The Audit Trail feature allows you to track the operations of users who have
access to the CommCell. This capability is useful if a detrimental operation was
performed in the CommCell and the source of that operation needs to be determined.
Audit Trail tracks operations according to four severity levels:
Critical: This level records operations that will result in imminent
loss of data.
High: This level records operations that may result in loss of data.
Medium: This level records changes to the general configuration of
one or more entities. Such changes may produce unintended results when operations
are performed.
Low: This level records changes to status, addition of entities,
and other operations that have minimal impact on existing CommCell functions.
To set Audit Trail retention periods:
From the Tools menu in the CommCell Console, click Control Panel,
and then select Audit Trail.
From the Audit Trail dialog box, select the desired retention time
(in days) for each severity level.
An auxiliary copy operation allows you to create secondary copies of data
associated with data protection operations, independent of the original copy.
Expand the Policies node, right-click
storage policy for which you want to perform an auxiliary copy, click All Tasks,and then click
Run Auxiliary Copy.
If you are starting the auxiliary copy operation from the CommServe
level, select the storage policy for which you wish to perform the auxiliary
copy.
If you are starting the auxiliary copy operation
from the Storage Policy level, the Storage Policy field is already populated
with the name of the Storage Policy you selected.
If the source copy is configured with a shared library, select the Source
MediaAgent for the auxiliary copy.
Click OK to start the auxiliary copy operation. A progress bar displays
the progress of the operation.
The Erase Data feature allows you to permanently erase any data that can be
backed up. Using Erase Data, you can erase mailboxes, folders in a mailbox, messages within a folder, and
attachments.
Configuring Erase Data
To erase data, you need to first assign a Filter Storage Policy for Erasing Data.
Follow the steps given below to assign a Filter Storage Policy:
From the CommCell Browser, right-click the storage policy that you want to
use as a filter storage policy, then click Properties.
From the
General tab of the Storage Policy Properties dialog box, select the Allow
Erase Data
check box.
Click OK.
From the CommCell Browser, right-click the <Agent>
and then click Properties.
From the Storage Device tab of the agent Properties dialog box, select a filter storage policy from the Filter Storage Policy
list.
Click OK.
Running an Erase Data Job
After the configuration has been completed, you
can now browse and erase data.
From the CommCell Browser, right-click the <Agent>, select All Tasks and then click Erase Data By Browsing.
You are warned that the data will be permanently removed. Click Yes to continue.
From the
Erase Data by Browsing dialog box, click Browse.
In the Browse Options dialog box, select a browse time range and any advanced browse options,
and click
OK.
From the browse selection window, select the data objects that you want
to erase, and click OK.
In the Job Initiation tab, select Immediate to run the job
immediately.
You can track the progress of the job from the Job
Controller or Event Viewer.
Global Filters are exclusions that filter data from backups across all Agents
in a CommCell that support the feature. Global Filters serve as a template for
files, folders, and entities that should always be excluded from all (or most)
backups in a CommCell, such as temporary data a computer does not retain or data
that is recoverable by means other than a restore. This saves space on media and
enhances backup performance.
You can apply regular expressions or wildcards patterns to filter data.
By default, filters configured for a particular subclient override any Global
Filters configured for the CommCell. You can, however, configure subclients to
include global filters along with any filters already configured for the
subclient.
Configure Global Filters
From the CommCell Browser, right-click the CommServe, click Control Panel, and then click Global Filters.
Select Use Global Filters on All Subclients.
From the Global Filter Category list, select Exchange Mailbox
Filters.
Click the Add button to add the folder pattern in the Folder
Name field to be excluded from data protection operations.
Click OK to save your changes.
Enable/Disable Global Filters for a Subclient
From the CommCell Browser, right-click the subclient for which you want to enable
Global Filters and click Properties.
Click the Filters tab.
Select one of the following
values from the Include Global Filters list:
ON to
enable Global Filters for this subclient.
OFF to
disable Global Filters for this subclient.
Use Cell Level Policy to enables or disables Global
Filters for this subclient.
If the Use Global Filters on All Subclients
option is enabled, then the Use Cell Level Policy option will enable
Global Filters on this subclient.
If the Use Global Filters on All
Subclients option is disabled, then the Use Cell Level Policy option
will disable Global Filters on this subclient.
The Exchange Mailbox iDataAgent
requires the iDataAgent for
Exchange Mailbox license.
Converting Evaluation Licenses to Permanent Licenses
If you installed the software using an Evaluation License, you can upgrade to
a Permanent License as follows:
From the CommCell Browser, right-click the CommServe icon, click
Control Panel, and then click License Administration.
Select the
Update License tab and then
click Convert.
Check the box that corresponds to the evaluation license you would like
to upgrade and then click Convert.
The license information is updated in
the
License
Administration window.
Using Capacity-Based Licensing
License Usage by Capacity is a licensing mechanism that allows you to obtain licenses based on the amount of data you back up. It provides the following features:
Flexibility of usage on all agents, rather than being tied to number of server, agents, etc.
Allows you to purchase licenses based on your data protection needs
Both Core and Enterprise license types are available. Refer to License
Usage by Capacity for comprehensive information on utilizing this method.
Releasing a License
If you no longer require a license on a computer, such as cases where the
computer is being retired, you can release the license and use it later for
another computer. Backup data from the retired computer can still be restored
after the license is released provided the data is not aged.
From the CommCell Browser, right-click the name of the client from which
you want to release a license, click All Tasks, and then click
Release License for Client.
Click OK to continue releasing the license
Click Yes to confirm you want to release the license or No to abort.
Operating system upgrades are only supported when upgrading from one version
of an OS to a different version of the same OS (e.g., Win2003 to Win2008). The
two methods of upgrading are:
Seamless Upgrade - This involves uninstalling the Agent software,
upgrading the operating system, and then re-installing the Agent software.
Full OS Replacement - This involves performing a clean install of
a new version of the OS, re-installing any application software, then re-installing
the CommServe, MediaAgent, and/or Agent software.
For Full OS Replacement, the client
computer must be configured to have the CommServe, MediaAgent, and/or Client software
re-installed to the same location, the same Fully Qualified Domain Name or short
domain name, the same partitions, disk drive format (FAT, NTFS, et. al.), and IP
configuration as previously.
If it is necessary to remove Agent software to facilitate
an operating system or application upgrade, do not delete the icon for the
Agent from the CommCell Console, or all associated backed up data will be
lost.
Use the following strategy to upgrade the operating system software:
Identify the computers you want to upgrade and the CommCell components installed
on each of these computers.
Choose the type of upgrade procedure you want to use on each computer: seamless
or full replacement.
CommServe, MediaAgent, and Client computers can be upgraded in any order.
By default, all operations in the CommCell can run for 24 hours.
To prevent certain operations from running during certain periods of the day,
you can define operation rules so that these operations are disabled during
those times.
When operation rules are configured, operations that are started within the time
window specified will go to a queued (as opposed to pending) state. Once the time
window specified in the operation rule has elapsed, these queued or running operations
will resume automatically.
In the CommCell Browser, right-click the appropriate entity, click All
Tasks, and then click Operation Window.
Click Add.
From the Operation Window dialog box:
Enter the name of the rule in the Name field.
Select either an administration, data protection (either full or non-full),
and/or a data recovery operation from the Operations pane.
A schedule policy is a defined schedule or group of schedules for specific operations
to be performed on associated objects within the CommCell. When the schedules from
a policy are run, the specified operations, (e.g., auxiliary copy, backup, etc.,)
will be performed on the associated CommCell objects.
Expand the Policies node, right-click Schedule Policies
and click Add.
Type the Name of the schedule
policy.
Select the Type of schedule policy.
Select the Agent Type.
Type a description of the schedule policy.
Click Add.
Enter a Schedule Name in the Schedule Pattern tab.
Click OK.
On the Associations tab, select the
objects to be associated with the schedule policy.
A Storage policy defines the data lifecycle management rules for protected
data. Storage policies map data from its original location to a physical storage
media and determine its retention period.
Expand the Policies node, right-click Storage Policies, and select
New Storage Policy.
Click Next.
Select Data Protection and Archiving to create a regular storage
policy or CommServe Disaster Recovery Backup to backup the CommServe
database and click Next.
Click Next.
Enter the name of storage policy and click Next.
Enter the name of the primary copy and click Next.
From the drop down box, select the default library for the primary copy and click
Next.
From the drop down box, select the MediaAgent and click
Next.
Enter number of data streams and set the retention period for the policy and click Next.
Click Next.
Click Browse, browse to your designated deduplication store location
and click Next.
Subclient policies allow you to configure multiple subclients
within a CommCell from a centralized template. This alleviates the need to
manually configure each subclient that shares a similar configuration.
Expand the Policies node, right-click Subclient Policies and click New Subclient Policy.
Enter policy name in the
Name entry field, then select the appropriate file system type from the
iDataAgent drop-down list.
In the Subclient pane, assign a storage policy for each subclient
template by clicking in the drop down box under the Storage Policy
column.