The Control Panel offers several configurable parameters for the entire CommCell. The table below lists each of these parameters and its allowed associations within the CommCell and provides links to the associated information.
A user group given association to the CommCell level will be able to see and perform actions on all Control Panel dialogs, however a user group which does not have associations set to the CommCell level will only see certain dialogs in the Control Panel. This limited view can be useful when the CommCell is used in a multi-tenancy model. For more information on associating user groups within a CommCell, see Capabilities and Permitted Actions.
Name (Dialog Box) | Name (Tab) | Available for User Groups Associated at | Description |
Add/Remove Software Configuration | Download | All Levels | Provides options to configure
the software cache directory on the CommServe and remote client
computers, and to setup automatic updates for the CommCell which
includes the FTP download and CommServe cache information. For more information, see Automatic Updates. |
CommServe Software Cache | |||
Remote Software Cache | |||
Excluded Machines | |||
Alerts | NA | All Levels | 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 | CommCell |
Provides the option to view, add, or modify the access information for an array
to be used for SnapProtect Backup. For step-by-step instructions, see Storage Array Configuration |
Audit Trail | NA | CommCell |
Operations performed with this feature are recorded in the Audit Trail. See Audit Trail for more information. |
Billing Configuration | NA | CommCell | 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 | CommCell | Allows you to set global browse and
recovery settings.
For more information, see Configure Browse/Search/Recovery Options. |
CommCell Import/Export Settings | General | CommCell | Provides merge settings to
import data from the CommCell, and options to set the answer file with
media mapping options, destination mount path details and new client
names. For more information, see CommCell Migration. |
Media | |||
Mount Path | |||
Client Answers | |||
Dedupe Path | |||
Device Path | |||
CommNet Properties | NA | CommCell | 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 | CommCell | Allows you to add, modify or delete custom
calendars. For more information, see Custom Calendars. |
DR Backup Settings | Export Settings | CommCell | Allows you to configure the
Disaster Recovery Backups on the CommServe. For more information, see Disaster Recovery Backup. |
Pre/Post Process | CommCell | ||
Data Interface Pair | NA | All Levels | 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. |
Diagnostics and Usage | NA | CommCell | Diagnostics and Usage is an automatic
reporting service that collects information and metrics on CommCell
feature usage and reports that information back to our secure cloud
site. The collected information is used to help improve product design,
operations, and usability. For more information, see Metrics Reporting - Diagnostics and Usage. |
EZ Operations | NA | CommCell | Launches the EZ Operation toolbar. For information on EZ Operations, see EZ Backup and EZ Restore. |
Email & IIS Configuration | Email Server | CommCell | Allows you to setup the Mail Server and
other options for sending alerts, reports, and log files.
Before sending an email, you must set-up the email server within the CommCell Console. See E-Mail Server Configuration for more information. |
IIS Server | CommCell | Allows you to configure to launch Books
Online from the CommCell Console's
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Global Filters | NA | CommCell | Provides options to setup the global
filters to be used in the CommCell. For more information, see Global Filters. |
Hardware Maintenance | Media Retirement | CommCell | Allows you to establish
thresholds for storage devices used in the CommCell. For more information, see Hardware Maintenance. |
Drive Cleaning | CommCell | ||
Drive Maintenance | CommCell | ||
Library Maintenance | CommCell | ||
Job Management | General | CommCell | 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 | CommCell | Provides options for job restartability for
each Agent. For more information, see Job Restart. |
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Job Updates | CommCell | Provides option on job update interval in
the Job Controller for each agent. For more information, see Job Update Interval. |
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Job Status on Errors | CommCell | Provides options to create and enable error
decision rules for an agent in order to customize the status of backup
jobs in the CommCell. For more information, see Customizing Completed with Errors Condition. |
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Library and Drive Configuration | Libraries | All Levels | Displays configured devices (libraries and
drives) in the CommCell. See Library and Drive Configuration for more information. |
Data Paths | Displays all the logical data paths to the
devices in the CommCell. See Library and Drive Configuration for more information. |
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Shared Disk Device | Provides options to configure shared disk
devices in the SAN environment. For more information, see Volume Explorer and Shared Disk Libraries. |
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License Administration | License Summary | CommCell | Provides necessary options to
view and manage the licenses in the CommCell. For more information, see License Administration. |
License Details | CommCell | ||
Update License | CommCell | ||
Purchasing | CommCell | ||
Media Management | Service Configuration | CommCell | Provides advanced media management
parameters for troubleshooting. See
Media Management Configuration (Service Configuration). For more information, see Media Mangement Overview and Media Management Configuration (Service Configuration). |
Data Aging | CommCell | Provides advanced Data Aging parameters for
troubleshooting. See
Media Management Configuration (Data Aging). For more information, see Data Aging Based on Basic Retention Rules. |
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Auxiliary Copy Configuration | CommCell | Provides advanced Auxiliary Copy parameters
for troubleshooting. See
Media Management Configuration (Auxiliary Copy Configuration). For more information, see Auxiliary Copy. |
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Chunk Size | CommCell | Allows you to establish the chunk size on
the media for each Agent. For more information see Performance Tunables for Media Management. |
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SCSI Error Translator | CommCell | Allows you to translate SCSI error messages
returned from a library. See
Media Management Configuration (SCSI Error Translator). For more information, see Media Management Configuration (SCSI Error Translator). |
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Win Error Translator | CommCell | Allows you to translate Windows error messages. See Media Management Configuration (Win Error Translator). | |
Resource Manager Configuration | CommCell | Allows you to manage media resources with the CommCell. See Media Management Configuration (Resource Manager) | |
BarCode Patterns | CommCell | Allows you to add, modify, delete barcode
patterns for media used in the CommCell. See
Media Management Configuration (BarCode Patterns) For more information, see Managing Media in a Library. |
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SILO Archive Configuration | CommCell | Provides advanced SILO Archive parameters
for troubleshooting. See
Media Management Configuration (SILO Archive Configuration). For more information, see Getting Started - Deduplication to Tape (Silo Storage).
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Vault Tracker Configuration | CommCell | Provides advanced Vault Tracker parameters
for troubleshooting. See
Media Management Configuration (Vault Tracker Configuration). For more information, see Vault Tracker.
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Name Management | NA | CommCell | Provides options to change the names of CommCell computers. See Name Management. |
Operation Window | NA | CommCell | Allows you to define the operation windows
in the CommCell. For more information, see Operation Window. |
ROMS Configuration | NA | CommCell | Allows you to configure the CommCell with ROMS (Remote Operations Management Service). |
Set Holidays | NA | CommCell | Allows you set the holidays in which
schedules will not be executed. For more information, see Scheduling. |
Shared Catalog Configuration | NA | All Levels | Allows you to define and manage profiles to share the index cache using Catalog Server or Network Share configurations. See Index Cache for more details. |
SQL iDA Configuration | NA | CommCell | Allows you to set the user account for all
SQL Server iDataAgents within
the CommCell.
For more information, see Microsoft SQL Server iDatagent. |
System | General | CommCell |
Space CheckThe following options are provided:
For more information, see Space Check. |
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. |
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Advanced | Allows automatic access to the Maintenance Advantage Website using the pre-populated user credentials. For more information, see Maintenance Advantage. | ||
Troubleshooting Settings | NA | CommCell | Allows you to establish the FTP and Email
information for sending log files. For more information, see Log Files. |
User Preferences | General | All Levels | 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. An option to save table preferences set for the Job Controller and Event Viewer. 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. For more information, see Modifying the Look and Feel. |
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. For more information see, Job Controller. |
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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. |
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Volume Explorer | NA | All Levels | Provides options to configure disk volumes
in the CommCell. For more information, see Volume Explorer. |
Workstation Settings | NA | CommCell | Allows to enable/disable data protection
operations, including scheduling, for all Workstation Backup clients in
the CommCell.. For more information, see Backup - Workstation Backup. |