enter a new name for the machine to be displayed in the AppAssure 5 Core Console.
Select the repository on the AppAssure 5 Core in which to store the data from this
machine.
Specify whether encryption is applied to the data for every volume on this machine to be
stored in the repository.
NOTE: The encryption settings for a repository are defined under the Configuration
tab in the AppAssure 5 Core Console.
After you add a machine for protection, AppAssure 5 automatically begins the process of
taking a base snapshot of data. You can select this check box to pause protection initially.
You then need to force a snapshot manually when you are ready to start protecting your
data. For more information, see
Under Volume Groups, you can define the schedule for protection:
– To accept the default protection settings for this machine, click Protect. The
default settings ensure that all volumes on this machine are protected with a
schedule of every 60 minutes.
Machines.
Forcing A Snapshot.
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