The Control Panel offers several configurable parameters for the entire
CommCell. The following table lists each of these parameters and provides links
to the associated information.
Name (Dialog box)
|
Name (Tab)
|
Description
|
Alerts
|
NA |
Opens the Alert configuration wizard which
allows you to configure alerts for the CommCell.
For step-by-step instructions on using this wizard, see
Configure Alerts.
For more information on alerts, see
Alerts and Monitoring. |
Array Management
|
NA |
Provided the option to view, add, or modify the access information for an array
to be used for SnapProtect. |
Audit Trail
|
NA |
Operations performed with this feature are recorded in the Audit Trail. See Audit Trail for more information.
|
Automatic Update Configuration
|
NA |
Allows you to setup automatic updates for
the CommCell which includes the FTP download and CommServe and UNIX
cache information. For more information, see
Automatic Updates. |
Billing Configuration
|
NA |
Allows you to associate CommCell objects to
a Billing Department. For more information on Billing and Cost
Categories, see Books Online documentation for Calypso Monitor. |
Browse/Search/Recovery
|
NA |
Allows you to set global browse and
recovery settings.
For more information, see
Configure Browse/Search/Recovery Options. |
CommNet Properties
|
NA |
Displays the CommNet Agent version and
update information as well as the CommNet Server name(s) when the CommNet Agent is
installed on the CommServe.
Additionally, users can unregister the CommCell from the CommNet Server(s),
which will prevent the CommServe from communicating with the CommNet
Server(s). For more information, see
CommNet
Properties. Note that this option is not enabled on the Control
Panel unless the CommCell is registered to a CommNet Server. For more information on CommNet Agent, see the Books Online
documentation for Calypso Monitor. |
Custom Calendars
|
NA |
Allows you to add, modify or delete custom
calendars. For more information, see
Custom Calendars. |
DR Backup Settings
|
NA |
Allows you to configure the Disaster
Recovery Backups on the CommServe. For more information, see
Disaster Recovery
Backup. |
Data Interface Pair
|
NA |
Open the Data Interface Pairs wizard which
lets you to define the interface pairs that must be used between any two
components in the CommCell. For more information, see
Data
Interface Pairs. |
EZ Operations
|
NA |
Launches the EZ Operation toolbar. For
information on EZ Operations, see EZ
Backup and EZ Restore. |
Email & IIS Server
|
Email Server
|
Allows you to setup the Mail Server and
other options for sending alerts. For more information on alerts, see
Alerts and Monitoring. |
IIS Server
|
Allows you to configure to launch Books
Online from the CommCell Console's
icon.For more
information, see
Web
Administration. |
Global Filters
|
Windows Filter
|
Provides options to setup the
global filters to be used in the CommCell. For more information, see
Global
Filters. |
Unix Filters
|
NetWare Filters
|
Exchange Mailbox iDataAgent Filters
|
Exchange Mailbox Archiver Filters
|
Exchange Compliance Archiver Filters
|
Hardware Maintenance
|
Media Expiration
|
Allows you to establish
thresholds for storage devices used in the CommCell. For more
information, see
Hardware
Maintenance. |
Drive Cleaning
|
Drive Maintenance
|
Library Maintenance
|
Job Management
|
General
|
Provides options to set the Job Alive check
Interval, Job Preemption Control and Job Priorities. For more
information, see
Job Alive Check Interval,
Job Preemption Control
and Job Priorities and Priority Precedence. |
Job Restarts
|
Provides options for job restartability for
each Agent. For more information, see
Job Restart. |
Job Updates
|
Provides option on job update interval in
the Job Controller for each agent. For more information, see
Job Update Interval. |
Library and Drive Configuration
|
General
|
Provides the necessary options to configure
storage devices in the CommCell. See
Library and
Drive Configuration for more information. |
Copy Manager
|
Provides options to configure copy manager
device. For more information see
Copy Managers. |
Shared Disk Device
|
Provides options to configure shared disk
devices in the SAN environment. For more information, see
Volume Explorer
and
Shared Magnetic Libraries. |
License Administration
|
General
|
Provides necessary options to
view and manage the licenses in the CommCell. For more information,
see License Administration. |
Activate License
|
Purchasing
|
Media Management
|
Service Configuration
|
Provides advanced media management
parameters for troubleshooting. For more information, see
Media Management Configuration (Service Configuration). |
Chunk Size
|
Allows you to establish the chunk size on
the media for each Agent. For more information see
Performance Tunables
for Media Management. |
SCSI Error Translator
|
Allows you to translate SCSI error messages
returned from a library. For more information, see
Media Management Configuration (SCSI Error Translator). |
Win Error Translator
|
Allows you to translate Windows error messages. For more information, see
Media Management Configuration (Win Error Translator). |
BarCode Patterns
|
Allows you to add, modify,
delete barcode patterns for media used in the CommCell. For more
information, see
Managing Media in a Library. |
Name Management
|
NA |
Provides options to change the names of
CommCell computers. See Name
Management. |
Operation Window
|
NA |
Allows you to define the operation windows
in the CommCell. For more information, see
Operation Window. |
Set Holidays
|
NA |
Allows you set the holidays in which
schedules will not be executed. For more information, see
Scheduling. |
SQL iDA Configuration
|
NA |
Allows you to set the user account for all
SQL Server iDataAgents within
the CommCell.
For more information, see
Microsoft SQL Server
iDatagent. |
SRM Advisory Types
|
NA |
Allows you to enable/disable advisory types
for the selected SRM Agent. Each Agent has different type of advisories
associated with it. |
SRM Options
|
General
|
Allows you to set time Interval for Data
Consolidation. |
Data Aging
|
Allows you to to enable/disable the Data
Aging property for the supported SRM agents/components and set the
number of days for which the data is retained before it is automatically
aged. |
SRM Reporting Credentials
|
NA |
Allows you to modify the SRM Reporting
Server credentials configured during SRM Server installation. |
SRM Reporting Service Accounts
|
NA |
Allows you to add/delete users/user groups
permitting browse access for SRM reports. |
System
|
General
|
Provides the following options:
- Thresholds for event logs and database space check intervals.
- CommCell Console connection timeout.
|
Change Password
|
Allows you to change the media and network
password. For more information, see
Changing the CommCell Network Password and
Changing the Media Password. |
Advanced
|
Allows automatic access to the Maintenance
Advantage Website using the pre-populated user credentials. |
Troubleshooting Settings
|
NA |
Allows you to establish the FTP and Email
information for sending log files. For more information, see
Log Files. |
User Preferences
|
General
|
Allows you to choose the web browser that
the software must use to open HTML files, if different from the default
browser configured on the computer.
An option to displays the floating Restore Progress bar during a
restore operation.
Another option allows hiding the clients that have been deconfigured. For User Preferences to take effect, the user must log out and log back
in to the CommCell Console. |
Job Filter
|
Provides the ability to set the job
retention option. For User Preferences to take effect, the user must log out and log back
in to the CommCell Console. |
Event Filter
|
Provides options to customize the display
in the Event Viewer. For more information, see
Event Viewer. For User Preferences to take effect, the user must log out and log back
in to the CommCell Console. |
Volume Explorer
|
NA |
Provides options to configure disk volumes
in the CommCell. For more information, see
Volume Explorer. |
Workstation Settings
|
NA |
Allows to enable/disable data protection
operations, including scheduling, for all Workstation Backup clients in
the CommCell. |