Agents - SRM NAS Agent

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Configurable Properties

Operations


Configurable Properties

The following Agent properties can be configured to suit the particular Data Collection and Cost Analysis needs for your organization:

Version

The Version tab displays the software version and post-release service packs and updates installed for the component. See Version for an overview.

Activity Control

You can enable or disable SRM Data Collection operations for this Agent. For more information, see Activity Control.

User Security

You can perform the following functions:

For more information, see User Administration and Security.


Operations

The following operations can be performed. These operations are available at the Network Attached Storage level.

Data Collection

Data Collection is useful for the purpose of generating summaries and reports with current statistics from the client. For more information, see SRM Data Collection.

You can start a Data Collection job at this level. For step-by-step instructions, see Run/Schedule a Data Collection Job for an SRM Instance, Agent or Subclient.

Job History

Job History allows you to view more detailed information about a job once it is completed. For more information see Job History.

You can view the Job History at the agent and subclient level. For step-by-step instructions, see View Job History Details.

DeConfigure

Deconfiguring a component releases the license associated with it, but the files and registry entries relevant to the component are not removed from its host computer. For more information, see Deconfiguring Agents.

For step-by-step instructions, see Deconfigure a Client, MediaAgent, or Agent.

NAS Filer

You can add a NAS file server that has the required data. For step-by-step instructions, see Add NAS Filer. You can also change the credentials of an existing NAS File server. For step-by-step instructions, see Edit NAS Filer Credentials . Finally, you can remove the NAS file server. For step-by-step instructions, see Remove NAS Filer.

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  • If you configure the same NAS filer multiple times with different names, SRM will treat them as separate filers as long as the names are resolvable.
  • Valid CIFS credentials are required for data archiving.

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