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Dell EMC Data Protection Central Version 1.0

Administration Guide 302-004-036

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Data Protection Central Overview 11 Product overview........................................................................................ 12 Environment and system requirements ...................................................... 12 Monitoring systems ....................................................................................13 Managing Avamar systems .........................................................................13 Search and recover capabilities...................................................................14 Report capabilities...................................................................................... 14

User Interface 15 Header........................................................................................................ 16 User menu...................................................................................................16

Change password...........................................................................16 View version information in the About dialog box........................... 17 Log out of Data Protection Central................................................ 17

Left menu....................................................................................................17 Pages.......................................................................................................... 18 Master and Detail panes..............................................................................19 Choose another Dashboard menu............................................................... 19 Access the online help.................................................................................19 Filtering.......................................................................................................19 Sort information that is displayed in tables.................................................20 Dialog boxes................................................................................................21 Notification bar........................................................................................... 21 Overflow button..........................................................................................21

Dashboards 23 Dashboards overview..................................................................................24 Drill down pages......................................................................................... 24 Widgets and key performance indicators....................................................24 Change the reporting period for a widget................................................... 26 Refresh a widget........................................................................................ 26 Filter systems for a dashboard widget........................................................ 27 Add a dashboard......................................................................................... 27 Editing a dashboard.................................................................................... 27

Rename a dashboard..................................................................... 28 Set a dashboard to be the default dashboard................................ 28 Reset widgets to a selected dashboard template...........................28

Toggle between full screen and normal screen........................................... 29 Delete a dashboard.....................................................................................29

Health 31 Health overview..........................................................................................32 Health > Systems page...............................................................................32

Avamar system health information.................................................32 Data Domain system health information........................................ 34

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Launch Avamar Administrator........................................................35 Launch System Manager............................................................... 35 Data Protection Search and Data Protection Advisor system health information.................................................................................... 35

Health > Alerts page................................................................................... 36 Avamar health alerts information................................................... 36 Data Domain health alerts information........................................... 37 Data Protection Central alerts information.................................... 38 Launch Avamar Administrator........................................................38 Launch System Manager............................................................... 39

Health > Capacity page.............................................................................. 39 Avamar health capacity information.............................................. 39 Data Domain health capacity information...................................... 40 Launch Avamar Administrator........................................................40 Launch System Manager................................................................41

Activities 43 Activities overview..................................................................................... 44

Activities > Systems page..............................................................44 Activities > Audit page................................................................... 47

System Management 49 System Management overview.................................................................. 50 Avamar system management......................................................................50

Add an Avamar system.................................................................. 50 Edit an Avamar system...................................................................51 Reactivate messaging for an Avamar system................................. 51 Launch Avamar Administrator........................................................ 51 Policies...........................................................................................51 Managing policies for Avamar systems.......................................... 52 View clients for Avamar systems....................................................61 Delete an Avamar system.............................................................. 62

Data Domain system management..............................................................62 Add a Data Domain System........................................................... 62 Edit a Data Domain system............................................................ 63 Launch System Manager............................................................... 63 Delete a Data Domain system........................................................ 63

Data Protection Advisor system management............................................ 64 Add a Data Protection Advisor system...........................................64 Edit a Data Protection Advisor system.......................................... 64 Launch Data Protection Advisor.................................................... 65 Delete a Data Protection Advisor system...................................... 65

Data Protection Search system management.............................................65 Add a Data Protection Search system........................................... 65 Edit a Data Protection Search system........................................... 66 Launch Data Protection Search.....................................................66 Delete a Data Protection Search system....................................... 66

Group Management....................................................................................67 Add a group................................................................................... 67 Edit a group................................................................................... 67 Delete a group............................................................................... 67

Reports 69 Reports overview........................................................................................70

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Run a report............................................................................................... 70 View the last report.....................................................................................71 Backup Report Card.................................................................................... 71 Backup Client Summary.............................................................................. 71 Strike Summary.......................................................................................... 72 Backup Data Backed Up Daily..................................................................... 72 Backup Number of Jobs Backed Up Daily................................................... 73 Data Domain Utilization.............................................................................. 73 Data Domain Tier Utilization....................................................................... 73 Data Domain Daily Compression Statistics..................................................73 Data Domain Filesystem Utilization ............................................................74 Data Domain DeDuplication Ratio............................................................... 74 Data Domain Active Streams...................................................................... 74

Troubleshooting 75 Directory structure and log information......................................................76 Lockbox......................................................................................................76

Lockbox password requirements....................................................77 Reset the lockbox.......................................................................... 77 Remove the lockbox.......................................................................77 Create the lockbox.........................................................................77

Unlock a Data Protection Central user account.......................................... 78 Number of activities listed in Data Protection Central does not match the Avamar MC GUI .........................................................................................78 Resolve error notifications..........................................................................78

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As part of an effort to improve product lines, periodic revisions of software and hardware are released. Therefore, all versions of the software or hardware currently in use might not support some functions that are described in this document. The product release notes provide the most up-to-date information on product features.

If a product does not function correctly or does not function as described in this document, contact a technical support professional.

Note

This document was accurate at publication time. To ensure that you are using the latest version of this document, go to the Support website at https:// support.emc.com.

Purpose This document includes information about how to administer Data Protection Central.

Audience This document is intended for Data Protection Central administrators.

Revision history The following table presents the revision history of this document.

Table 1 Revision history

Revision Date Description

02 September 12, 2018 Added the section "Data Protection Search and Data Protection Advisor system health information" to the "Health" chapter.

01 March 9, 2018 Initial release of the Data Protection Central 1.0 Administration Guide.

Related Documentation For information about Data Protection Central compatibility, refer to the Data Protection Central Release Notes.

The Data Protection Central documentation set includes the following publications:

l Data Protection Central Getting Started Guide

l Data Protection Central Security Configuration Guide

l Data Protection Central Release Notes

l Data Protection Central Administration Guide

The documentation for the following products includes more information:

l Avamar

l Data Domain

l Data Protection Advisor

l Data Protection Search

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Special notice conventions that are used in this document The following conventions are used for special notices:

NOTICE

Identifies content that warns of potential business or data loss.

Note

Contains information that is incidental, but not essential, to the topic.

Typographical conventions The following type style conventions are used in this document:

Table 2 Style conventions

Bold Used for interface elements that a user specifically selects or clicks, for example, names of buttons, fields, tab names, and menu paths. Also used for the name of a dialog box, page, pane, screen area with title, table label, and window.

Italic Used for full titles of publications that are referenced in text.

Monospace Used for:

l System code

l System output, such as an error message or script

l Pathnames, file names, file name extensions, prompts, and syntax

l Commands and options

Monospace italic Used for variables.

Monospace bold Used for user input.

[ ] Square brackets enclose optional values.

| Vertical line indicates alternate selections. The vertical line means or for the alternate selections.

{ } Braces enclose content that the user must specify, such as x, y, or z.

... Ellipses indicate non-essential information that is omitted from the example.

You can use the following resources to find more information about this product, obtain support, and provide feedback.

Where to find product documentation

l https://support.emc.com

l https://community.emc.com

Where to get support The Support website at https://support.emc.com provides access to licensing information, product documentation, advisories, and downloads, as well as how-to and troubleshooting information. This information may enable you to resolve a product issue before you contact Support.

To access a product specific Support page:

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1. Go to https://support.emc.com/products.

2. In the Find a Product by Name box, type a product name, and then select the product from the list that appears.

3. Click .

4. (Optional) To add the product to My Saved Products, in the product specific page, click Add to My Saved Products.

Knowledgebase The Knowledgebase contains applicable solutions that you can search for by solution number, for example, 123456, or by keyword.

To search the Knowledgebase:

1. Go to https://support.emc.com.

2. Click Advanced Search. The screen refreshes and filter options appear.

3. In the Search Support or Find Service Request by Number box, type a solution number or keywords.

4. (Optional) To limit the search to specific products, type a product name in the Scope by product box, and then select the product from the list that appears.

5. In the Scope by resource list box, select Knowledgebase. The Knowledgebase Advanced Search panel appears.

6. (Optional) Specify other filters or advanced options.

7. Click .

Live chat To participate in a live interactive chat with a support agent:

1. Go to https://support.emc.com.

2. Click Chat with Support.

Service requests To obtain in-depth help from Support, submit a service request. To submit a service request:

1. Go to https://support.emc.com.

2. Click Create a Service Request.

Note

To create a service request, you must have a valid support agreement. Contact a sales representative for details about obtaining a valid support agreement or with questions about an account.

To review an open service request:

1. Go to https://support.emc.com.

2. Click Manage service requests.

Online communities Go to the Community Network at https://community.emc.com for peer contacts, conversations, and content on product support and solutions. Interactively engage online with customers, partners, and certified professionals for all products.

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CHAPTER 1

Data Protection Central Overview

Learn about Data Protection Central.

Topics include:

l Product overview................................................................................................12 l Environment and system requirements .............................................................. 12 l Monitoring systems ........................................................................................... 13 l Managing Avamar systems ................................................................................ 13 l Search and recover capabilities.......................................................................... 14 l Report capabilities.............................................................................................. 14

Data Protection Central Overview 11

Product overview Data Protection Central provides a solution for data protection administrators that are challenged by having to work with independent and disconnected applications that are used to configure and manage one or more data protection and storage devices. Having to work with applications in this manner, causes daily operational monitoring and management to be a high touch, time consuming effort. Data Protection Central enables you to efficiently and effectively monitor and manage the software products within the Data Protection Suite family from a single pane of glass, simplifying the entire data protection experience.

Data Protection Central includes the following features:

l Ability to launch from a central location Avamar, Data Domain, Data Protection Search, and Data Protection Advisor software.

l Comprehensive dashboards that include the following Avamar and Data Domain system information:

n Backup activities

n Replication activities

n Capacity

n Health

n Alerts

l Monitoring multiple systems capabilities including system health and activities.

l Management capabilities for Avamar systems.

l Complex search and recover operations through integration with Data Protection Search.

l Reporting capabilities through integration with Data Protection Advisor.

Environment and system requirements The following list includes information about environment and system requirements:

l To deploy the Data Protection Central OVA, you must use VMware vCenter with VMware ESX 5.5 or later. The Data Protection Central OVA does not deploy directly to the ESXi server.

l The Data Protection Central host must have 2 CPUs, 6 GB of RAM, and 550 GB of disk space available.

l The FQDN, IP, Netmask, Gateway, DNS, and time zone must be configured. The FQDN must resolve to the IP address.

l The environment must use static network settings.

l Ensure that the DNS is set up correctly. The correct DNS setup ensures that Avamar systems can resolve the Data Protection Central hostname and FQDN name.

l Data Protection Central is compatible with VMware vSphere Fault Tolerance (FT), VMware vSphere High Availability (HA), and VMware vSphere vMotion.

l The following table includes information about the versions of products that are supported with Data Protection Central:

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Table 3 Compatibility

Product Supported versions

Avamar 7.5 and 7.5.0-183_HF284113_2 hotfix

Data Domain 6.1

Data Protection Advisor 6.4

Data Protection Search 1.1 SP3

Mozilla Firefox Latest version

Google Chrome Latest version

Monitoring systems Data Protection Central includes system monitoring features at the activity, system, and alert level.

The systems monitoring features include:

l Activity MonitorIncludes functionality to indicate whether backup and replication activities are successful.

l Alert MonitorProvides alert information for:

n Storage platforms

n Server software

n Core processes

l Capacity MonitorProvides capacity information at a system level for backup applications.

Avamar systems are monitored for system information, capacity, alerts, events, backup, and replication activity.

Data Domain systems are monitored for system information, capacity, and alert information. If a Data Domain system is configured in a monitored Avamar system, the Data Domain system is automatically added as a monitored system.

Managing Avamar systems For Avamar systems, Data Protection Central includes policy management and client management capabilities.

Data Protection Central includes the following Policy Management capabilities:

l View, add, edit, and delete policies, retentions, schedules, and datasets.

l Add clients and proxies to policies.

l Perform a backup of a policy.

Data Protection Central includes the capability for you to view existing clients that are associated with an Avamar system.

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Search and recover capabilities Data Protection Central integrates with Data Protection Search to provide you with the ability to perform complex search and recover operations.

Data Protection Central launches Data Protection Search in a new browser tab.

After launching Data Protection Search, you can perform the following tasks:

l Perform a targeted full content index (FCI) search.

l Search for files by name, location, size, owner, file type, and date.

l Perform advanced search queries including symbols, wildcards, filters, and operators.

l From the Search Results page:

n View a preview of the content.

n Download content.

n Recover content.

n Review the size of files or directories.

For comprehensive information about Data Protection Search, refer to the Data Protection Search documentation set.

Note

To take full advantage of Data Protection Central capabilities, it is recommended that all systems that are configured in Data Protection Search also be configured in Data Protection Central.

Report capabilities Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to run 11 of the most used Data Protection Advisor reports for Avamar and Data Domain systems.

Data Protection Central reporting features require you to have Data Protection Advisor in the environment. For more information about Data Protection Advisor, refer to the Data Protection Advisor documentation set.

You can run, and then view these reports directly in the Data Protection Central user interface. You can also specify the reporting period for these reports within the Data Protection Central interface.

Note

To take full advantage of Data Protection Central capabilities, it is recommended that all systems that are configured in Data Protection Advisor also be configured in Data Protection Central.

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User Interface

Learn about the components of the Data Protection Central user interface.

Topics include:

l Header................................................................................................................16 l User menu.......................................................................................................... 16 l Left menu........................................................................................................... 17 l Pages..................................................................................................................18 l Master and Detail panes..................................................................................... 19 l Choose another Dashboard menu....................................................................... 19 l Access the online help........................................................................................ 19 l Filtering.............................................................................................................. 19 l Sort information that is displayed in tables........................................................ 20 l Dialog boxes....................................................................................................... 21 l Notification bar...................................................................................................21 l Overflow button................................................................................................. 21

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Header The header includes the following components:

l System FilterThe System Filter provides the ability for you to filter the information that appears on a page by one or more systems or groups.

Note

The System Filter page only appears in the following pages:

n Health > Systems

n Health > Alerts

n Health > Capacity

n Activities > Systems

l User menu

Figure 1 Header

User menu The User menu provides the capability for you to perform user tasks.

To perform the following user tasks, use the User menu:

l Change a password.

Note

If the Data Protection Central environment has an external LDAP or AD, change password is not supported.

l View Data Protection Central version information.

l Log out of the user interface.

Figure 2 User menu

Change password Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to change a user password.

The password requirements are as follows:

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l A minimum length of 9 characters.

l At least one lowercase character.

l At least one uppercase character.

l At least one number.

l At least one of the following special characters: ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) - _

Procedure

1. In the User menu, click the down-arrow.

2. Select Change Password.

The Change Password dialog box appears.

3. Type the current password.

4. Type the new password.

5. To confirm that the new password was typed correctly, type the new password again.

6. Click CHANGE PASSWORD.

View version information in the About dialog box The About dialog box displays Data Protection Central version information.

Procedure

1. In the User menu, click the down-arrow.

2. Select About.

The About dialog box appears and displays Data Protection Central version information.

Log out of Data Protection Central When you are not using the Data Protection Central user interface, it is recommended that you log out.

If you do not log out manually, after 15 minutes of system inactivity, the session times out and you are automatically logged out.

Procedure

1. In the User menu, click the down-arrow.

2. Select Log out.

The Confirm dialog box appears.

3. Click LOG OUT.

Left menu The Left menu provides the capability for you to browse the user interface.

From the Left menu, you can access the following Data Protection Central features:

l Dashboards

l Health

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n Systems

n Alerts

n Capacity

l Activities

n Systems

n Audit

l System Management

l Search and Recovery

Note

The Search and Recovery link is disabled when a Data Protection Search system is not successfully configured in Data Protection Central.

l Reports

Note

The Reports link is disabled when a Data Protection Advisor system is not successfully configured in Data Protection Central.

Figure 3 Left menu

Pages Data Protection Central presents information in dashboards and detail pages.

Dashboard pages provide at a glance insight into operational behavior.

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Detail pages display focused information and provide the capability for you to perform Data Protection Central tasks.

Master and Detail panes Most Data Protection Central pages are composed of a Master and Detail pane.

The Master pane appears on the left side of a page and displays information in a table format. The Detail pane appears on the right side of a page and displays additional information for a selected row in a table. The Detail pane may also include buttons that you can use to perform tasks that are specific to the selected row in the table.

Choose another Dashboard menu The Choose another Dashboard menu provides the capability for you to select a different dashboard to view.

Note

The Choose another Dashboard menu name is always the name of the dashboard that is selected.

Figure 4 Choose another Dashboard menu

Access the online help To access the Data Protection Central online help, click the following button:

Figure 5 Help button

Filtering Data Protection Central includes filtering capabilities. Filtering allows you to customize the information that appears.

The following filter types are available for you to use:

l Column filtersAppear in table headers.

l Domain FilterAppears in the Policies, Retentions, Schedules, and Datasets pages.

l System FilterAppears in the user interface header.

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l Widget filtersAppears in widgets.

Column filters

Column filters can be used to filter the information that appears in tables.

Domain Filter

The Domain Filter can be used to select the domains that you want to view in the Policies, Retentions, Schedules, and Datasets pages.

When the Domain Filter is enabled, it appears in yellow.

System Filter

The System Filter can be used to filter by one or more groups and systems.

The System Filter includes a tree that displays groups and systems. Systems must be part of a group to appear in the tree.

The System Filter appears in widgets and in the following pages:

l Health > Systems

l Health > Alerts

l Health > Capacity

l Activities > Systems

When the System Filter is enabled, it appears in yellow.

Widget filters

Widget filters can be used to filter the information that appears in a widget.

All widgets include the System Filter.

Some widgets provide the ability for you to filter by reporting period. You can specify one of the following options:

l Last Hour

l Last 24 hours

l Last 7 days

l All Available

When you use a dashboard widget to access a page, the information that is displayed is automatically filtered based on the widget settings. In contrast, when you use the Left menu to access a page, the information that is displayed is unfiltered or is filtered based on a previously set System Filter.

Any system filters that are applied to a page, are listed in the filtered by section that appears at the top of a page.

Monitoring data is stored for 90 days. The All Available option is limited to data stored within the last 90 days.

Sort information that is displayed in tables Information that is displayed in tables can be sorted in ascending or descending order.

To sort information, click a column heading.

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After you click the column heading, an arrow appears. An up-arrow indicates that the column data is sorted in ascending order. A down-arrow indicates that the column data is sorted in descending order.

Dialog boxes Dialog boxes can appear with information about a specific task. Dialog boxes can also appear for questions that require a decision.

Notification bar To inform you of completed events or to alert you of issues that may require attention, notifications may appear in a bar across the top of the Data Protection Central interface.

Figure 6 Example notification

Overflow button Overflow buttons can appear within the user interface. When you click an Overflow button, a menu appears.

Figure 7 Overflow button

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Dashboards

Learn about Data Protection Central Dashboards.

Topics include:

l Dashboards overview......................................................................................... 24 l Drill down pages.................................................................................................24 l Widgets and key performance indicators........................................................... 24 l Change the reporting period for a widget...........................................................26 l Refresh a widget................................................................................................26 l Filter systems for a dashboard widget................................................................27 l Add a dashboard.................................................................................................27 l Editing a dashboard............................................................................................27 l Toggle between full screen and normal screen...................................................29 l Delete a dashboard............................................................................................ 29

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Dashboards overview Data Protection Central dashboards provide at a glance insight into operational behavior.

Dashboard widgets include key performance indicators that display the following types of system information:

l Backup Activities

l Replication Activities

l Capacity

l Health

l Alerts

From dashboard widgets, you can drill down in to specific areas of interest.

Dashboard widgets include a System Filter that provides the capability for you to filter by one or more systems or groups. Some widgets allow you to change the reporting period.

There are two default dashboards:

l Exception Dashboard

l Detailed Dashboard

You can add, edit, and delete dashboards as required.

A maximum of 5 dashboards are supported.

Drill down pages Drill down pages cover a specific area of interest, for example, alerts, capacity, health, and activities.

To access a specific drill down page, click inside a dashboard widget. Each drill down page Master pane displays information in a table. You can view additional information about a specific row in a table in the Detail pane that appears on the right side of the user interface. In the Detail pane, you may be able to perform additional actions.

Widgets and key performance indicators Data Protection Central dashboards are composed of widgets that include a key performance indicator (KPI) or multiple KPIs. KPIs provide the capability for you to measure the objectives and performance of the systems that are configured in Data Protection Central. There are also Data Protection Central specific KPIs.

Note

In Data Protection Central, the activity status information is based on the Policy rather than the individual client. As a result, the number of activities listed in Data Protection Central does not match the Avamar MC GUI. To compare activity status in Data Protection Central to Avamar MC GUI, add up the number of clients in each Policy for the particular activity status and time frame. The Troubleshooting chapter provides more information.

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The following table lists the KPIs that are available for each widget type in the default dashboards.

Table 4 Widget KPIs in the default dashboards

Widget KPIs

Backup activities

The following KPIs are available in the Exception Dashboard:

l Failed

l Completed with exceptions

The following KPIs are available in the Detailed Dashboard:

l Success Percent

l Failed

l Completed with exceptions

l Running

l Completed

l Total

Replication activities

The following KPIs are available in the Exception Dashboard:

l Failed

l Completed with exceptions

The following KPIs are available in the Detailed Dashboard:

l Success Percent

l Failed

l Completed with exceptions

l Running

l Completed

l Total

Alerts The following KPIs are available in the Exception Dashboard:

l Errors

l Warnings

The following KPIs are available in the Detailed Dashboard:

l Warnings

l Errors

l Total

Capacity The following KPIs are available in the Exception Dashboard and

Detailed Dashboard:

l Percentage of capacity utilized

l Systems crossed capacity threshold

l Capacity of the top 3 highest utilized systems

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Table 4 Widget KPIs in the default dashboards (continued)

Widget KPIs

For each of the top 3 highest utilized systems, the following are displayed:

n Total used

n Total available

n Total capacity

Health The following KPIs are available in the Exception Dashboard:

l Number of unhealthy systems

l Number of systems not reporting

The following KPIs are available in the Detailed Dashboard:

l Number of unhealthy systems

l Number of systems not reporting

l Total

Change the reporting period for a widget The reporting period for a widget is displayed in the bottom left corner of the widget. To change the reporting period for a widget, perform the following procedure.

Note

The reporting period data only reflects the data that exists in Data Protection Central. Any alerts or activities that occurred before the system was added to Data Protection Central do not appear.

Procedure

1. Click the reporting period.

A menu appears that displays all of the available reporting period options.

2. Select one of the reporting period options.

The widget updates with the selected reporting period information.

Refresh a widget Procedure

1. In the dashboard, click:

A menu appears.

2. Select Refresh.

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The data that appears in the widget is refreshed.

Filter systems for a dashboard widget The default widget scope setting is to display information for all systems. To reduce the default scope to a group or system level, perform the following procedure.

Procedure

1. In the dashboard widget that you want to select the systems for, click:

A menu appears.

2. Select System Filter.

The System Filter dialog box appears.

3. Specify one or more groups or systems.

Note

Only systems that are part of a group are displayed in the System Filter tree.

The widget refreshes and displays only information for the selected groups or systems.

4. Click APPLY.

The widget is refreshed and displays information for only the selected systems.

Add a dashboard Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to add a dashboard.

A total of 5 dashboards are supported.

Procedure

1. In the Dashboard, click ADD DASHBOARD.

The Add Dashboard dialog box appears.

2. Type a name for the dashboard.

3. Select one of the following dashboard templates:

l Exception Dashboard

l Detailed Dashboard

4. (Optional) To set this dashboard as the default dashboard, select Set as default dashboard.

5. Click ADD DASHBOARD.

Editing a dashboard Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to edit a dashboard.

To accomplish the following tasks, edit a dashboard:

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l Rename a dashboard.

l Set a dashboard to be the default dashboard.

l Reset widgets to the default settings.

Rename a dashboard You can specify a new name for a dashboard.

Procedure

1. Select the dashboard that you want to rename.

2. Click EDIT.

The Edit Dashboard dialog box appears.

3. In the Dashboard Name field, type a new name.

4. Click SAVE.

Set a dashboard to be the default dashboard To set a dashboard to be the initial dashboard that is displayed when you log in to Data Protection Central, set the dashboard to be the default dashboard.

Procedure

1. Select the dashboard that you want to be the default dashboard.

2. Click EDIT.

The Edit Dashboard dialog box appears.

3. Select Set as default dashboard.

4. Click SAVE.

Reset widgets to a selected dashboard template Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to reset the widget settings to a selected dashboard template.

Resetting the widget eliminates any filtering that was specified.

Procedure

1. Select the dashboard that you want to edit.

2. Click EDIT.

The Edit Dashboard dialog box appears.

3. Select Reset widgets to selected dashboard templates.

The Edit Dashboard dialog box refreshes and displays the Exception Dashboard and Detailed Dashboard templates.

4. Select the Exception Dashboard template or the Detailed Dashboard template.

5. In the Type RESET to confirm field, type RESET.

6. Click SAVE.

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Toggle between full screen and normal screen. In the Dashboard, you can toggle the display between full and normal screen mode.

If you are in normal screen mode, to toggle to full screen mode, click FULL SCREEN.

If you are in full screen mode, to toggle to normal screen mode, click EXIT FULL SCREEN.

Delete a dashboard If a dashboard is no longer required, you can delete the dashboard.

Note

You cannot delete a dashboard that has been set as the default dashboard. However, you can set another dashboard to be the default dashboard, and then return to the former default dashboard and delete it.

Procedure

1. Select the dashboard that you want to delete.

2. Click DELETE.

A dialog box appears and displays the following message:

Are you sure you want to delete " " dashboard?

3. Click DELETE.

The dashboard is deleted and the default dashboard is displayed.

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CHAPTER 4

Health

Learn about Data Protection Central Health.

Topics include:

l Health overview................................................................................................. 32 l Health > Systems page...................................................................................... 32 l Health > Alerts page...........................................................................................36 l Health > Capacity page...................................................................................... 39

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Health overview Data Protection Central health includes information about system status, alerts, and capacity for systems that are configured in Data Protection Central.

This information is used to determine the health state of the system.

Health > Systems page On the Health > Systems page, you can view the health state of all systems that are configured in Data Protection Central.

To view additional information about the health of a system, in the Master pane, select the row that the system appears in. The additional information for the selected system appears in the Detail pane.

From the Detail pane, you can launch the native application for the system.

Avamar system health information The Health > Systems page displays information about the health of an Avamar system.

Note

Acknowledges alerts are removed from Data Protection Central.

The following list displays the types of information that are available for Avamar system health.

System

The type of system.

System Name

The name that was manually specified to help identify the system.

Hostname

The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the Avamar system.

Health Summary

A status that indicates the health of the system in Data Protection Central. The status types that can be displayed are as follows:

l GoodData Protection Central tracks six data points to determine the health of an Avamar system. If an Avamar system meets the following criteria the health status for the system is updated to Good:

n The capacity of the system that is used is less than or equal to 80%.

n The system has no errors or warning alerts.

n A successful garbage collection for the system has occurred in the last 24 hours.

n A successful checkpoint was taken in the last 24 hours.

n A successful HFS checkpoint validation has occurred in the last 24 hours.

n The license for the system is valid.

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l NotReportingAn Avamar system health status is updated to NotReporting when the connection between Data Protection Central and the Avamar system is offline for an interval of equal to or greater than 5 minutes. Data Protection Central checks whether the Avamar system is back online every 2 minutes.

l UnhealthyIf any of the six data points that are used to determine the health of an Avamar system are not successful, the Avamar system health status is updated to Unhealthy.

Version

The Avamar system version.

Health Summary

A summary checklist of the components that are used to determine the health of the Avamar system in Data Protection Central. The components include:

l Capacity

l Alerts

l Garbage Collection

l Checkpoint

l Checkpoint Verification

l License

A check mark represents success. An X represents failure.

Last Garbage Collection

Reports whether garbage collection was successful in the last 24 hours.

Last Checkpoint

Reports whether there was an HFS checkpoint in the last 24 hours.

Last Checkpoint Validation

Reports whether HFS checkpoint validation occurred in the last 24 hours.

Storage Used

The amount of the storage that is used in GB and as a percentage.

Storage Available

The amount of storage that is available in GB.

Storage Capacity

The total amount of used and available storage.

License Status

Reports whether the license status is valid or invalid.

License Expiration

Reports when the license expires.

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Data Domain system health information The Health > Systems page displays information about Data Domain system health.

Note

Data Domain alerts that have been manually cleared are not displayed in Data Protection Central.

The following list displays the types of information that are available for Data Domain system health.

System

The type of system.

System Name

The name that was manually specified to help identify the system.

Hostname

The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the Data Domain system.

Health Summary

A status that indicates the health of the system in Data Protection Central. The status types that can be displayed are as follows:

l GoodData Protection Central tracks two data points to determine the health of a Data Domain system. If a Data Domain system meets the following criteria the health status for the system is updated to Good:

n The capacity of the system that is used is less than or equal to 80%.

n The system has no errors or warning alerts.

l NotReportingA Data Domain system is updated to the NotReporting status when a Data Protection Central Data Domain activity cannot communicate with the Data Domain system. Data Protection Central checks whether the Data Domain system is back online every 5 minutes.

l UnhealthyIf either of the two data points that are used to determine the health of a Data Domain system are not successful, the Data Domain system health status is updated to Unhealthy.

Version

The Data Domain system version.

Health Summary

A summary checklist of the components that are used to determine the health of the system in Data Protection Central. The components include:

l Capacity

l Alerts

A check mark represents success. An X represents failure.

Storage Used

The amount of the storage that is used in GB and as a percentage.

Storage Available

The amount of storage that is available in GB.

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Storage Capacity

The total amount of used and available storage.

Launch Avamar Administrator Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to launch Avamar Administrator.

Before you begin

You must be in a Data Protection Central page that includes the AVAMAR ADMINISTRATOR button.

Procedure

1. In the Master pane, select or click a row that includes an Avamar system.

2. In the Detail pane, click AVAMAR ADMINISTRATOR.

3. For further instructions about how to log in to Avamar Administrator, refer to the Avamar documentation.

Launch System Manager Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to launch the Data Domain System Manager.

Before you begin

You must be in a Data Protection Central page that includes the SYSTEM MANAGER button.

Procedure

1. In the Master pane, select or click a row that includes a Data Domain system.

2. In the Detail pane, click SYSTEM MANAGER.

3. For further instructions about how to log in to Data Domain System Manager, refer to the Data Domain documentation.

Data Protection Search and Data Protection Advisor system health information

Data Protection Central does not collect health attribute information or generate a health status for Data Protection Search and Data Protection Advisor systems.

As a result, Data Protection Central reports Data Protection Search and Data Protection Advisor system health status as None.

The system version for Data Protection Search and Data Protection Advisor is retrieved only when you add the systems to Data Protection Central. If you upgrade either software, Data Protection Central does not update the version number. As a workaround, to update the version number displayed in Data Protection Central, edit the Data Protection Search or Data Protection Advisor system on the System Management page.

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Health > Alerts page On the Health > Alerts page, alerts from all systems that are configured in Data Protection Central are reported in a table.

To view additional information about an alert, in the Master pane, select the row that the alert appears in. The additional information for the selected alert appears in the Detail pane.

From the Detail pane, you can launch the native application for the system that is associated with the alert.

Avamar health alerts information The Health > Alerts page displays information about Avamar system alerts.

Note

Avamar alerts that have been acknowledged are not displayed.

The following list displays the types of information that are available for Avamar system alerts.

System or System Type

The type of system.

Level

The type of alert in Data Protection Central. The level types that can be displayed are as follows:

l Error

l Warn

Avamar types of Warning and Error are displayed in Data Protection Central with the Level of Error.

System Name

The name that was manually specified to help identify the system.

Created Date or Time Created

The date on which the alert was created.

Message

A description for the alert.

Server ID

The ID of the server.

Category

The category of the alert.

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Data Domain health alerts information The Health > Alerts page displays information about Data Domain system alerts.

Note

Data Domain alerts that have been manually cleared do not appear in the Health >

Alerts page.

The following list displays the types of information that are available for Data Domain system alerts.

System or System Type

The type of system.

Level

The type of alert in Data Protection Central. The level types that can be displayed are as follows:

l Error

l Informational

l Warn

Data Protection Central maps Data Domain alerts as follows:

l AlertError

l CriticalError

l DebugInformational

l EmergencyError

l ErrorError

l InfoInformational

l NoticeInformational

l WarningWarn

System Name

The name that was manually specified to help identify the system.

Created Date or Time Created

The date on which the alert was created.

Message

A description for the alert.

Server ID

The ID of the server.

Category

The category of the alert.

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Data Protection Central alerts information The Health > Alerts page displays information about Data Protection Central system alerts.

Note

Data Protection Central alerts cannot be cleared.

The following list displays the types of information that are available for Data Protection Central system alerts.

System or System Type

The type of system.

Level

The type of alert in Data Protection Central. The level types that can be displayed are as follows:

l Error

l Informational

l Warn

System Name

The name that was manually specified to help identify the system.

Created Date or Time Created

The date on which the alert was created.

Message

A description for the alert.

Server ID

The ID of the server.

Category

The category of the alert.

Launch Avamar Administrator Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to launch Avamar Administrator.

Before you begin

You must be in a Data Protection Central page that includes the AVAMAR ADMINISTRATOR button.

Procedure

1. In the Master pane, select or click a row that includes an Avamar system.

2. In the Detail pane, click AVAMAR ADMINISTRATOR.

3. For further instructions about how to log in to Avamar Administrator, refer to the Avamar documentation.

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Launch System Manager Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to launch the Data Domain System Manager.

Before you begin

You must be in a Data Protection Central page that includes the SYSTEM MANAGER button.

Procedure

1. In the Master pane, select or click a row that includes a Data Domain system.

2. In the Detail pane, click SYSTEM MANAGER.

3. For further instructions about how to log in to Data Domain System Manager, refer to the Data Domain documentation.

Health > Capacity page On the Health > Capacity page, you can view the capacity state of all Avamar and Data Domain systems that are configured in Data Protection Central. Capacity monitoring can keep you apprised of unexpected data growth that may cause downstream failures.

To view additional information about a system, in the Master pane, select the row that the system appears in. The additional information for the selected system appears in the Detail pane.

From the Detail pane, you can launch the native application for the system.

Avamar health capacity information The Health > Capacity page displays information about Avamar system capacity.

The following list displays the types of information that are available for Avamar system capacity.

System

The type of system.

System Name

A name that was manually specified to help identify the system.

Utilization

The percentage of the system storage that is used.

Usage

The amount of the storage that is used in GB.

Available

The amount of storage that is available in GB.

Total Capacity

The total amount of used and available storage.

Last update

Displays the last date and time the database was updated.

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Metadata

The percentage of the storage that is used for metadata.

Days Until Full

The forecasted number of days until the system storage becomes full.

Data Domain health capacity information The Health > Capacity page displays information about Data Domain system capacity.

The following list displays the types of information that are available for Data Domain system capacity.

System

The type of system.

System Name

A name that was manually specified to help identify the system.

Utilization

The percentage of the system storage that is used.

Usage

The amount of the storage that is used in GB.

Available

The amount of storage that is available in GB.

Total Capacity

The total amount of used and available storage.

Last update

Displays the last date and time the database was updated.

MTrees Usage

The amount of storage that is used on the MTree in GB. This field is displayed for each MTree in the Data Domain.

MTrees Status

The status of the MTree. This field is displayed for each MTree in the Data Domain.

Launch Avamar Administrator Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to launch Avamar Administrator.

Before you begin

You must be in a Data Protection Central page that includes the AVAMAR ADMINISTRATOR button.

Procedure

1. In the Master pane, select or click a row that includes an Avamar system.

2. In the Detail pane, click AVAMAR ADMINISTRATOR.

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3. For further instructions about how to log in to Avamar Administrator, refer to the Avamar documentation.

Launch System Manager Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to launch the Data Domain System Manager.

Before you begin

You must be in a Data Protection Central page that includes the SYSTEM MANAGER button.

Procedure

1. In the Master pane, select or click a row that includes a Data Domain system.

2. In the Detail pane, click SYSTEM MANAGER.

3. For further instructions about how to log in to Data Domain System Manager, refer to the Data Domain documentation.

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CHAPTER 5

Activities

Learn about Data Protection Central Activities.

Topics include:

l Activities overview............................................................................................. 44

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Activities overview Data Protection Central Activities include system activity and audit information.

System activity includes information about activities for the Data Protection Central connected systems, for example, backups and replications.

Audit information includes actions and tasks that Data Protection Central users have performed. The audit information can also be used to track the status of long running tasks.

Activities > Systems page On the Activities > Systems page, activities from all systems that are monitored in Data Protection Central can be viewed in the Master pane, in a table. You can also view Data Protection Central activities.

To view additional information about an activity, in the Master pane, select the row that the activity appears in. The additional information for the selected activity appears in the Detail pane.

From the Detail pane, you can launch the native application for the system that is associated with the activity.

For Avamar systems only, you can view a list of clients that are associated with an activity.

Avamar activities systems information The Activities > Systems page displays information about Avamar system activities.

Note

In Data Protection Central, the activity status information is based on the Policy rather than the individual client. As a result, the number of activities listed in Data Protection Central does not match the Avamar MC GUI. To compare activity status in Data Protection Central to Avamar MC GUI, add up the number of clients in each Policy for the particular activity status and time frame. The Troubleshooting chapter provides more information.

The following list displays the types of information that are available for Avamar system activities.

System or System Type

The type of system.

Activity Type

The type of activity. The activity types that can be displayed are as follows:

l Backup

l Replication

Status

The status of the activity. The statuses that can be displayed are as follows:

l Completed

l Failed

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l Completed with exceptions

l Running

System Name

The name that is defined in Avamar.

Policy Name

The name of the policy.

Date Started

The date and time that the activity started.

Date Ended

The date and time that the activity ended.

Policy Type

The type of policy.

Schedule

The schedule that is associated with the policy.

Clients Failed

The number of clients that failed.

Clients Active

The number of clients that are active.

Clients Completed

The number of clients that completed.

Clients with Exceptions

The number of clients that have exceptions.

Clients Pending

The number of clients that have a status of pending.

Number of Clients

The number of clients that are associated with the activity.

Target Type

The target type for the activity.

Target Name

The target name for the activity.

Total Size

The size of the target.

Duration

The length of time the activity took to complete.

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View the list of clients that are associated with an activity Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to view the list of clients that are associated with an activity.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select Activities > Systems.

2. Filter the list of activities, and then select a row in the table.

The Detail pane displays additional information about the selected activity.

3. Click VIEW CLIENTS.

The Clients page appears. The Clients page includes in the Master pane a table that displays information about the selected activity for each client.

Activities > Systems > Clients page On the Activities > Systems > Clients page, activities from clients that are associated with an Avamar system can be viewed in the Master pane, in a table.

To view additional information about an activity, in the Master pane, select the row that the activity appears in. The additional information for the selected activity appears in the Detail pane.

Clients information

The Activities > Systems > Clients page displays information about Avamar clients.

The following list displays the types of information that are available in the Clients page.

Status

The status of the activity.

Client Name

The name that is associated with the client.

Message

A message that is associated with the activity.

Date Started

The date and time that the activity started.

Date Ended

The date and time that the activity ended.

Protected By

The type of system that the client is protected by.

OS

The operating system that the client is using.

Domain

The domain that is associated with the client.

Bytes Processed

The total number of bytes processed.

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Bytes Modified

The total number of bytes modified.

Launch Avamar Administrator Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to launch Avamar Administrator.

Before you begin

You must be in a Data Protection Central page that includes the AVAMAR ADMINISTRATOR button.

Procedure

1. In the Master pane, select or click a row that includes an Avamar system.

2. In the Detail pane, click AVAMAR ADMINISTRATOR.

3. For further instructions about how to log in to Avamar Administrator, refer to the Avamar documentation.

Activities > Audit page On the Activities > Audit page, you can view audit information about activities in Data Protection Central.

Audit information includes actions and tasks that Data Protection Central users have performed. The audit information can also be used to track the status of long running tasks.

Activities audit information The Activities > Audit page displays audit information about activities in Data Protection Central.

The following list displays the types of audit information that are available for activities.

Title

The title of the activity.

Description

A description of the activity.

Comments

Additional information about the activity.

Status

The state of the activity.

Progress

The percentage of the activity that is complete.

Last Updated

The date and time the activity was last updated.

User

The user that initiated the activity.

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CHAPTER 6

System Management

Learn about Data Protection Central System Management.

Topics include:

l System Management overview.......................................................................... 50 l Avamar system management............................................................................. 50 l Data Domain system management..................................................................... 62 l Data Protection Advisor system management....................................................64 l Data Protection Search system management.................................................... 65 l Group Management........................................................................................... 67

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System Management overview System Management provides the capability for you to manage Data Protection Central systems.

The following list includes the system management capabilities that are available in Data Protection Central:

l Add, edit, and delete Avamar, Data Domain, Data Protection Advisor, and Data Protection Search systems.

l Organize systems in to groups, including the ability to add, edit, and delete groups.

l View system information.

l Launch the native management application for the system.

l For Avamar systems:

n View, add, edit, and delete policies, retentions, schedules, and datasets.

n Add clients and proxies to policies.

n Perform a backup of a policy.

n View existing clients that are associated with an Avamar system.

n View client backups.

l When an Avamar system is not reporting, you can reactivate messaging.

Avamar system management Data Protection Central includes capabilities to manage Avamar systems.

Add an Avamar system To use Data Protection Central to monitor and manage Avamar systems, add one or more Avamar systems.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Click ADD.

The Add System wizard appears.

3. In the Type list box, select Avamar.

4. Specify the following connection information:

l NameYou can specify any name that helps identify the system.

l HostnameSpecify the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the Avamar system.

l (Optional) PortThe Avamar MCS port. The default value is 9443. To specify the default value, leave this field blank.

l Avamar UsernameThe username is MCUser.

l Avamar PasswordThe password is the MCUser's password.

l Root passwordThe password is the OS root password.

l (Optional) Override MCGUI URLThe default setting for the AVAMAR ADMINISTRATOR button is to open a new browser tab, and then direct the

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user to the Avamar Administrator log in screen. If you do not want to use the default setting, this field provides the capability for you to define the URL that the AVAMAR ADMINISTRATOR button directs a user to.

5. Click FINISH.

The Systems page refreshes and displays the new system.

Edit an Avamar system After an Avamar system is added, if required, you can edit the system details.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select the Avamar system that you want to edit.

3. Click EDIT.

4. Edit the details for the selected system.

5. Click SAVE.

Reactivate messaging for an Avamar system If an Avamar system is displaying the health status of NotReporting, reactivating messaging may be required.

Procedure

1. On the System Management page, select the Avamar system that you want to reactivate messaging for.

2. Click REACTIVATE.

The health status changes to Activating.

The reactivate operation may take several minutes to complete. You can track the status of the operation in the Activities > Audit page.

Launch Avamar Administrator Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to launch Avamar Administrator.

Before you begin

You must be in a Data Protection Central page that includes the AVAMAR ADMINISTRATOR button.

Procedure

1. In the Master pane, select or click a row that includes an Avamar system.

2. In the Detail pane, click AVAMAR ADMINISTRATOR.

3. For further instructions about how to log in to Avamar Administrator, refer to the Avamar documentation.

Policies Policies in Data Protection Central are rules for client backups that can be specified, named and then applied to one or more groups. Data Protection Central policies

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include information about all policies, not just policies that were initiated or configured in Data Protection Central.

Policies include the following components:

l RetentionsRetentions in Data Protection Central are the policies that define the amount of time in which a set of data remains available for restore. Retention is a persistent and reusable policy that can be named and attached to multiple groups.

l SchedulesSchedules in Data Protection Central provide the ability to control the frequency and the start and end time of backups of clients in a group. A schedule is a persistent and reusable policy that can be named and attached to multiple groups.

l DatasetsDatasets in Data Protection Central are a policy that define a set of files, directories, and file systems for each supported platform that are included or excluded in backups across a group of clients. A dataset is a persistent and reusable policy that can be named and attached to multiple groups.

Managing policies for Avamar systems For Avamar systems, Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to view, add, edit, and delete policies.

You can also select a policy, and then perform a backup now.

View policies Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to view policies for an Avamar system.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select an Avamar system.

3. Click MANAGE POLICIES.

The page refreshes and a list of policies for the selected Avamar system are displayed.

Add a policy Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to add a policy for an Avamar system.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select an Avamar system.

3. Click MANAGE POLICIES.

The page refreshes and a list of policies for the selected Avamar system are displayed.

4. Click ADD.

The Add Policy dialog box appears.

5. In the Information panel, specify information for the following fields, and then click NEXT:

l NameYou can specify any name that helps identify the policy.

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l EnabledSpecify whether to enable the policy. The default is disabled.

l DatasetThe dataset that is to be associated with the policy.

l ScheduleThe schedule that is to be associated with the policy.

l RetentionThe retention that is to be associated with the policy.

The Domain field is read-only. When you add a policy, the policy is created in the domain that the Domain Filter is pointing to, otherwise, the policy is added to the top-level domain.

6. (Optional) In the Clients panel, select one or more clients to be associated with the policy.

To perform a search for clients and filter by the client domain and name, in the Search for clients... field, type search criteria.

7. Click NEXT.

8. (Optional) In the Proxies panel, select one or more proxies to be associated with the policy.

Note

The Auto Proxy Enabled checkbox is automatically selected. When this checkbox is selected, all proxies are automatically added to policies.

9. Click FINISH.

The page refreshes, a notification appears in the Notification bar that indicates the policy was successfully added, and in the list of policies, the new policy is displayed.

Edit a policy Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to edit a policy for an Avamar system.

Note

You cannot edit Avamar reserved items. For Avamar reserved items, the EDIT button is disabled.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select an Avamar system.

3. Click MANAGE POLICIES.

The page refreshes and a list of policies for the selected Avamar system are displayed.

4. Select the policy that you want to edit, and then click EDIT.

The Edit Policy dialog box appears.

5. (Optional) In the Information panel, edit the fields.

6. Click NEXT.

7. (Optional) In the Clients panel, select, or clear the checkboxes for the available clients.

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8. Click NEXT.

9. (Optional) In the Proxies panel, select, or clear the checkboxes for Auto Proxy Enabled and available proxies.

10. Click FINISH.

The page refreshes, a notification appears in the Notification bar that indicates the policy was successfully updated, and in the list of policies, the updated policy is displayed.

Delete a policy Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to delete a policy for an Avamar system.

Note

You cannot delete Avamar reserved items. For Avamar reserved items, the DELETE button is disabled.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select an Avamar system.

3. Click MANAGE POLICIES.

The page refreshes and a list of policies for the selected Avamar system are displayed.

4. Select the policy that you want to delete, and then click DELETE.

The Confirm Delete dialog box appears.

5. Click DELETE.

The page refreshes, a notification appears in the Notification bar that indicates the policy was successfully deleted, and the policy is no longer displayed in the list of policies.

Perform a backup now Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to select a backup, and then perform a backup now.

If the policy is enables and has clients, the BACKUP NOW button is enabled, otherwise the button is disabled.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select an Avamar system.

3. Click MANAGE POLICIES.

The page refreshes and a list of policies for the selected Avamar system are displayed.

4. Select a policy, and then click BACKUP NOW.

A message appears in the Notification bar that indicates the backup has started for the selected policy.

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Add a retention Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to add a retention for an Avamar system.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select an Avamar system.

3. Click MANAGE POLICIES.

The page refreshes and a list of policies for the selected Avamar system are displayed.

4. Click Retentions.

The Retentions page appears.

5. Click ADD.

The Add Retention dialog box appears.

6. Specify the following information:

l NameYou can specify any name that helps identify the retention.

l Expiration Type

The Domain field is read-only. When you add a retention, the retention is created in the domain that the Domain Filter is pointing to, otherwise, the retention is added to the top-level domain.

If required, specify information for additional fields depending on the Expiration Type.

7. Click FINISH.

The page refreshes, a notification appears in the Notification bar that indicates the retention was successfully added, and in the list of retentions, the new retention is displayed.

Edit a retention Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to edit a retention for an Avamar system.

Note

You cannot edit Avamar reserved items. For Avamar reserved items, the EDIT button is disabled.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select an Avamar system.

3. Click MANAGE POLICIES.

The page refreshes and a list of policies for the selected Avamar system are displayed.

4. Click Retentions.

The Retentions page appears.

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5. From the list, select the retention that you want to edit.

6. Click EDIT.

The Edit Retention dialog box appears.

7. In the Edit Retention dialog box, edit the following:

l Name

l Expiration Type

l Retention Period

If required, edit information for additional fields depending on the Expiration Type.

8. Click FINISH.

The page refreshes, a notification appears in the Notification bar that indicates the retention was successfully updated, and in the list of retentions, the updated retention is displayed.

Delete a retention Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to delete a retention for an Avamar system.

Note

You cannot delete Avamar reserved items. For Avamar reserved items, the DELETE button is disabled.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select an Avamar system.

3. Click MANAGE POLICIES.

The page refreshes and a list of policies for the selected Avamar system are displayed.

4. Click Retentions.

The Retentions page appears.

5. From the list, select the retention that you want to delete.

6. Click DELETE.

The Confirm Delete dialog box appears.

7. Click DELETE.

The page refreshes, a notification appears in the Notification bar that indicates the retention was successfully deleted, and the retention is no longer displayed in the list of retentions.

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Add a schedule Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to add a schedule for an Avamar system.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select an Avamar system.

3. Click MANAGE POLICIES.

The page refreshes and a list of policies for the selected Avamar system are displayed.

4. Click Schedules.

The Schedules page appears.

5. Click ADD.

The Add Schedule dialog box appears.

6. Specify the following fields:

l NameYou can specify any name that helps identify the schedule.

l Type

The Domain field is read-only. When you add a schedule, the schedule is created in the domain that the Domain Filter is pointing to, otherwise, the schedule is added to the top-level domain.

The Timezone field is read-only. The default for this field is the local time zone of the user.

If required, specify information for additional fields depending on the selected Type.

7. If you did not specify On Demand for the Type field, specify a date for the following fields:

l Delay Unitl

l End After

8. Click FINISH.

The page refreshes, a notification appears in the Notification bar that indicates the schedule was successfully added, and in the list of schedules, the new schedule is displayed.

Edit a schedule Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to edit a schedule for an Avamar system.

Note

You cannot edit Avamar reserved items. For Avamar reserved items, the EDIT button is disabled.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

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2. Select an Avamar system.

3. Click MANAGE POLICIES.

The page refreshes and a list of policies for the selected Avamar system are displayed.

4. Click Schedules.

The Schedules page appears.

5. From the list, select the schedule that you want to edit.

6. Click EDIT.

The Edit Schedule dialog box appears.

7. Edit the fields.

8. Click FINISH.

The page refreshes, a notification appears in the Notification bar that indicates the schedule was edited, and in the list of schedules, the updated schedule is displayed.

Delete a schedule Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to delete a schedule for an Avamar system.

Note

You cannot delete Avamar reserved items. For Avamar reserved items, the DELETE button is disabled.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select an Avamar system.

3. Click MANAGE POLICIES.

The page refreshes and a list of policies for the selected Avamar system are displayed.

4. Click Schedules.

The Schedules page appears.

5. From the list, select the schedule that you want to delete.

6. Click DELETE.

The Confirm Delete dialog box appears.

7. Click DELETE.

The page refreshes, a notification appears in the Notification bar that indicates the schedule was successfully deleted, and the schedule is no longer displayed in the list of schedules.

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Add a dataset Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to add a dataset for an Avamar system.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select an Avamar system.

3. Click MANAGE POLICIES.

The page refreshes and a list of policies for the selected Avamar system are displayed.

4. Click Datasets.

The Datasets page appears.

5. Click ADD.

The Add Dataset dialog box appears.

6. Specify a Name.

You can specify any name that helps identify the dataset.

The Domain field is read-only. When you add a dataset, the dataset is created in the domain that the Domain Filter is pointing to, otherwise, the dataset is added to the top-level domain.

7. Select a Plug-in type, and then select one of the following:

l All

l Select Files and/or Folders For the selected Plug-in type, to add a specific file or folder, type the name of the file or folder, and then click ADD. After you click ADD, the specific file or folder is added to the Plug-in list.

8. From the Plug-in list, delete any plug-in entries that you do not want to be included.

The following is the default list of plug-in options:

l AIX File System

l FreeBSD File System

l HP-UX File System

l Linux File System

l Macintosh File System

l NetWare File System

l SCO OpenServer File System

l Solaris File System

l UnixWare File System

l Windows File System

To delete a Plug-in, in the Remove Plug-In column, click the X that is associated with the Plug-in that you want to delete.

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9. Click FINISH.

The page refreshes, a notification appears in the Notification bar that indicates the dataset was successfully added, and in the list of datasets, the new dataset is displayed.

Edit a dataset Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to edit a dataset for an Avamar system.

Note

You cannot edit Avamar reserved items. For Avamar reserved items, the EDIT button is disabled.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select an Avamar system.

3. Click MANAGE POLICIES.

The page refreshes and a list of policies for the selected Avamar system are displayed.

4. Click Datasets.

The Datasets page appears.

5. From the list, select the dataset that you want to edit.

6. Click EDIT.

The Edit Dataset dialog box appears.

7. Edit the fields.

8. Click FINISH.

The page refreshes, a notification appears in the Notification bar that indicates the dataset was successfully updated, and in the list of datasets, the updated dataset is displayed.

Delete a dataset Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to delete a schedule for an Avamar system.

Note

You cannot delete Avamar reserved items. For Avamar reserved items, the DELETE button is disabled.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select an Avamar system.

3. Click MANAGE POLICIES.

The page refreshes and a list of policies for the selected Avamar system are displayed.

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4. Click Datasets.

The Datasets page appears.

5. From the list, select the dataset that you want to delete.

6. Click DELETE.

The Confirm Delete dialog box appears.

7. Click DELETE.

The page refreshes, a notification appears in the Notification bar that indicates the dataset was successfully deleted, and the dataset is no longer displayed in the list of datasets.

View clients for Avamar systems Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to view clients for Avamar systems.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select an Avamar system.

In the Detail pane, the VIEW CLIENTS button appears.

3. Click VIEW CLIENTS.

The View Clients page appears.

View client backups Data Protection Central includes the capability to view client backups.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select an Avamar system.

In the Detail pane, the VIEW CLIENTS button appears.

3. Click VIEW CLIENTS.

The View Clients page appears.

4. From the list of clients, select the client for which you want to view the list of backups.

In the Detail pane, the BACKUPS button appears.

5. Click BACKUPS.

The Backups page appears.

6. (Optional) To view additional information about a backup, click a row.

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Delete an Avamar system If an Avamar system is no longer required, you can delete the system.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select the Avamar system that you want to delete.

If required, you can select multiple systems.

3. Click DELETE.

The Confirm Delete dialog box appears.

4. Click DELETE.

The system is removed.

Data Domain system management Data Protection Central includes capabilities to manage Data Domain systems.

Add a Data Domain System Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Click ADD.

The Add System wizard appears.

3. In the Type list box, select Data Domain.

4. Specify the following connection information:

l NameYou can specify any name that helps identify the system.

l HostnameSpecify the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the Data Domain system.

l UsernameThe Data Domain username that is used to log in to System Manager.

l PasswordThe Data Domain password that is used to log in to System Manager.

l (Optional) PortThe default value is 3009. To specify the default value, leave this field blank.

l (Optional) Rest PathThe default value is /rest/v1.0/. To specify the default value, leave this field blank.

5. Click FINISH.

The Systems page refreshes and displays the new system.

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Edit a Data Domain system After a Data Domain system is added, if required, you can edit the system details.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select the Data Domain system that you want to edit.

3. Click EDIT.

4. Edit the system details.

5. Click SAVE.

Launch System Manager Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to launch the Data Domain System Manager.

Before you begin

You must be in a Data Protection Central page that includes the SYSTEM MANAGER button.

Procedure

1. In the Master pane, select or click a row that includes a Data Domain system.

2. In the Detail pane, click SYSTEM MANAGER.

3. For further instructions about how to log in to Data Domain System Manager, refer to the Data Domain documentation.

Delete a Data Domain system If a Data Domain system is no longer required, you can delete the system.

Note

If you delete a Data Domain that is still attached to an Avamar system that Data Protection Central is monitoring, the Data Domain is automatically added back to Data Protection Central.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select the Data Domain system that you want to delete.

If required, you can select multiple systems.

3. Click DELETE.

The Confirm Delete dialog box appears.

4. Click DELETE.

The system is removed.

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Data Protection Advisor system management Data Protection Central includes capabilities to manage Data Protection Advisor systems.

Add a Data Protection Advisor system To use the Data Protection Central reporting features, you must add a Data Protection Advisor system.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Click ADD.

The Add System wizard appears.

3. In the Type list box, select Data Protection Advisor.

4. Specify the following connection information:

l NameYou can specify any name that helps identify the system.

l HostnameSpecify the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the Data Protection Advisor system.

l UsernameThe username that is used to log in to the Data Protection Advisor user interface.

l PasswordThe password that is used to log in to the Data Protection Advisor user interface.

l (Optional) Rest API Base PathThe default value is /. To specify the default value, leave this field blank.

l (Optional) PortThe default value is 9002. To specify the default value, leave this field blank.

5. Click FINISH.

The Systems page refreshes and displays the new system.

Edit a Data Protection Advisor system After a Data Protection Advisor system is added, if required, you can edit the system details.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select the Data Protection Advisor system.

3. Click EDIT.

4. Edit the system details.

5. Click SAVE.

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Launch Data Protection Advisor Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to launch Data Protection Advisor.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select the Data Protection Advisor system.

3. In the Detail pane, click DATA PROTECTION ADVISOR.

Data Protection Advisor launches in a new browser tab.

4. For further instructions about how to log in to Data Protection Advisor, refer to the Data Protection Advisor documentation.

Delete a Data Protection Advisor system If a Data Protection Advisor system is no longer required, you can delete the system.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select the Data Protection Advisor system.

3. Click DELETE.

The Confirm Delete dialog box appears.

4. Click DELETE.

The system is removed.

Data Protection Search system management Data Protection Central includes capabilities to manage Data Protection Search systems.

Add a Data Protection Search system To perform advanced search and recover operations, you must add a Data Protection Search system.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Click ADD.

The Add System wizard appears.

3. In the Type list box, select Data Protection Search.

4. Specify the following connection information:

l NameYou can specify any name that helps identify the system.

l HostnameSpecify the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the Data Protection Search system.

l UsernameThe username that is used to log in to the Data Protection Search user interface.

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l PasswordThe password that is used to log in to the Data Protection Search user interface.

l (Optional) Admin Rest API PortThe default value is 448. To specify the default value, leave this field blank.

l (Optional) Admin Rest API Base PathThe default value is /admin_api/. To specify the default value, leave this field blank.

l (Optional) Search UI PortThe default value is 443. To specify the default value, leave this field blank.

l (Optional) Search UI PathThe default value is /search/. To specify the default value, leave this field blank.

5. Click FINISH.

The Systems page refreshes and displays the new system. Also, successfully adding a Data Protection Search system enables the Search and Recovery link in the Left menu. The Search and Recovery link can be used to launch Data Protection Search in a new browser tab.

Edit a Data Protection Search system After a Data Protection Search system is created, if required, you can edit the system details.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select the Data Protection Search system.

3. Click EDIT.

4. Edit the system details.

5. Click SAVE.

Launch Data Protection Search Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to launch Data Protection Search.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select the Data Protection Search system.

3. In the Detail pane, click DATA PROTECTION SEARCH.

Data Protection Search launches in a new browser tab.

4. For further instructions about how to log in to Data Protection Search, refer to the Data Protection Search documentation.

Delete a Data Protection Search system If a Data Protection Search system is no longer required, you can delete the system.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select the Data Protection Search system.

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3. Click DELETE.

The Confirm Delete dialog box appears.

4. Click DELETE.

The system is removed.

Group Management Data Protection Central includes capabilities to organize systems into groups. After a group is created, you can edit the group. When a group is no longer required, you can delete the group.

Add a group To organize systems, you can use groups.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Click GROUP MANAGEMENT.

The Group Management page appears.

3. Click ADD.

The Add Group dialog box appears.

4. Type a group name.

5. Select the systems that you want to be included in the group.

6. Click SAVE.

Edit a group If changes are required to a group, you can edit the group.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Click GROUP MANAGEMENT.

The Group Management page appears.

3. Select the group that you want to edit.

4. Click EDIT.

5. (Optional) Edit the Group Name.

6. (Optional) Edit the list of systems that are included in the group.

7. Click SAVE.

Delete a group If a group is no longer required, you can delete the group.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Click GROUP MANAGEMENT.

The Group Management page appears.

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3. Select the group that you want to delete.

4. Click DELETE.

A Confirm Delete dialog box appears.

5. Click DELETE.

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CHAPTER 7

Reports

Learn about Data Protection Central reports.

Topics include:

l Reports overview............................................................................................... 70 l Run a report....................................................................................................... 70 l View the last report............................................................................................ 71 l Backup Report Card............................................................................................71 l Backup Client Summary......................................................................................71 l Strike Summary..................................................................................................72 l Backup Data Backed Up Daily.............................................................................72 l Backup Number of Jobs Backed Up Daily...........................................................73 l Data Domain Utilization...................................................................................... 73 l Data Domain Tier Utilization............................................................................... 73 l Data Domain Daily Compression Statistics......................................................... 73 l Data Domain Filesystem Utilization ................................................................... 74 l Data Domain DeDuplication Ratio.......................................................................74 l Data Domain Active Streams..............................................................................74

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Reports overview Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to run 11 of the most used Data Protection Advisor reports for Avamar and Data Domain systems.

Data Protection Central reporting features require you to have Data Protection Advisor in the environment. For more information about Data Protection Advisor, refer to the Data Protection Advisor documentation set.

You can run, and then view these reports directly in the Data Protection Central user interface. You can also specify the reporting period for these reports within the Data Protection Central interface.

Note

To take full advantage of Data Protection Central capabilities, it is recommended that all systems that are configured in Data Protection Advisor also be configured in Data Protection Central.

Run a report In the Data Protection Central user interface, you can run 11 of the most used Data Protection Advisor reports for Avamar and Data Domain systems.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select Reports.

2. (Optional) To filter the list of reports on system type, select Avamar or Data Domain.

3. (Optional) To search for a specific report, type the report name in the search box.

4. (Optional) For the report that you want to run, to specify a reporting period other than the default of last week, click LAST WEEK.

A menu appears and displays a list of the reporting periods that are available.

From the list, select a reporting period.

5. For the report that you want to run, click RUN REPORT.

While the report is generating, the RUN REPORT button displays PROCESSING.

When the report is available for viewing, a notification appears at the top of the user interface.

6. After the report generation is complete, to view the report, click VIEW LAST REPORT.

The report opens in a new window.

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View the last report Data Protection Central provides the capability for you to view the last report that was run.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select Reports.

2. (Optional) To filter the list of reports on system type, select Avamar or Data Domain.

3. (Optional) To search for a specific report, type the report name in the search box.

4. For the report that you want to view, click VIEW LAST REPORT.

The report opens in a new window.

Backup Report Card The Backup Report Card reports information about each client that was backed up over the reporting period and the number of successful and unsuccessful jobs on a daily basis in a report card.

The Backup Report Card identifies clients that have repetitive failures, or more importantly, clients that have not been backed up at all. For each day in the specified reporting period, a cell displays the backup status of each client:

l If the cell for a client is completely green, all backups were successful for that client on that day.

l If the cell is completely red, all backups failed for that client on that day.

l If there is a mix of red and green, the proportion represents the percentage of backups that failed on that client on that day.

l If a cell is white, no backups occurred for that client on that day.

Backup Client Summary The Backup Client Summary report provides of summary of the backup client in a table report.

The report includes the following information:

l CompletedCount of the total number of clients on the backup server that has at least one job on it.

l SuccessfulIndicates that all jobs that were processed on the client during the reporting period were successful.

l PartialIndicates that some jobs were successful and that some jobs were unsuccessful during the reporting period. The statuses of jobs could be Successful, Failure, or Missed. The Backup Client Summary report lists a client as a Partial client when it has a mix of failed, successful, and missed jobs within the period.

l FailedCount of the total number of clients after deduplication with only failed jobs on them.

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l MissedCount of the number of clients with all missed jobs on them.

l ActiveCount of the number of clients with active jobs running.

l Success RateSuccess rate of clients on the backup server over the reporting period.

Strike Summary The Strike Summary report returns the number of clients that have not been backed up for one or more days consecutively in a table report.

The report includes the following information:

l One StrikeCount of the number of clients that have at least one failure in the last 24 hours, which is the last day.

l Two StrikesCount of the number of clients that have at least one failure in the last 24 hour to 48 hour period and last 24 hour period, which is the last 2 days.

l Three StrikesCount of the number of clients that have at least one failure in the last 3 days.

The following list includes information about strikes and other elements of this report:

l Strikes are based on clients.

l If deduplication is enabled in Configure Report Settings in the Data Protection Advisor web console, the jobs on the client are deduplicated to discount earlier failures where a job later succeeded.

l A partial success where some jobs are successful and some fail for a client, counts as strike.

l If a client has a combination of missed/failed or missed/successful jobs, it is considered a partial client and is included in the strike count. Alternatively, a client with all missed jobs is included in the count.

l Full or incremental Backup level does not make a difference. Reports do not filter based on job level.

l If you run a report with a period of last day, the report only returns a one strike failed client count because you only ran it for the last day. If you run the report for last 2 days, if any exist, it returns the count for one and two strike failures. If you run it for last week or last 3 days, the report returns any failures in last 3 days.

l The report is hard-coded to return failure counts only for consecutive failed clients for the last 3 days, maximum. It does not matter if you configure the report to run with a period that is longer than 3 days. For example, if you specify the period of last month, the report does not report on any three strikes within the last month.

Backup Data Backed Up Daily The Backup Data Backed Up Daily report returns the total data by server that is backed up daily in a column chart.

The report includes the following information:

l Total SizeTotal amount of data backed up (in GB).

l ServerName of the server on which the backup occurred.

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Backup Number of Jobs Backed Up Daily The Backup Number of Jobs Backed Up Daily report returns the total number of jobs that are backed up daily in a column chart.

Num Jobs represents the number of jobs that have completed.

Data Domain Utilization The Data Domain Utilization report returns information about Data Domain utilization in a table.

The report includes the following information:

l HostnameName of the host on which the file system is mounted.

l UtilizationAverage utilization for all hosts as a percentage.

l CapacityTotal capacity on the host in GB.

l Used CapacityAmount of space that is used on the file system in MB.

l Cleanable SpaceAmount of space that can be cleaned in MB.

l Free CapacityAmount of free space on the file system in MB.

l Last Day ChangeThe amount of space that is used in MB per Data Domain in the 24 hours.

l Dedup RatioThe de-duplication ratio that Data Domain is achieving.

Data Domain Tier Utilization The Data Domain Tier Utilization report returns information about Data Domain system tier capacity and utilization in a table report.

The report includes the following information:

l HostnameName of the Data Domain.

l TierName of the tier.

l UtilizationCapacity utilization on the tier as a percentage.

l CapacityTotal storage space in MB.

l Used CapacityPost compression size in MB.

l Available CapacityAvailable storage space in MB.

l Pre Compression SizePre compression size in MB.

l Cleanable SpaceAmount of cleanable space in MB.

Data Domain Daily Compression Statistics Returns Data Domain daily compression statistics in a line chart. Uses data from the Daily Compression Statistics data source.

l HostnameName or IP address of the Data Domain server.

l Total Compression FactorDifference between the Pre Compression Size and the Post Local Compression Size (in MB).

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l Dedupe RatioDifference between the Deduplication Ratio and the Total Compression Factor, displayed as a percentage.

l Global Compression FactorSize after deduplication (in MB).

l Local Compression FactorSize after deduplication + local compression (in MB).

l ReductionDisplayed as a percentage.

Data Domain Filesystem Utilization The Data Domain Filesystem Utilization report returns Data Domain utilization trend values over time in a line chart.

Utilization represents Data Domain file system utilization value as a percentage.

Data Domain DeDuplication Ratio The Data Domain DeDuplication Ratio report returns the ratio for the size of data that is deduplicated against the original data size over time in a line chart.

The report includes the following information:

l HostnameName or IP address of Data Domain.

l Dedupe RatioDifference between the Deduplication Ratio and the Total Compression Factor as a percentage.

Data Domain Active Streams The Data Domain Active Streams report returns the Data Domain active streams in a line chart.

The report includes the following information:

l HostnameName or IP address of the Data Domain server.

l Active Read StreamsNumber of active read file streams.

l Active Write StreamsNumber of active write file streams.

l Re Opened Read StreamsRe-opened read file streams in the past 30 seconds.

l Re Opened Write StreamsRe-opened write file streams in the past 30 seconds.

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CHAPTER 8

Troubleshooting

The following sections may assist with troubleshooting issues with Data Protection Central.

Topics include:

l Directory structure and log information............................................................. 76 l Lockbox............................................................................................................. 76 l Unlock a Data Protection Central user account..................................................78 l Number of activities listed in Data Protection Central does not match the Avamar

MC GUI ............................................................................................................. 78 l Resolve error notifications................................................................................. 78

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Directory structure and log information The following list includes information about the Data Protection Central directory structure and log information:

l All Data Protection Central specific packages are under: /usr/local/dpc/lib

l Each package has its own subdirectory. For example, setup and monitor.

l Each package has similar structures. For example, bin and conf.

l The /usr/local/dpc/bin directory includes scripts to start or stop Data Protection Central services. To start or stop an individual Data Protection Central service, use the systemctl command.

l The /var/log/dpc directory hosts all Data Protection Central related logs including NGINX, MongoDB, and RabbitMQ.

l The /var/lib/dpc directory hosts all Data Protection Central generated data which consists of MongoDB and RabbitMQ.

l All Data Protection Central related logs are under: /var/log/dpc/[module name] [module name].out files contain console logging from starting and running the module process.

[module name].log files contain logging from the module.

l All Elemental Gateway (ELG) logs are under: /var/log/dpc/elg/

l The Data Protection Central user interface (msm-ui-main service) log is under: /var/log/dpc/msm-ui-main This log file is small and contains information from starting the Node.js server.

l The Data Protection Central Monitoring (dpc-monitor service) logs are under: /var/log/dpc/monitor This directory contains the rolling log files from the monitoring process.

Lockbox Data Protection Central includes a lockbox that is used to encrypt and store the system credentials of the systems Data Protection Central monitors and manages.

When the lockbox is created, an encrypted lockbox password must be specified. The password is used along with System Stable Values (SSVs) to create an encryption key. The lockbox uses this encryption key to encrypt the system credentials.

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Lockbox password requirements The lockbox password must be between 8 and 256 characters in length.

Reset the lockbox In certain situations, for example, if a lockbox becomes corrupt, you may have to reset the lockbox.

Procedure

1. Open an SSH session with an SSH tool such as PuTTY.

2. As the Linux OS user admin, log in to the Data Protection Central host.

3. Type the following commands:

cd /usr/local/dpc/lib/elg sudo service msm-elg stop bin/elgcli -reset -lockbox -password {original_password} sudo service msm-elg start

where original_password is the password that was specified when the lockbox was created.

If resetting the lockbox is unsuccessful, remove the existing lockbox, and then create the lockbox again.

Remove the lockbox In certain situations, you may need to remove the lockbox, for example, when resetting the lockbox is unsuccessful.

Procedure

1. Open an SSH session with an SSH tool such as PuTTY.

2. As the Linux OS user admin, log in to the Data Protection Central host.

3. To remove the lockbox, remove the following files with the rm -rf command:

l clp_lb.lb l clp_lb.lb.FCD

Create the lockbox If for some reason you are required to remove the lockbox that was automatically created during the initial OVA deployment, you can manually create a lockbox.

Procedure

1. Open an SSH session with an SSH tool, such as PuTTY.

2. As the Linux OS user admin, log in to the Data Protection Central host.

3. Type the following commands:

cd /usr/local/dpc/lib/elg systemctl stop dpc-elg bin/elgcli -create -lockbox -password

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cd /var/lib/dpc/security/ chown dpc:dpc clp_lb.lb* systemctl start dpc-elgsudo service dpc-elg start

The lockbox password must be between 8 and 256 characters in length.

Unlock a Data Protection Central user account When too many failed login attempts through SSH are made on a Data Protection Central user account, the account is locked. You can reset the account to unlock it and regain access.

Procedure

1. Connect to the console of the Data Protection Central server, and log in to the "admin" account.

2. To change to the root user, run the following command:

su -

3. To reset SSH access to the user account, run the following command:

pam_tally2 --user=admin --reset

Number of activities listed in Data Protection Central does not match the Avamar MC GUI

In Data Protection Central, the activity status information is based on the Policy rather than the individual client. As a result, the number of activities listed in Data Protection Central does not match the Avamar MC GUI. To compare activity status in Data Protection Central to Avamar MC GUI, add up the number of clients in each Policy for the particular activity status and time frame.

In Data Protection Central, the clients are listed in the Activities > Systems page on the detailed pane. You can use the Last 24 hours time filter in both Data Protection Central and Avamar MC GUI to compare the information.

For example, if you run ten Policies with two clients each in the last 24 hours and each operations completes successfully, the Data Protection Central Dashboard shows a Completed count of ten while the Avamar MC GUI Dashboard would show a Succeeded count of 20.

Resolve error notifications There are several ways that you can resolve error notifications that appear in a red bar at the top of the browser window.

The following list includes the different ways that you can resolve error notifications:

l On the right side of the bar, click the red X button.

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l If the page is not displaying or not functioning correctly, it is recommended that you refresh the browser.

l If refreshing the browser is not working, log out of the Data Protection Central user interface, and then log back in.

l If the error notification mentions a system and a 404 or 500 error, perform the following steps:

1. In the System Management page, select the system.

2. Click EDIT.

3. Verify that the system credentials are correct.

4. Verify that Data Protection Central can successfully connect to the system.

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GLOSSARY

A

administrator Person who normally installs, configures, and maintains software on network computers, and who adds users and defines user privileges.

Avamar Administrator A graphical management console software application that is used to remotely administer an Avamar system from a supported Windows or Linux client computer.

Avamar client A computer or workstation that runs Avamar software and accesses the Avamar server over a network connection. Avamar client software comprises a client agent and one or more plug-ins.

Avamar server The server component of the Avamar client/server system. Avamar server is a fault- tolerant, high-availability system that efficiently stores the backups from all protected clients. It also provides essential processes and services required for data restores, client access, and remote system administration. Avamar server runs as a distributed application across multiple networked storage nodes.

D

Data Protection Central server

The Data Protection Central server contains the business logic and supporting databases, hosts the web application, and communicates with all managed servers for management and monitoring purposes. The Data Protection Central server collects event data from adapters that run on the managed Avamar server.

E

Element managers Applications that are used to configure and manage one or more data protection and storage devices.

H

HFS check An Avamar Hash File System check (HFS check) is an internal operation that validates the integrity of a specific checkpoint. Once a checkpoint has passed an HFS check, it can be considered reliable enough to be used for a server rollback.

host Computer on a network.

hostname Name or address of a physical or virtual host computer that is connected to a network.

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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

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