button in the CommCell Console. By default, Books Online will be launched from
the documentation web site when the button is clicked.Books Online provides easy accessibility to the most current version of the documentation. This documentation is intended for software version 9.0.0.
Select the desired topic:
Check the Documentation Web Site to verify whether you have the most recent version of the documentation. Documentation version information can be obtained by clicking the Revision History link in the Home page.
The latest revision of Books Online can be accessed by visiting the documentation web site at https://support.bull.com/ols/product/storage/backup/calypso.
Books Online can also be accessed by clicking the
button in the CommCell Console. By default, Books Online will be launched from
the documentation web site when the button is clicked.
The CommCell Console can also be configured to launch a copy of Books Online from a shared resource, such as a network share or internal intranet site. This may be useful when you do not have open connections to the internet.
Perform the following steps to setup Books Online from a shared resource:
Repeat steps 1 and 2 at regular intervals to obtain the latest revision of Books Online with updated content from the documentation web site.
Note that a supported web browser must be installed on the computer to view Books Online. See System Requirements - Books Online for more information.
You can find the information in Books Online using the following resources:
Navigate through Common Technology Engine, Backup & Recovery, Archive Management, ContinuousDataReplicator, SRM and CommNet menus to find information about a specific product.
Use the Index to find information on a specific feature supported by the software.Use the Search to search for a specific keyword or phrase to locate the associated topics.
If you... |
Try This... |
| Are a new user of the software | Use the
Getting
Started to understand how to install and run basic operations. Understand the features supported by each Agent by viewing the Features page of the appropriate Agent. |
| Are upgrading from a previous version | Use
Upgrades for comprehensive information on upgrading the software,
including important issues, step-by-step instructions and troubleshooting
information. See New Features for information on new features supported in this release. |
| Are looking for the new features in this release | See New Features for information on new features supported in this release. |
| Are looking for additional ways to install a component | Check the Additional Installation Methods section at the bottom of your component's Deployment page for supported installation methods. |
| Want step-by-step instructions | Check the How To links associated with each feature. |
| Need information on a specific dialog box option | Click the Help button in the dialog box, to open a context-sensitive help topic focused on the dialog box. |
| Are looking for detailed information about a feature | Search the HTML pages in Books Online. Locate the feature in the Index . The page associated with each feature provides all the information (or provides links to all the information) available in Books Online about the feature. For example, Backup Data provides all the details that are necessary for performing a backup. In addition it provides links to other pages that contain backup related information. If you are using a feature supported by your Agent for the first time and want to learn more about the capabilities provided by the feature, locate the Advanced Topics section at the bottom of the page. For example, if you are setting up Data Aging for the Windows File System iDataAgent and want to learn about additional Data Aging capabilities, click the Data Aging - Advanced link in the Advanced Topics section at the bottom of the page. |
| Are looking for features supported by a specific product | To obtain a comprehensive list of features
supported by a product, see the web page associated with the
product. For example the
Active Directory
web provides a comprehensive list of
features
supported by the iDataAgent for
Active Directory. To obtain a list of products supporting a specific feature, look at the Support Information associated with the feature. For example, if you wish to understand the various options provided by Browse, you can read all about it in Browse Data. To see whether a specific Agent supports a specific feature, or to broadly understand the browse features supported by each Agent, see Browse Data - Support. |
| Want to search for information specific to a product | Open the printer-friendly version, and then search the document using the search or find tool provided by Adobe Acrobat. |
| Want to print a page | To print a page, use your browser's Print command. |
| Want to print linked pages | Look for the Printer-friendly version link in the page.
This link provides
a PDF version of all the linked pages. For example:
New Features -
Printer-friendly version. A comprehensive list of all printer-friendly documents available in Books Online is listed in the Printer-Friendly Documentation page. Most Web browsers also have an option for printing all linked pages from the browser's Print command. |
The text in Books Online observes the following conventions.
| Courier New or Bold |
Identifies computer output, window options, user keys, file/directory names and paths. |
| Courier New Bold | Identifies characters that should be typed as shown. |
| Courier New Italics | Identifies variable information. |
| Required Capability: | Identifies the capability that a user must have in order to perform a specific procedure. |
| NOTES | Provides additional hints, shortcuts, or background information that the user should know before proceeding and is generally provided in Deployment and How To procedures. |
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Identifies a note, text containing special information, exceptions or unique conditions that affect the normal functioning of the product. |
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WARNING or CAUTION: Identifies a caution message, containing information about events or situations that could result in damage to system software or data. |
CommCell Console Help refers to the information displayed when the Help button is clicked in any of the dialog boxes in the CommCell Console. In some cases this help contains descriptions for options that are not displayed in the dialog box. This is because some of the options are specific to a component, Agent or feature and the help provides a description of all the options displayed by that dialog box. Hence note that all the options described in the help may not be applicable and only the options displayed in the dialog box are relevant to the operation that is being performed. Where appropriate, refer to the Support Information for comprehensive information on the supported options.