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Protecting A Machine, Protecting Multiple Machines, Forcing A Snapshot

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- Or, in the Navigation pane, select the machine you want to view. 3. Click the Tools tab, and then click Diagnostics. 4. Click the View Log link. Protecting A Machine This topic describes how to start protecting the data on a machine that has the AppAssure 5 Agent software installed. When you add protection, you need to specify the name or IP address of the machine to protect and the volumes on that machine to protect as well as define the protection schedule for each volume. To protect multiple machines at the same time, see Protecting Multiple Machines. To protect a machine: 1. Navigate to the AppAssure 5 Core Console, and select the Machines tab. 2. In the Actions drop-down menu, click Protect Machine. The Connect dialog box is displayed. 3. In the Connect dialog box, enter the information about the machine to which you want to connect as described in the following table. Text Box Host Port Username Password Description The host name or IP address of the machine that you want to protect. The port number on which the AppAssure 5 Core communicates with the agent on the machine. The user name used to connect to this machine. For example, administrator. The password used to connect to this machine. 4. Click Connect to connect to this machine. 5. In the Protect dialog box, edit the settings as needed, as described in the following table. Field Display Name Repository Encryption Key Description Enter a new name for the machine to be displayed in the AppAssure 5 Core Console. Select the repository on the AppAssure 5 Core in which to store the data from this machine. Specify whether encryption is applied to the data for every volume on this machine to be stored in the repository. NOTE: The encryption settings for a repository are defined under the Configuration tab in the AppAssure 5 Core Console. Initially Pause Protection Volume Groups After you add a machine for protection, AppAssure 5 automatically begins the process of taking a base snapshot of data. You can select this check box to pause protection initially. You then need to force a snapshot manually when you are ready to start protecting your data. For more information, see Forcing A Snapshot. Under Volume Groups, you can define the schedule for protection: - To accept the default protection settings for this machine, click Protect. The default settings ensure that all volumes on this machine are protected with a schedule of every 60 minutes. 95

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–
Or, in the
Navigation
pane, select the machine you want to view.
3.
Click the
Tools
tab, and then click
Diagnostics
.
4.
Click the
View Log
link.
Protecting A Machine
This topic describes how to start protecting the data on a machine that has the AppAssure 5 Agent software installed.
When you add protection, you need to specify the name or IP address of the machine to protect and the volumes on that
machine to protect as well as define the protection schedule for each volume.
To protect multiple machines at the same time, see
Protecting Multiple Machines
.
To protect a machine:
1.
Navigate to the AppAssure 5 Core Console, and select the
Machines
tab.
2.
In the
Actions
drop-down menu, click
Protect Machine
.
The
Connect
dialog box is displayed.
3.
In the
Connect
dialog box, enter the information about the machine to which you want to connect as described in
the following table.
Text Box
Description
Host
The host name or IP address of the machine that you want to protect.
Port
The port number on which the AppAssure 5 Core communicates with the agent on the
machine.
Username
The user name used to connect to this machine. For example, administrator.
Password
The password used to connect to this machine.
4.
Click
Connect
to connect to this machine.
5.
In the
Protect
dialog box, edit the settings as needed, as described in the following table.
Field
Description
Display Name
Enter a new name for the machine to be displayed in the AppAssure 5 Core Console.
Repository
Select the repository on the AppAssure 5 Core in which to store the data from this
machine.
Encryption Key
Specify whether encryption is applied to the data for every volume on this machine to be
stored in the repository.
NOTE:
The encryption settings for a repository are defined under the
Configuration
tab in the AppAssure 5 Core Console.
Initially Pause
Protection
After you add a machine for protection, AppAssure 5 automatically begins the process of
taking a base snapshot of data. You can select this check box to pause protection initially.
You then need to force a snapshot manually when you are ready to start protecting your
data. For more information, see
Forcing A Snapshot
.
Volume Groups
Under Volume Groups, you can define the schedule for protection:
–
To accept the default protection settings for this machine, click Protect. The
default settings ensure that all volumes on this machine are protected with a
schedule of every 60 minutes.
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