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Dell EMC IDPA System Manager Version 18.1

Administration Guide 302-004-612

REV 04

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IDPA System Manager Overview 11 Product overview........................................................................................ 12 Environment and system requirements ...................................................... 12 Single Sign-On overview............................................................................. 13 Monitoring systems ....................................................................................13 Managing Avamar systems .........................................................................14 Systems data refresh times ........................................................................14 Search and recover capabilities...................................................................14 Report capabilities...................................................................................... 15 Backing up IDPA System Manager.............................................................. 15 Restoring a backup of IDPA System Manager............................................. 16

User Interface 17 Header........................................................................................................ 18 View version information............................................................................. 18 User menu...................................................................................................18

Change password...........................................................................19 Log out of IDPA System Manager.................................................. 19

Left menu....................................................................................................19 Pages.......................................................................................................... 21 Master and Detail panes..............................................................................21 Choose another Dashboard menu...............................................................22 Filtering...................................................................................................... 22 Sort information that is displayed in tables................................................. 23 Dialog boxes............................................................................................... 24 Notification bar...........................................................................................24 Overflow button......................................................................................... 24

Dashboards 25 Dashboards overview................................................................................. 26 Drill down pages......................................................................................... 26 Widgets and key performance indicators....................................................26 Change the reporting period for a widget................................................... 28 Refresh the dashboard............................................................................... 28 Filter systems for a dashboard widget........................................................ 29 Add a dashboard.........................................................................................29 Editing a dashboard....................................................................................30

Rename a dashboard..................................................................... 30 Set a dashboard to be the default dashboard................................ 30 Reset widgets to a selected dashboard template........................... 31

Delete a dashboard..................................................................................... 31 Toggle between full screen and normal screen............................................31

Health 33 Health overview..........................................................................................34

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Health > Systems page...............................................................................34 Avamar system health information.................................................34 Data Domain system health information........................................ 36 Data Protection Advisor and Search system health information.... 37

Health > Alerts page................................................................................... 38 Avamar health alerts information................................................... 38 Data Domain health alerts information...........................................38 IDPA System Manager alerts information...................................... 39 Dismissing alerts............................................................................40

Health > Capacity page.............................................................................. 40 Avamar health capacity information............................................... 41 Data Domain health capacity information....................................... 41

Activities 43 Activities overview..................................................................................... 44 Activities > Systems page...........................................................................44

Avamar activities systems information...........................................44 Rerun an Avamar activity...............................................................46 View the list of clients that are associated with an activity............46 Activities > Clients page................................................................ 46

Activities > Audit page................................................................................47 Activities audit information............................................................ 48

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 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............................................................ 62 Delete a Data Domain system........................................................ 63

Data Protection Advisor system management............................................ 63 Add a Data Protection Advisor system...........................................63 Edit an Data Protection Advisor system........................................ 64 Delete an Data Protection Advisor system.....................................64

Search system management...................................................................... 65 Add a Search system.....................................................................65 Edit a Search system.....................................................................66 Delete a Search system................................................................. 66

Reregister SSO for a system...................................................................... 66 Group Management....................................................................................67

Add a group................................................................................... 67 Edit a group................................................................................... 68 Delete a group............................................................................... 68

Launching System Management Applications 71 Launching Avamar Administrator................................................................ 72

Launch Avamar Administrator from the overflow button............... 72

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Launch Avamar Administrator from the Detail pane....................... 72 Launching Avamar AUI................................................................................73

Launch Avamar Restore from the overflow button........................ 73 Launch Avamar Proxy Deployment from the overflow button........73

Launching Data Domain System Manager...................................................74 Launch System Manager from the overflow button....................... 74 Launch System Manager from the Detail pane...............................74

Launching Search....................................................................................... 75 Launching Data Protection Advisor............................................................ 75

Reports 77 Reports overview........................................................................................78 Run a report............................................................................................... 78 View the last report.................................................................................... 79 Backup Report Card................................................................................... 79 Backup Client Summary..............................................................................79 Strike Summary..........................................................................................80 Backup Data Backed Up Daily.....................................................................80 Backup Number of Jobs Backed Up Daily....................................................81 Data Domain Utilization...............................................................................81 Data Domain Tier Utilization........................................................................81 Data Domain Daily Compression Statistics.................................................. 81 Data Domain Filesystem Utilization ............................................................82 Data Domain DeDuplication Ratio............................................................... 82 Data Domain Active Streams...................................................................... 82

Server Administration 83 Change the IDPA System Manager IP address........................................... 84

Upgrading IDPA System Manager 85 Upgrade IDPA System Manager to version 18.1 on standalone server or virtual machine........................................................................................... 86 Install the IDPA System Manager OS update..............................................87 Migrating from Multiple Systems Management to IDPA System Manager.... 87

Troubleshooting 89 Directory structure and log information......................................................90 Troubleshooting LDAP................................................................................90

Checking the LDAP connection status ..........................................90 Diagnosing LDAP authentication failure.........................................92 Restore access to IDPA System Manager after LDAP misconfiguration ........................................................................... 92 Remove LDAP from IDPA System Manager...................................93

Systems fail to activate.............................................................................. 93 Avamar systems fail to activate..................................................................94 Secure storage........................................................................................... 94

Secure storage password requirements.........................................95 Reset the secure storage...............................................................95 Remove the secure storage...........................................................95 Create the secure storage............................................................. 96

Unlock a IDPA System Manager user account............................................96 The SSO service fails to start on IDPA System Manager............................96

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Disabling SSO ............................................................................................ 97 Number of activities listed in IDPA System Manager does not match Avamar Administrator .............................................................................................98 Resolve error notifications..........................................................................98

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Preface

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 IDPA System Manager.

Audience This document is intended for IDPA System Manager administrators.

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

Table 1 Revision history

Revision Date Description

04 December 18, 2018 The following updates are included in this revision:

l Updated the "System Management" chapter to add information about adding systems that use non-standard ports.

l Updated the "Add an Avamar system" section to add instructions to override the Avamar Administrator link with a link to the the AUI.

l Updated step 3 in "Upgrade IDPA System Manager to version 18.1 on standalone server or virtual machine."

03 September 12, 2018 Added information about updating system versions to "Search and Data Protection Advisor system health information"

02 July 23, 2018 This revision includes the following changes:

l Updated "The SSO service fails to start on IDPA System Manager" to add step 7.

l Updated "Install the IDPA System Manager OS update" to add information and link to KB article.

01 June 22, 2018 First release of the IDPA System Manager 18.1 Administration Guide.

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Related Documentation For information about IDPA System Manager compatibility, refer to the IDPA System Manager Release Notes.

The IDPA System Manager documentation set includes the following publications:

l IDPA System Manager Getting Started Guide

l IDPA System Manager Security Configuration Guide

l IDPA System Manager Release Notes

l IDPA System Manager Administration Guide

The documentation for the following products includes more information:

l Avamar

l Data Domain

l Search

l Data Protection Advisor

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

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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.

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Table 2 Style conventions (continued)

{ } 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

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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.

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

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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:

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CHAPTER 1

IDPA System Manager Overview

Learn about IDPA System Manager.

Topics include:

l Product overview................................................................................................12 l Environment and system requirements .............................................................. 12 l Single Sign-On overview.....................................................................................13 l Monitoring systems ........................................................................................... 13 l Managing Avamar systems ................................................................................ 14 l Systems data refresh times ............................................................................... 14 l Search and recover capabilities.......................................................................... 14 l Report capabilities.............................................................................................. 15 l Backing up IDPA System Manager......................................................................15 l Restoring a backup of IDPA System Manager.....................................................16

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Product overview IDPA System Manager provides a solution for data protection administrators who are challenged by having to manage independent and disconnected applications that are used to configure and manage one or more data protection and storage devices.

Working with multiple applications in this manner causes daily operational monitoring and management to be a complex, time consuming effort. IDPA System Manager enables administrators to efficiently and effectively monitor and manage the software products within the Data Protection Suite family from a single user interface, simplifying the entire data protection experience.

IDPA System Manager includes the following features:

l Ability to launch the following software from a central location:

n Avamar

n Data Domain

n Search

n Data Protection Advisor

l Comprehensive dashboards that include the following system information:

n The following information for Avamar and Data Domain systems:

Backup and replication activities

Health

Alerts

n Capacity information for Avamar and Data Domain systems.

l Ability to monitor multiple systems capabilities including system health and activities.

l Ability to manage Avamar systems.

l Complex search and recover operations through integration with 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 IDPA System Manager OVA, you must use VMware vCenter with VMware ESX 5.5 or later. The IDPA System Manager OVA does not deploy directly to the ESXi server.

l The IDPA System Manager 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 IDPA System Manager requires a minimum browser window size of 1366x768.

l Ensure that the DNS is set up correctly. The correct DNS setup ensures that systems can resolve the IDPA System Manager hostname and FQDN name.

l IDPA System Manager is compatible with VMware vSphere Fault Tolerance (FT), VMware vSphere High Availability (HA), and VMware vSphere vMotion.

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The following table includes information about the minimum versions of products that are supported with IDPA System Manager:

Table 3 Compatibility

Product Supported versions

Avamar 7.4.1-58_HF299182_48 hotfix

7.5.0-183_HF284113_2 hotfix

7.5.1-101_HF298709_27 hotfix

Data Domain 6.0

6.1

6.1.1

Data Protection Advisor 6.4

6.5

Search 1.1 SP3

18.0

Mozilla Firefox Latest version

Google Chrome Latest version

Single Sign-On overview IDPA System Manager supports Single Sign-On (SSO) authentication for certain systems.

SSO streamlines the process of managing systems by logging you into system management applications directly when you launch them from IDPA System Manager.

Systems must meet the following version requirements to have SSO enabled:

l Search systems must be version 18.1 or later.

l Avamar systems must be version 7.5.0-183_HF284113_2 hotfix or later.

If systems do not meet these version requirements, SSO is not available. You can monitor the SSO health status on the Health > Systems page.

Note

The SSO health status reflects the IDPA System Manager SSO connection status rather than the status of the remote system. Therefore, the SSO health may be reported as healthy when the monitored system is out of sync.

Monitoring systems IDPA System Manager includes system monitoring features at the activity, system, and alert level.

The systems monitoring features include:

l ActivitiesDisplays backup and replication (clone) activity information for Avamar systems.

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l AlertsDisplays alerts information originating from Avamar and Data Domain systems.

l CapacityDisplays capacity information at a system level for Avamar and Data Domain systems.

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, IDPA System Manager includes policy management and client management capabilities.

IDPA System Manager 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.

l Rerun a backup or replication activity.

IDPA System Manager includes the capability for you to view existing clients that are associated with an Avamar system.

Systems data refresh times Every 90 seconds, IDPA System Manager refreshes system monitoring information based on data that has been fetched from systems within that 90 seconds.

Refresh the page to see the updated information.

Different types of system information have different data refresh times. The following table describes the frequency that IDPA System Manager fetches information from systems being monitored.

Table 4 Systems monitoring data fetch times

Monitoring information type Approximate data fetch times

Data Domain system alerts Every 5 minutes

Data Domain system health status Every 2 minutes

Data Domain system capacity Every 60 minutes

Avamar system alerts Every 90 seconds

Avamar system health status Every 1 minute

Avamar system capacity, checkpoint, and garbage collection

Every 15 minutes

Avamar system activities Every 15 seconds

Search and recover capabilities IDPA System Manager integrates with Search to provide you with the ability to perform complex search and recover operations.

IDPA System Manager launches Search in a new browser tab.

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After launching 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 Search, refer to the Search documentation set.

Note

To take full advantage of IDPA System Manager capabilities, it is recommended that all systems that are configured in Search also be configured in IDPA System Manager.

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

IDPA System Manager 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 IDPA System Manager user interface. You can also specify the reporting period for these reports within the IDPA System Manager interface.

Note

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

Backing up IDPA System Manager If IDPA System Manager is deployed as virtual machine, a virtual machine backup application can be used to back up the IDPA System Manager.

IDPA System Manager can also be backed up using a file system based backup application.

When using a file system based backup application, ensure that no IDPA System Manager administrator activities occur when performing the backup. Include the following directories in the file system backup:

l /data01

l /usr/local/dpc

l /var/log/dpc

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Restoring a backup of IDPA System Manager To restore IDPA System Manager from a file system backup, perform the following procedure:

1. Deploy the IDPA System Manager OVA. The IDPA System Manager Getting Started Guide provides information.

2. Stop the IDPA System Manager services using the following command:

/usr/local/dpc/bin/dpc stop

3. Restore the IDPA System Manager directories to the original locations.

4. To activate the changes, restart IDPA System Manager using the following command:

/usr/local/dpc/bin/dpc start

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CHAPTER 2

User Interface

Learn about the components of the IDPA System Manager user interface.

Topics include:

l Header................................................................................................................18 l View version information.................................................................................... 18 l User menu.......................................................................................................... 18 l Left menu........................................................................................................... 19 l Pages..................................................................................................................21 l Master and Detail panes..................................................................................... 21 l Choose another Dashboard menu.......................................................................22 l Filtering..............................................................................................................22 l Sort information that is displayed in tables.........................................................23 l Dialog boxes.......................................................................................................24 l Notification bar.................................................................................................. 24 l Overflow button.................................................................................................24

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Header The header includes the following components:

l System Filter buttonThis button provides you with the ability to filter the information that appears on a page by one or more systems or groups. The System Filter button appears only on the Health information pages and the Activities > Systems page.

l User menuThis menu provides the ability to change the password or log out of IDPA System Manager.

l About buttonThis button provides the ability to view IDPA System Manager version information.

Figure 1 Header

View version information Click the following button to see details about the IDPA System Manager version:

Figure 2 About button

A dialog box appears and displays IDPA System Manager version information.

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 an external LDAP or AD user is logged in to the IDPA System Manager environment, change password is not supported.

l Log out of the user interface.

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Figure 3 User menu

Change password IDPA System Manager provides the capability for you to change a user password.

The password must meet the following requirements:

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.

Log out of IDPA System Manager When you are not using IDPA System Manager, it is recommended that you log 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 IDPA System Manager features:

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l Dashboards

l Health

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 Search system is not successfully configured in IDPA System Manager.

l Reports

Note

The Reports link is disabled when an Data Protection Advisor system is not successfully configured in IDPA System Manager.

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Figure 4 Left menu

Pages IDPA System Manager presents information in dashboards and detail pages.

Dashboard pages provide at a glance insight into operational behavior.

Detail pages display focused information and provide the capability for you to perform IDPA System Manager tasks.

Master and Detail panes Most IDPA System Manager 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.

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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 5 Choose another Dashboard menu

Filtering IDPA System Manager 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.

l Widget filtersAppear 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.

System Filter

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

Group Management on page 67 provides information on organizing systems into groups.

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

l Health > Systems

l Health > Alerts

l Health > Capacity

l Activities > Systems

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To filter certain items with the System Filter, move one or more groups or systems to the Filtered By pane.

When the System Filter is enabled, the icon appears blue and enclosed in a circle.

Widget filters

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

All widgets include a 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.

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.

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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 IDPA System Manager interface.

Figure 6 Example notification

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

Figure 7 Overflow button

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CHAPTER 3

Dashboards

Learn about IDPA System Manager Dashboards.

Topics include:

l Dashboards overview......................................................................................... 26 l Drill down pages.................................................................................................26 l Widgets and key performance indicators........................................................... 26 l Change the reporting period for a widget...........................................................28 l Refresh the dashboard.......................................................................................28 l Filter systems for a dashboard widget................................................................29 l Add a dashboard................................................................................................ 29 l Editing a dashboard............................................................................................30 l Delete a dashboard............................................................................................. 31 l Toggle between full screen and normal screen................................................... 31

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Dashboards overview IDPA System Manager 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 20 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 IDPA System Manager 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 IDPA System Manager. There are also IDPA System Manager specific KPIs.

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

Table 5 Widget KPIs in the default dashboards

Widget KPIs

Backup activities

The following KPIs are available in the Exception Dashboard:

l Failed

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Table 5 Widget KPIs in the default dashboards (continued)

Widget KPIs

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 Informational

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

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

n Total used

n Total capacity

n Percentage of capacity utilized

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Table 5 Widget KPIs in the default dashboards (continued)

Widget KPIs

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 Number of good systems

Note

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

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 IDPA System Manager. Any alerts or activities that occurred before the system was added to IDPA System Manager 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 the dashboard Dashboard widgets are automatically refreshed every five minutes.

To manually refresh the dashboard, click the button.

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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 filter the systems for, click the button.

The System Filter dialog box appears.

2. To add groups or systems to the filter, perform the following steps:

a. Select one or more groups or systems in the Available pane.

To narrow the amount of group or systems listed in the Available pane, use the search bar.

b. Click:

The groups or systems are added to the filter.

3. To remove groups or systems from the filter, perform one of the following action sequences:

l To clear all groups or systems from the filter, click:

l To remove certain groups or systems from the filter, perform the following steps:

n Select one or more groups or systems in the Filtered By pane.

n Click:

The groups or systems are removed from the filter

4. Click APPLY.

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

Add a dashboard IDPA System Manager provides the capability for you to add a dashboard.

A total of 20 dashboards are supported.

Procedure

1. In the Dashboard, click:

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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 IDPA System Manager provides the capability for you to edit a dashboard.

To accomplish the following tasks, edit a dashboard:

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 .

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 IDPA System Manager, set the dashboard to be the default dashboard.

Procedure

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

2. Click .

The Edit Dashboard dialog box appears.

3. Select Set as default dashboard.

4. Click SAVE.

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Reset widgets to a selected dashboard template IDPA System Manager 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 .

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.

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. Open the dashboard that you want to delete, and then click:

A dialog box appears and displays the following message:

Are you sure you want to delete " " dashboard? 2. Click DELETE.

The dashboard is deleted and the default dashboard is displayed.

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

When you are in normal screen mode, to enter full screen mode, click .

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Full screen mode hides the header and Left menu.

When you are in full screen mode, to return to normal screen mode, click .

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CHAPTER 4

Health

Learn about IDPA System Manager Health.

Topics include:

l Health overview................................................................................................. 34 l Health > Systems page...................................................................................... 34 l Health > Alerts page...........................................................................................38 l Health > Capacity page......................................................................................40

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Health overview IDPA System Manager health includes information about system status, alerts, and capacity for systems that are configured in IDPA System Manager.

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

Capacity information appears for Avamar and Data Domain systems only.

Health > Systems page On the Health > Systems page, you can view the health state of all systems that are configured in IDPA System Manager.

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

Dismiss health alerts to clear the alerts from IDPA System Manager and change the system Alerts health component status to Good. Dismiss alerts on page 40 provides instructions.

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

Note

Alerts that have been acknowledged in Avamar Administrator are removed from IDPA System Manager.

System health information on the Master pane The following information is listed in the Master pane for Avamar system health.

System Type

The type of system.

System Name

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

Version

The Avamar system version.

Health

A status that indicates the health of the system in IDPA System Manager. The status types that can be displayed are as follows:

l GoodIDPA System Manager tracks seven 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 communication between IDPA System Manager and the Avamar system is active and the Avamar system is able to report information to IDPA System Manager.

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

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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.

n The SSO connection status is good.

l NotReportingAn Avamar system health status is updated to NotReporting when the connection between IDPA System Manager and the Avamar system is offline for an interval of equal to or greater than five minutes. IDPA System Manager checks whether the Avamar system is back online each minute.

l UnhealthyIf any of the 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.

System health information on the Detail pane Select a row in the Master pane to display additional information about the health of a system. The following information is listed in the Detail pane for Avamar system health.

Health Summary

A summary checklist of the components that are used to determine the health of the Avamar system in IDPA System Manager. Above the checklist, the Last Update field lists the date and time of the most recent communication with the Avamar system. The components include:

l Reporting If the Reporting component shows an X, to reactivate reporting, click Reporting, and then click REACTIVATE.

l Capacity

l Alerts

l Garbage Collection

l Checkpoint

l Checkpoint Verification

l License

l SSO

Note

The SSO health status reflects the Data Protection Central SSO connection status rather than the status of the remote system. Therefore, the SSO health may be reported as healthy when the monitored system is out of sync.

If the SSO component shows an X, to reregister single sign on, click SSO, and then click REREGISTER.

A check mark represents success. An X represents failure.

Click on a component for more information about the status.

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System Information

A summary of the following information:

Last Garbage CollectionReports whether garbage collection was successful in the last 24 hours.

HFS Verified Status

A summary of the storage availability and usage, including the following components:

l Last CheckpointReports whether there was an HFS checkpoint in the last 24 hours.

l Last Checkpoint ValidationReports whether HFS checkpoint validation occurred in the last 24 hours.

Storage

A summary of the storage availability and usage, including the following components:

l UsedThe amount of storage that is used, shown in GB and as a percentage.

l AvailableThe amount of storage that is available in GB.

l CapacityThe total amount of used and available storage.

License Information

A summary of the licensing information, including the following components:

l License StatusReports whether the license status is valid or invalid.

l License ExpirationReports when the license expires.

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

Note

Alerts that have been acknowledged in Data Domain System Manager are removed from IDPA System Manager.

System health information on the Master pane The following information is listed in the Master pane for Data Domain system health.

System Type

The type of system.

System Name

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

Version

The Data Domain system version.

Health

A status that indicates the health of the system in IDPA System Manager. The status types that can be displayed are as follows:

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l GoodIDPA System Manager tracks three 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 communication between IDPA System Manager and the Data Domain system is active and the Data Domain system is able to report information to IDPA System Manager.

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 IDPA System Manager Data Domain activity cannot communicate with the Data Domain system. IDPA System Manager checks whether the Data Domain system is back online each minute.

l UnhealthyIf any of the three 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.

System health information on the Detail pane Select a row in the Master pane to display additional information about the health of a system. The following information is listed in the Detail pane for Data Domain system health.

Health Summary

A summary checklist of the components that are used to determine the health of the system in IDPA System Manager. Above the checklist, the Last Update field lists the date and time of the most recent communication with the Data Domain system. The components include:

l Reporting

l Capacity

l Alerts

A check mark represents success. An X represents failure.

Storage

A summary of the storage availability and usage, including the following components:

l UsedThe amount of storage that is used, shown in GB and as a percentage.

l AvailableThe amount of storage that is available in GB.

l CapacityThe total amount of used and available storage.

Data Protection Advisor and Search system health information IDPA System Manager does not collect health attribute information or generate a health status for Search and Data Protection Advisor systems.

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

The system version for Search and Data Protection Advisor is retrieved only when you add the systems to IDPA System Manager. If you upgrade either software, IDPA System Manager does not update the version number. As a workaround, to update the

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version number displayed in IDPA System Manager, edit the Search or Data Protection Advisor system on the System Management page.

Health > Alerts page On the Health > Alerts page, alerts from all systems that are configured in IDPA System Manager are reported in a table.

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

Note

Alerts that have been acknowledged in Avamar Administrator are removed from IDPA System Manager.

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

System Type

The type of system.

System Name

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

Level

The type of alert in IDPA System Manager. The level types that can be displayed are as follows:

l Error

l Warn

Avamar types of Warning and Error are displayed in IDPA System Manager with the Level of Error.

Category

The category of the alert.

Created Date

The date on which the alert was created.

Message

A description for the alert.

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

Note

Alerts that have been acknowledged in Data Domain System Manager are removed from IDPA System Manager.

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

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System Type

The type of system.

System Name

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

Level

The type of alert in IDPA System Manager. The level types that can be displayed are as follows:

l Error

l Informational

l Warn

IDPA System Manager maps Data Domain alerts as follows:

l AlertError

l CriticalError

l DebugInformational

l EmergencyError

l ErrorError

l InfoInformational

l NoticeInformational

l WarningWarn

Category

The category of the alert.

Created Date

The date in which the alert was created.

Message

A description for the alert.

IDPA System Manager alerts information The Health > Alerts page displays information about IDPA System Manager system alerts.

The following list displays the types of information that are available for IDPA System Manager system alerts.

System Type

The type of system.

System Name

This field shows DPC Server for IDPA System Manager alerts information.

Level

The type of alert in IDPA System Manager. The level types that can be displayed are as follows:

l Error

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l Informational

l Warn

Category

The category of the alert.

Created Date

The date on which the alert was created.

Message

A description for the alert.

Dismissing alerts You can dismiss alerts from IDPA System Manager.

Dismissing alerts will only remove the alerts from being displayed in IDPA System Manager and does not acknowledge or remove the alerts from the monitored systems. If the underlying issue still exists on the monitored system, the alert may reappear in IDPA System Manager.

Note

Fixing the underlying issue or acknowledging the alerts on the monitored system will remove the alert from IDPA System Manager.

Dismiss alerts Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select Health > Alerts.

2. Select the alerts that you want to dismiss:

l To dismiss individual alerts, click the box beside one or more alerts.

l To dismiss all alerts, click the box in the header row.

3. Click DISMISS.

Results

The selected alerts are removed from IDPA System Manager. A Dismiss alerts action appears on the Activities > Audit page.

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 IDPA System Manager. Capacity monitoring can keep you apprised of unexpected data growth that may cause downstream failures.

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

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

Health capacity information on the Master pane The following information is listed on the Master pane 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.

Health capacity information on the Detail pane Select a row in the Master pane to display additional information about the capacity of a system. The following information is listed in the Detail pane for Avamar system capacity.

Health Summary

Displays the last date and time the database was updated.

Capacity

A summary of the capacity usage, including the following components:

l Total CapacityThe total amount of used and available storage.

l UsageThe amount of the storage that is used in GB.

l MetadataThe percentage of the storage that is used for metadata.

l AvailableThe amount of storage that is available in GB.

Forecast

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.

Health capacity information on the Master pane The following information is listed on the Master pane for Data Domain system capacity.

System

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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.

Health capacity information on the Detail pane Select a row in the Master pane to display additional information about the capacity of a system. The following information is listed in the Detail pane for Data Domain system capacity.

Health Summary

Displays the last date and time the database was updated.

Capacity

A summary of the capacity usage, including the following components:

l Total CapacityThe total amount of used and available storage.

l UsageThe amount of the storage that is used in GB.

l MetadataThe percentage of the storage that is used for metadata.

l AvailableThe amount of storage that is available in GB.

MTrees

The status and usage of each MTree. The following components are reported for each MTree in the Data Domain system:

l The name of the MTree.

l UsageThe amount of storage that is used on the MTree in GB.

l StatusThe status of the MTree.

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Activities

Learn about IDPA System Manager Activities.

Topics include:

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

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Activities overview IDPA System Manager Activities include system activity and audit information.

System activity includes information about backup and replication activities for Avamar systems connected to IDPA System Manager.

Audit information includes actions and tasks that IDPA System Manager 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 IDPA System Manager 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.

For Avamar systems, you can view a list of clients that are associated with an activity. For Avamar systems only, you can rerun backup and replication activities.

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

Consider the following when reading Avamar information on the Activities > Systems page.

Number of activities may not match Avamar Administration In IDPA System Manager, the activity status information is based on the Policy rather than the individual client. As a result, the number of activities listed in IDPA System Manager does not match what is reported in the Avamar Administrator user interface.

To compare activity status in IDPA System Manager to Avamar Administrator, add up the number of clients in each Policy for the particular activity status and time frame. The Troubleshooting chapter provides more information.

Avamar activity information on the Master pane The following information is listed in the Master pane table for Avamar system activities.

System Type

The type of system.

System Name

The name that is defined in IDPA System Manager.

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:

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l Completed

l Failed

l Completed with exceptions

l Running

Activity Name

The name of the policy that the activity is associated with.

Started

The date and time that the activity started.

Ended

The date and time that the activity ended.

Avamar activity information on the Detail pane Select a row in the Master pane to display additional information about an activity. The following information is listed in the Detail pane table for Avamar system activities.

Status

The activity status information. The following components are reported:

l Activity NameThe name of the activity.

l System TypeThe type of system.

l Policy TypeThe type of policy.

l ScheduleThe schedule that is associated with the policy.

Clients

A summary of client information. The following components are reported:

l Clients FailedThe number of clients that failed.

l Clients ActiveThe number of clients that are active.

l Clients CompletedThe number of clients that completed.

l Clients with ExceptionsThe number of clients that have exceptions.

l Clients PendingThe number of clients that have a status of pending.

l Number of ClientsThe number of clients that are associated with the activity.

Targets

A summary of the target information for the activity. The following components are reported:

l Target TypeThe target type for the activity.

l Target NameThe target name for the activity.

l Total SizeThe total size of the activity.

Time

A summary of the time information for the activity. The following components are reported:

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l StartedThe date and time that the activity started.

l EndedThe date and time that the activity ended.

l DurationThe length of time the activity took to complete.

Rerun an Avamar activity IDPA System Manager provides the capability for you to rerun an Avamar activity from the Activities > Systems page.

You can rerun a failed activity from the top of the Detail pane by clicking Rerun Activity. To rerun any activity, including successful activities, perform the following procedure.

Procedure

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

2. On the Master pane, select the row for the Avamar activity that you want to rerun.

3.

Click , and then click Rerun Activity.

The activity runs and is added to a new row in the table.

View the list of clients that are associated with an activity IDPA System Manager 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 > Clients page On the Activities > Clients page, activities from clients that are associated with an Avamar activity are listed in the Master pane.

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.

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

Activity information on the Master pane The following information is listed on the Clients page in the Master pane.

Client Name

The name that is associated with the client.

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Status

The status of the activity.

Started

The date and time that the activity started.

Ended

The date and time that the activity ended.

Activity information on the Detail pane Select a row in the Master pane to display additional information about a client. The following information is listed in the Detail pane table for clients.

System Type

The type of system that the client is protected by.

Activity Type

The type of activity that the client is associated with.

Status

The activity status information.

Status Message

If applicable, a status message associated with the activity.

Started

The date and time that the activity started.

Ended

The date and time that the activity ended.

Bytes Processed

The total number of bytes processed.

Bytes Modified

The total number of bytes modified.

Files Modified

For file system backups, the total number of files modified.

Files Processed

For file system backups, the total number of files processed.

Activities > Audit page On the Activities > Audit page, you can view audit information about activities in IDPA System Manager.

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

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Activities audit information The Activities > Audit page displays audit information about activities in IDPA System Manager.

Basic audit information The following list includes the basic types of audit information for activities that are displayed in the table on the Activities > Audit page.

Title

The title of 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.

Additional audit information The following list includes additional details that are only displayed when you click the drop-down arrow for an activity.

Description

The description of the activity.

Comments

The comments for the activity, if applicable.

Sub Tasks

Sub tasks for the activity, if applicable. The following information is listed for each sub task:

l Title

l Status

l Progress

l Last Updated

Click the drop-down arrow for a sub task to display additional details.

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CHAPTER 6

System Management

Learn about IDPA System Manager 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....................................................63 l Search system management.............................................................................. 65 l Reregister SSO for a system..............................................................................66 l Group Management........................................................................................... 67

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System Management overview System Management provides the capability for you to add, edit, remove, and manage systems in IDPA System Manager.

The following list includes the system management capabilities that are available in IDPA System Manager:

l Add, edit, and delete Avamar, Data Domain, Data Protection Advisor, and 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 IDPA System Manager includes capabilities to manage Avamar systems.

Add an Avamar system To use IDPA System Manager to monitor and manage Avamar systems, add one or more Avamar systems.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Click .

The Add System dialog box 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 Avamar UsernameThe username is MCUser.

l Avamar PasswordThe password is the MCUser password.

l OS Root passwordThe password is the OS root password.

5. (Optional) To specify optional fields, click Show optional fields, and then specify the following information, as required:

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l PortSpecify the Avamar MCS port. The default value is 9443. To specify the default value, leave this field blank.

Note

When you add a system to IDPA System Manager that uses a non-standard port, you must modify the IDPA System Manager firewall to allow communication with that port. The IDPA System Manager Security Configuration Guide provides instructions.

l Override MCGUI URLSpecify an alternate URL destination for the AVAMAR ADMINISTRATOR button. To override the AVAMAR ADMINISTRATOR link to direct to the AUI, type https:// /aui.

6. Click SAVE.

The System Management 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 .

The Edit System dialog box appears.

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 , and then 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.

Policies Policies in IDPA System Manager are rules for client backups that can be specified, named and then applied to one or more groups. IDPA System Manager policies include information about all policies, not just policies that were initiated or configured in IDPA System Manager.

Policies include the following components:

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l RetentionsRetentions in IDPA System Manager 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 IDPA System Manager 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 IDPA System Manager 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, IDPA System Manager 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 IDPA System Manager 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 , and then click Manage Policies.

The System Management > Manage Policies page appears, open to the POLICIES tab where a list of policies for the selected Avamar system are displayed.

Add a policy IDPA System Manager 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 , and then click Manage Policies.

The System Management > Manage Policies page appears, open to the POLICIES tab.

4. (Optional) To change the domain where the policy will be created, select a different domain from the Domain drop-down list.

When you add a policy, the policy is created in the domain selected in the Domain drop-down list. By default, the root "/" directory is selected as the Domain.

5. Click ADD.

The Add Policy dialog box appears.

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6. 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.

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.

In the Add Policy dialog box, the Domain field is read-only and maps to the domain specified on the System Management > Manage Policies page.

7. (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.

8. Click NEXT.

9. (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.

10. 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 IDPA System Manager 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 , and then click Manage Policies.

The System Management > Manage Policies page appears, open to the POLICIES tab.

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.

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6. Click NEXT.

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

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 IDPA System Manager 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 , and then click Manage Policies.

The System Management > Manage Policies page appears, open to the POLICIES tab.

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 IDPA System Manager provides the capability for you to select a backup, and then perform a backup immediately.

If the policy is enabled 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 , and then click Manage Policies.

The System Management > Manage Policies page appears, open to the POLICIES tab.

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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.

You can track the backup progress on the Activities > Audit or the Activities > Systems page.

Add a retention IDPA System Manager 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 , and then click Manage Policies.

The System Management > Manage Policies page appears, open to the POLICIES tab.

4. To open the RETENTIONS tab, click RETENTIONS.

5. (Optional) To change the domain where the retention will be created, select a different domain from the Domain drop-down list.

When you add a retention, the retention is created in the domain selected in the Domain drop-down list. By default, the root "/" directory is selected as the Domain.

6. Click ADD.

The Add Retention dialog box appears.

7. Specify the following information:

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

l Expiration Type

In the Add Retention dialog box, the Domain field is read-only and maps to the domain specified on the System Management > Manage Policies page.

If required, specify 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 added, and in the list of retentions, the new retention is displayed.

Edit a retention IDPA System Manager 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.

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Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select an Avamar system.

3.

Click , and then click Manage Policies.

The System Management > Manage Policies page appears, open to the POLICIES tab.

4. To open the RETENTIONS tab, click RETENTIONS.

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 IDPA System Manager 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 , and then click Manage Policies.

The System Management > Manage Policies page appears, open to the POLICIES tab.

4. To open the RETENTIONS tab, click RETENTIONS.

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

6. Click DELETE.

The Confirm Delete dialog box appears.

7. Click DELETE.

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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.

Add a schedule IDPA System Manager 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 , and then click Manage Policies.

The System Management > Manage Policies page appears, open to the POLICIES tab.

4. To open the SCHEDULES tab, click SCHEDULES.

5. (Optional) To change the domain where the schedule will be created, select a different domain from the Domain drop-down list.

When you add a schedule, the schedule is created in the domain selected in the Domain drop-down list. By default, the root "/" directory is selected as the Domain.

6. Click ADD.

The Add Schedule dialog box appears.

7. Specify the following fields:

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

l Type

In the Add Schedule dialog box, the Domain field is read-only and maps to the domain specified on the System Management > Manage Policies page.

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.

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

l Delay Until

l End After

9. 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.

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Edit a schedule IDPA System Manager 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.

2. Select an Avamar system.

3.

Click , and then click Manage Policies.

The System Management > Manage Policies page appears, open to the POLICIES tab.

4. To open the SCHEDULES tab, click SCHEDULES.

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 IDPA System Manager 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 , and then click Manage Policies.

The System Management > Manage Policies page appears, open to the POLICIES tab.

4. To open the SCHEDULES tab, click SCHEDULES.

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

6. Click DELETE.

The Confirm Delete dialog box appears.

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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.

Add a dataset IDPA System Manager 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 , and then click Manage Policies.

The System Management > Manage Policies page appears, open to the POLICIES tab.

4. To open the DATASETS tab, click DATASETS.

5. (Optional) To change the domain where the dataset will be created, select a different domain from the Domain drop-down list.

When you add a dataset, the dataset is created in the domain selected in the Domain drop-down list. By default, the root "/" directory is selected as the Domain.

6. Click ADD.

The Add Dataset dialog box appears.

7. Specify a Name.

You can specify any name that helps identify the dataset.

In the Add Dataset dialog box, the Domain field is read-only and maps to the domain specified on the System Management > Manage Policies page.

8. 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.

9. 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

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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.

10. 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 IDPA System Manager 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 , and then click Manage Policies.

The System Management > Manage Policies page appears, open to the POLICIES tab.

4. To open the DATASETS tab, click DATASETS.

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 IDPA System Manager 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.

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Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select an Avamar system.

3.

Click , and then click Manage Policies.

The System Management > Manage Policies page appears, open to the POLICIES tab.

4. To open the DATASETS tab, click DATASETS.

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 IDPA System Manager 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.

3.

Click , and then click View Managed Clients.

The Managed Clients page appears.

View client backups IDPA System Manager includes the capability to view client backups.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select an Avamar system.

3.

Click , and then click View Managed Clients.

The Managed 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 Managed Clients >Backups page appears.

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

The Confirm Delete dialog box appears.

4. Click DELETE.

The system is removed.

After you delete an Avamar system, a message deactivation activity appears on the Activities > Audit page.

Data Domain system management IDPA System Manager includes capabilities to manage Data Domain systems.

Add a Data Domain System Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Click .

The Add System dialog box 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 UsernameSpecify the Data Domain administrator username.

l PasswordSpecify the Data Domain administrator password.

5. Click SAVE.

The System Management page refreshes and displays the new system.

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.

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3. Click .

The Edit System dialog box appears.

4. Edit the system details.

5. Click SAVE.

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 IDPA System Manager is monitoring, the Data Domain is automatically added back to IDPA System Manager.

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 .

The Confirm Delete dialog box appears.

4. Click DELETE.

The system is removed.

Data Protection Advisor system management IDPA System Manager includes capabilities to manage Data Protection Advisor systems.

Note

You can configure only one Data Protection Advisor system with IDPA System Manager at a time.

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

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Click .

The Add System dialog box appears.

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

4. Specify the following connection information:

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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.

5. (Optional) To specify a non-default Data Protection Advisor port number, click Show optional fields, and then type the port number in the Port field.

Note

When you add a system to IDPA System Manager that uses a non-standard port, you must modify the IDPA System Manager firewall to allow communication with that port. The IDPA System Manager Security Configuration Guide provides instructions.

6. Click SAVE.

The System Management page refreshes and displays the new system.

Successfully adding a Data Protection Advisor system enables the Reports link in the Left menu. The Reports link can be used to launch Data Protection Advisor in a new browser tab.

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

Note

If you must change the hostname of an existing Data Protection Advisor system, you must delete the system and re-add it with the new hostname.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select the Data Protection Advisor system.

3. Click .

The Edit System dialog box appears.

4. Edit the system details.

5. Click SAVE.

Delete an Data Protection Advisor system If an 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.

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3. Click .

The Confirm Delete dialog box appears.

4. Click DELETE.

The system is removed.

Search system management IDPA System Manager includes capabilities to manage Search systems.

Note

You can configure only one Search system with IDPA System Manager at a time.

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

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Click .

The Add System dialog box appears.

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

4. Specify the following connection information:

l NameSpecify any name that identifies the Search system.

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

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

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

5. (Optional) To specify optional fields, click Show optional fields, and then specify the following information, as required:

l Admin Rest API PortSpecify the Search REST API port. The default value is 448.

l Search UI PortSpecify the Search UI port. The default value is 443.

Note

When you add a system to IDPA System Manager that uses a non-standard port, you must modify the IDPA System Manager firewall to allow communication with that port. The IDPA System Manager Security Configuration Guide provides instructions.

6. Click SAVE.

The System Management page refreshes and displays the new system.

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Successfully adding a Search system enables the Search and Recovery link in the Left menu. The Search and Recovery link can be used to launch Search in a new browser tab.

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

Note

If you must change the hostname of an existing Search system, you must delete the system and re-add it with the new hostname.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select the Search system.

3. Click .

The Edit System dialog box appears.

4. Edit the system details.

5. Click SAVE.

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

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select the Search system.

3. Click .

The Confirm Delete dialog box appears.

4. Click DELETE.

The system is removed.

Reregister SSO for a system When single sign on (SSO) is not working, you can reregister the SSO client.

Procedure

1. On the System Management page, select the system that you want to reregister SSO for.

2. Click the overflow button:

3. Click Reregister SSO.

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

Group Management IDPA System Manager includes capabilities to organize systems into groups. Groups are useful to apply in IDPA System Manager filters. 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 GROUPS.

The GROUPS page appears.

3. Click

The Add Group dialog box appears.

4. In the Group Name field, type a name for the group.

5. To add systems to the group, perform the following steps:

a. Select one or more systems in the Available pane.

To narrow the amount of group or systems listed in the Available pane, use the search bar.

b. Click:

The systems are added to the filter.

6. To remove systems from the filter, perform one of the following action sequences:

l To clear all systems from the filter, click:

l To remove certain systems from the filter, perform the following steps:

n Select one or more groups or systems in the Selected pane.

n Click:

The systems are removed from the filter

7. Click SAVE.

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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 GROUPS.

The GROUPS page appears.

3. Select the group that you want to edit.

4. Click

The Edit Group window appears.

5. (Optional) Edit the Group Name.

6. To add systems to the group, perform the following steps:

a. Select one or more systems in the Available pane.

To narrow the amount of group or systems listed in the Available pane, use the search bar.

b. Click:

The systems are added to the filter.

7. To remove systems from the filter, perform one of the following action sequences:

l To clear all systems from the filter, click:

l To remove certain systems from the filter, perform the following steps:

n Select one or more groups or systems in the Selected pane.

n Click:

The systems are removed from the filter

8. 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 GROUPS.

The GROUPS page appears.

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3. Select the group that you want to delete.

4. Click

The Confirm Delete dialog box appears.

5. Click DELETE.

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CHAPTER 7

Launching System Management Applications

IDPA System Manager allows you to launch native system management applications.

This chapter includes the following topics:

l Launching Avamar Administrator........................................................................72 l Launching Avamar AUI....................................................................................... 73 l Launching Data Domain System Manager.......................................................... 74 l Launching Search...............................................................................................75 l Launching Data Protection Advisor.................................................................... 75

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Launching Avamar Administrator IDPA System Manager provides the capability for you to launch Avamar Administrator.

For instructions about how to use Avamar Administrator, refer to the Avamar documentation.

Launch Avamar Administrator from the overflow button Before you begin

IDPA System Manager must be open to one of the following pages:

l Health > Systems

l Health > Alerts

l Health > Capacity

l Activities > Systems

l System Management

Procedure

1. Click the overflow button beside the Avamar system:

2. Click Avamar Administrator.

A prompt appears to download a .jnlp file for Avamar Administrator. Based on the browser settings, you can either open or save the file.

3. Execute the .jnlp file to launch Avamar Administrator.

Due to system security settings, there may be security prompts when you execute the .jnlp file. Accept the security prompts to continue launching Avamar Administrator.

Results

Avamar Administrator launches.

Launch Avamar Administrator from the Detail pane Before you begin

IDPA System Manager must be open to one of the following pages:

l Health > Systems

l Health > Capacity

l Activities > Systems

Procedure

1. Select the Avamar system from the list of systems on the Master pane.

2. In the Detail pane, click AVAMAR ADMINISTRATOR.

A prompt appears to download a .jnlp file for Avamar Administrator. Based on the browser settings, you can either open or save the file.

3. Execute the .jnlp file to launch Avamar Administrator.

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Due to system security settings, there may be security prompts when you execute the .jnlp file. Accept the security prompts to continue launching Avamar Administrator.

Results

Avamar Administrator launches.

Launching Avamar AUI IDPA System Manager provides the capability for you to launch Avamar AUI to either the Avamar Restore or Avamar Proxy Deployment pages.

Note

To launch the AUI from IDPA System Manager, the Avamar system must be version 7.5.1 or later.

For instructions about how to use Avamar AUI, refer to the Avamar documentation.

Launch Avamar Restore from the overflow button Before you begin

You can launch the AUI Avamar Restore page when IDPA System Manager is open to one of the following pages:

l Activities > Systems

l Managed Clients

l System Management

Procedure

1. Click the overflow button beside the Avamar system:

2. Click Avamar Restore.

Results

The Avamar AUI launches to the Avamar Restore page.

Launch Avamar Proxy Deployment from the overflow button Before you begin

You can launch the AUI Avamar Proxy Deployment page when IDPA System Manager is open to one of the following pages:

l Activities > Systems

l System Management

Procedure

1. Click the overflow button beside the Avamar system:

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2. Click Avamar Proxy Deployment.

Results

The Avamar AUI launches to the Avamar Proxy Deployment page.

Launching Data Domain System Manager IDPA System Manager provides the capability for you to launch the Data Domain System Manager.

For instructions about how to log into and use Data Domain System Manager, refer to the Data Domain documentation.

Launch System Manager from the overflow button Before you begin

IDPA System Manager must be open to one of the following pages:

l Health > Systems

l Health > Alerts

l Health > Capacity

l System Management

Procedure

1. Click the overflow button beside the Data Domain system:

2. Click System Manager.

Results

Data Domain System Manager launches.

Launch System Manager from the Detail pane Before you begin

IDPA System Manager must be open to one of the following pages:

l Health > Systems

l Health > Capacity

l Activities > Systems

Procedure

1. Select the Data Domain system from the list of systems on the Master pane.

2. In the Detail pane, click SYSTEM MANAGER.

Results

Data Domain System Manager launches.

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Launching Search IDPA System Manager provides the capability for you to launch Search.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select System Management.

2. Select the Search system.

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

Search launches in a new browser tab.

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

Launching Data Protection Advisor IDPA System Manager 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.

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CHAPTER 8

Reports

Learn about IDPA System Manager reports.

Topics include:

l Reports overview............................................................................................... 78 l Run a report....................................................................................................... 78 l View the last report............................................................................................79 l Backup Report Card...........................................................................................79 l Backup Client Summary..................................................................................... 79 l Strike Summary................................................................................................. 80 l Backup Data Backed Up Daily............................................................................ 80 l Backup Number of Jobs Backed Up Daily........................................................... 81 l Data Domain Utilization...................................................................................... 81 l Data Domain Tier Utilization............................................................................... 81 l Data Domain Daily Compression Statistics..........................................................81 l Data Domain Filesystem Utilization ................................................................... 82 l Data Domain DeDuplication Ratio.......................................................................82 l Data Domain Active Streams..............................................................................82

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

IDPA System Manager reporting features require you to have Data Protection Advisor system configured with IDPA System Manager.

Add a Data Protection Advisor system on page 63 provides instructions for adding a Data Protection Advisor system to IDPA System Manager.

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 IDPA System Manager user interface. You can also specify the reporting period for these reports within the IDPA System Manager interface.

Note

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

Run a report In the IDPA System Manager 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 one or more of the following options:

l Avamar

l Data Domain

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

4. (Optional) To specify a reporting period other than the default of last week for the report that you want to run, 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. On 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 IDPA System Manager provides the capability for you to view the last report that was run.

Data Protection Advisor retains reports for a period of 24 hours. The View Report link will not be visible if the last report was generated more than 24 hours ago.

Procedure

1. In the Left menu, select Reports.

2. (Optional) To filter the list of reports on system type, select one or more of the following options:

l Avamar

l Data Domain

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

4. On 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

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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.

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:

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

l ServerName of the server on which the backup occurred.

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.

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

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 9

Server Administration

Learn about IDPA System Manager server administration.

This chapter includes the following topic:

l Change the IDPA System Manager IP address...................................................84

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Change the IDPA System Manager IP address IDPA System Manager supports changing the IP address of the IDPA System Manager system.

Procedure

1. Launch a command prompt.

2. Log in as the root user.

3. Launch YaST, and then browse to System > Network Settings.

The YaST Network Settings dialog box appears with four tabs:

l Global Options

l Overview

l Hostname/DNS

l Routing

4. Click Overview.

The Overview tab contains information about installed network interfaces and configurations.

One Network card is listed.

5. Use the Tab key to select Edit, and then press Enter.

The Network Card Setup page appears.

6. On the Network Card Setup page, make the following changes:

l Change IP Address to the new IP address.

l Change Subnet Mask, if required.

l Ensure that the Statically Assigned IP Address is selected.

Note

Do not change the Hostname from the value that was set when IDPA System Manager was deployed. IDPA System Manager uses the hostname to generate certificates and changing the hostname will invalidate the certificates.

7. Use the Tab key to select Next, and then press Enter.

8. Use the Tab key to select OK, and then press Enter.

The IP address changes are applied.

9. Use the Tab key to select Quit, and then press Enter.

10. Run the following commands to restart the IDPA System Manager services:

/usr/local/dpc/bin/dpc stop

/usr/local/dpc/bin/dpc start

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CHAPTER 10

Upgrading IDPA System Manager

Learn about upgrading from a previous release to IDPA System Manager 18.1.

This chapter includes the following topics:

l Upgrade IDPA System Manager to version 18.1 on standalone server or virtual machine............................................................................................................. 86

l Install the IDPA System Manager OS update..................................................... 87 l Migrating from Multiple Systems Management to IDPA System Manager......... 87

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Upgrade IDPA System Manager to version 18.1 on standalone server or virtual machine

IDPA System Manager supports a direct upgrade to the latest version.

Before you begin

Ensure that the system being upgraded meets the following requirements:

l Standalone server deployments require 1.5GHz processor.

l Virtual machine deployments require 2 CPUs with 1 core each.

l 6GB of RAM.

l 250 GB of disk space available.

l The environment is running SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2. It is recommended that you disable AppArmor. If you must enable AppArmor, then the AppArmor profiles should not block the applications used by IDPA System Manager.

l Java Platform Standard Edition Development Kit (JDK) version 8u160 or greater is installed (packages java-1_8_0-openjdk, java-1_8_0-openjdk-headless, and javapackages-tools).

Note

Java may require additional packages to be installed.

l The Linux socat package is installed.

l The DNS is set up correctly. The correct DNS set up ensures that systems monitored by IDPA System Manager can resolve the IDPA System Manager hostname and Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN).

l The FQDN, IP, Netmask, Gateway, DNS, and time zone are configured.

l The environment is using static network settings.

Procedure

1. To access the IDPA System Manager system, type the following command:

ssh -l

2. To switch to the root user, type the following command:

su -

3. Copy the IDPA System Manager 18.1 software update file to the IDPA System Manager host.

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Note

Depending on the method that you use to copy the update file, you may be required to disable the firewall to allow the file to be copied to the IDPA System Manager host. To disable the firewall, run the following command:

systemctl stop SuSEfirewall2

Once you have copied the file, to restart the firewall, run the following command:

systemctl start SuSEfirewall2

4. To initiate the upgrade to version 18.1, type the following command:

java -jar emc-dpc-18.1.0- .jar

After you finish

After upgrading IDPA System Manager, for OVA deployments only, you must upgrade the IDPA System Manager operating system, which will install security updates and adjust firewall settings.

Install the IDPA System Manager OS update Periodically, security patches and fixes are released for the IDPA System Manager OS.

These fixes must be installed on OVA deployments of IDPA System Manager. When available, it is highly recommended that you install these security patches and fixes on the IDPA System Manager server.

The Data Protection Central OS Update Release Notes provides information about the security patches and fixes included in the IDPA System Manager OS update. The Support KB article https://support.emc.com/kb/522157 provides instructions for installing the OS update.

Migrating from Multiple Systems Management to IDPA System Manager

IDPA System Manager does not support a direct upgrade from Multiple Systems Management (MSM) due to significant architectural changes that give IDPA System Manager better stability and scalability.

Procedure

1. Identify the Avamar systems being monitored with MSM that are supported with IDPA System Manager.

Avamar versions 7.4.1 and later are supported with IDPA System Manager.

2. Using the MSM user interface, remove the Avamar systems identified in step 1 from MSM.

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3. Deploy the IDPA System Manager OVA.

The IDPA System Manager Getting Started Guide provides instructions.

4. Log into the IDPA System Manager OVA, and then use System Management to add the Avamar systems.

Each Avamar system remains in the NotReporting state for several minutes until adaptor activation is complete.

Results

Once the adaptor activation is complete, the migrated Avamar systems begin logging activities to IDPA System Manager and are no longer monitored by MSM.

Note

Historical Avamar monitoring data is not transferred to IDPA System Manager.

IDPA System Manager will attempt to automatically add any Data Domain systems configured with monitored Avamar systems. If required, Data Domain systems can also be added manually through IDPA System Manager System Management.

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CHAPTER 11

Troubleshooting

The following sections may assist with troubleshooting issues with IDPA System Manager.

Topics include:

l Directory structure and log information............................................................. 90 l Troubleshooting LDAP....................................................................................... 90 l Systems fail to activate......................................................................................93 l Avamar systems fail to activate......................................................................... 94 l Secure storage...................................................................................................94 l Unlock a IDPA System Manager user account................................................... 96 l The SSO service fails to start on IDPA System Manager................................... 96 l Disabling SSO ....................................................................................................97 l Number of activities listed in IDPA System Manager does not match Avamar

Administrator .................................................................................................... 98 l Resolve error notifications................................................................................. 98

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Directory structure and log information The following list includes information about the IDPA System Manager directory structure and log information:

l All IDPA System Manager 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 IDPA System Manager services. To start or stop an individual IDPA System Manager service, use the systemctl command.

l The /var/log/dpc directory hosts all IDPA System Manager related logs including NGINX, MongoDB, and RabbitMQ.

l The /var/lib/dpc directory hosts all IDPA System Manager generated data which consists of MongoDB and RabbitMQ.

l All IDPA System Manager 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 IDPA System Manager 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 IDPA System Manager Monitoring (dpc-monitor service) logs are under: /var/log/dpc/monitor This directory contains the rolling log files from the monitoring process.

Troubleshooting LDAP Learn how to diagnose and resolve common LDAP configuration issues.

Checking the LDAP connection status Check the /var/log/dpc/elg/elg.log log file for messages about the LDAP connection status.

Messages that appear during LDAP connection failure If the following message appears, the LDAP client did not make a successful connection to the LDAP server:

2018-04-03 11:00:26,929 INFO localhost-startStop-1 c.e.c.c.SecurityConfig LDAP or AD Directory Service providers are not available

There are multiple issues that can prevent the LDAP client from connecting to the LDAP server. Look for error messages in the log file that provide more information.

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The following table describes various error messages that appear during LDAP connection failures and their causes.

Table 6 LDAP communication messages

Message Cause

INFO localhost-startStop-1 c.e.c.c.SecurityConfig LDAP or AD Directory Service providers are not available

No LDAP or AD setting are provided or they are provided with incorrect information.

.ADLdapAuthenticationProvider Ignoring AD authentication. Verification of ldap settings failed. Failed to connect

Invalid AD configuration information.

.LdapAuthenticationProvider Ignoring LDAP authentication. Verification of ldap settings failed. Failed to connect

Invalid LDAP configuration information.

PKIX path building failed: java.security.cert.CertPathBuilderExce ption: Could not build a validated path

Validation of the LDAP server certificate could not be completed. One possible solution for this issue is to add the LDAP server certificate to the IDPA System Manager Java keystore.

Messages that appear during LDAP connection success Messages similar to the following appear when the LDAP client successfully connects to the LDAP server:

c.e.c.s.a.l.LDAPSecureStorage LDAP admin credentials are secured c.e.c.s.a.l.ExternalAuthenticationProvider Type: LDAP c.e.c.s.a.l.ExternalAuthenticationProvider Base DN: dc=mydomain,dc=com c.e.c.s.a.l.ExternalAuthenticationProvider Admin user DN: cn=Administrator,dc=my-domain,dc=com c.e.c.s.a.l.ExternalAuthenticationProvider User Base: ou=people c.e.c.s.a.l.ExternalAuthenticationProvider User Search DN: (|(uid={0}) (cn={0})) c.e.c.s.a.l.ExternalAuthenticationProvider User Pattern DN: [] c.e.c.s.a.l.ExternalAuthenticationProvider Group Name: dp_admin c.e.c.s.a.l.ExternalAuthenticationProvider Group Search Base: ou=group c.e.c.s.a.l.ExternalAuthenticationProvider Group Search Filter: (&(member={0})(cn=dp_admin)) o.s.s.l.DefaultSpringSecurityContextSource URL 'ldap:// 12.3.104.150:546/dc=my-domain,dc=com', root DN is 'dc=mydomain,dc=com' 12.3.104.150:546/dc=my-domain,dc=com', root DN is 'dc=mydomain,dc=com'

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Diagnosing LDAP authentication failure LDAP user authentication fails when the LDAP lookup matches more than one record for the user in the LDAP server.

Issue If IDPA System Manager is configured to use LDAP authentication, and the authentication lookup of a user returns more than one record, IDPA System Manager displays the following message:

We didn't recognize the username or password you entered. Please try again

Also, the /var/log/dpc/elg/elg.log log file will contain the following message:

2018-04-04 08:23:04,834 ERROR http-nio-9002-exec-8 o.a.c.c.C.[.[.[. [dispatcherServlet] Servlet.service() for servlet[dispatcherServlet] in context with path [/elg] threw exception org.springframework.dao.IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException: Incorrect result size: expected 1, actual 2

Solution Ensure that each user that is registered for LDAP authentication matches only one LDAP record.

Restore access to IDPA System Manager after LDAP misconfiguration When LDAP is configured incorrectly, you can be locked out of the IDPA System Manager OVA.

If you cannot log into IDPA System Manager after configuring LDAP, perform the following steps.

Procedure

1. To disable the ldap.properties file, rename it using the following command:

mv ldap.properties ldap.properties.old

2. To restart IDPA System Manager and activate the change, type the following commands:

/usr/local/dpc/bin/dpc stop /usr/local/dpc/bin/dpc start

Results

After IDPA System Manager is restarted, LDAP is disabled and access to IDPA System Manager is restored.

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Remove LDAP from IDPA System Manager If required, you can remove LDAP from IDPA System Manager.

Procedure

1. To access the IDPA System Manager system, type the following command:

ssh -l

2. To switch to the root user, type the following command:

su -

3. To remove the ldap.properties file, type the following command:

rm /var/lib/dpc/elg/ldap.properties

4. To restart IDPA System Manager and activate the change, type the following command:

/usr/local/dpc/bin/dpc start

5. Once IDPA System Manager is started, type the following command to confirm that all of the services are active:

/usr/local/dpc/bin/dpc status

6. Log in to the IDPA System Manager user interface with the username and password for the non-LDAP user account.

For example: https://DPC_fqdn

where DPC_fqdn is the IDPA System Manager fully qualified domain name.

Systems fail to activate If a system is in a NotReporting health state for more than 5 minutes after the system is added or after a refresh is performed on the Systems Management page, reactivate messaging.

To reactivate messaging, perform the following steps:

1. Browse to the Systems Management page.

2. Select the system that is not reporting.

3. Click Reactivate.

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4. Browse to the Activities > Audit screen, and then monitor the progress.

Avamar systems fail to activate The following error messages may appear on the Activities > Audit page when an Avamar system fails to activate.

System misconfiguration. /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/vhost-ssl.conf not found This message appears for Avamar version 7.4.1 without the required hotfix installed. The supported version of Avamar 7.4.1 is with 7.4.1-58_HF299182_48 hotfix.

Failed - ERROR: Unable to get signed client certificate from lava81105.dev.local Verify the network settings are correct.

The IDPA System Manager Security Configuration Guide provides information on the network settings that are required for successful communication.

Failed - unable to create root session to process msgborkerctl task This message can appear after an Avamar system is upgraded.

Perform the following steps to resolve this issue:

1. Login to the Avamar system using SSH.

2. Switch to the root user.

3. Open the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file for editing.

4. Check for duplicate entries after the Match all text near the bottom of the file.

5. Comment out any duplicate entries that do not apply to the Avamar system.

6. Save and close the file.

7. Restart the sshd service by running the following command:

service sshd restart

8. In IDPA System Manager, on the Systems Management page, select the Avamar system, and then click Reactivate.

Secure storage IDPA System Manager includes a secure storage lockbox that is used to encrypt and store the system credentials of the systems IDPA System Manager monitors and manages.

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

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Secure storage password requirements The secure storage password must be between 8 and 256 characters in length.

Reset the secure storage In certain situations, for example, when a virtual machine is moved, you may have to reset the secure storage.

Procedure

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

2. As the Linux OS user admin, log in to the IDPA System Manager 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 secure storage was created.

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

Remove the secure storage In certain situations, you may need to remove the secure storage, for example, when resetting the secure storage 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 IDPA System Manager host.

3. Type the following command:

cd /var/lib/dpc/security/

4. To remove the secure storage, remove the following files with the rm -rf command:

l clp_lb.lb l clp_lb.lb.FCD

After you finish

If you are re-creating the secure storage, each system must be edited to enter the login credentials and store them in the secure storage.

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

Note

Each system must be edited to enter the login credentials and store them in the secure storage.

Procedure

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

2. As the Linux OS user admin, log in to the IDPA System Manager host.

3. Type the following commands:

cd /usr/local/dpc/lib/elg systemctl stop dpc-elg bin/elgcli -create -lockbox -password cd /var/lib/dpc/security/ chown dpc:dpc clp_lb.lb* systemctl start dpc-elgsudo service dpc-elg start

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

Unlock a IDPA System Manager user account When too many failed login attempts through SSH are made on a IDPA System Manager 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 IDPA System Manager 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

The SSO service fails to start on IDPA System Manager If the IDPA System Manager SSO service fails to start, perform the following procedure to resolve the issue.

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Procedure

1. Connect to the console of the IDPA System Manager server, and log in to the "admin" account.

2. Change to the root user by running the following command:

su -

3. Open the dpc-sso.service file for editing by running the following command:

vi /usr/local/dpc/lib/sso/setup/dpc-sso.service

4. Add TimeoutStartSec= to the [Service] section.

For example:

[Service] Type=forking ExecStart=/usr/local/dpc/lib/sso/bin/dpc-sso start ExecStop=/usr/local/dpc/lib/sso/bin/dpc-sso stop User=admin TimeoutStartSec=

5. Save and close the dpc-sso.service file.

6. Copy the updated file to the /usr/lib/systemd/system/ folder by running the following command:

cp /usr/local/dpc/lib/sso/setup/dpc-sso.service /usr/lib/ systemd/system/

7. Run the following commands to restart the IDPA System Manager services:

/usr/local/dpc/bin/dpc stop

/usr/local/dpc/bin/dpc start

Disabling SSO If single sign on (SSO) to IDPA System Manager is not working, disable it to log in to IDPA System Manager using the credentials stored in secure storage.

Procedure

1. Open the application.properties file located in /usr/local/dpc/lib/dpc/ elg/ for editing.

2. Add the following entry to the application.properties file:

elg.sso.enabled=false

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3. Save and close the application.properties file.

4. Restart the ELG service using the following command:

systemctl restart msm-elg.service

Results

You can now log in to IDPA System Manager using the credentials stored in secure storage.

Number of activities listed in IDPA System Manager does not match Avamar Administrator

In IDPA System Manager, the activity status information is based on the Policy rather than the individual client. As a result, the number of activities listed in IDPA System Manager does not match what is reported in Avamar Administrator. To compare activity status in IDPA System Manager to Avamar Administrator, add up the number of clients in each Policy for the particular activity status and time frame.

In IDPA System Manager, the clients are listed in the Activities > Systems page on the detailed pane. You can use the Last 24 hours time filter in both IDPA System Manager and Avamar Administrator to compare the information.

For example, if you run ten Policies with two clients each in the last 24 hours and each operation completes successfully, the IDPA System Manager Dashboard shows a Completed count of ten while the Avamar Administrator 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.

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 IDPA System Manager user interface, and then log back in.

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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.

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.

I

IDPA System Manager server

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

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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

Set of protocols for accessing information directories.

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OVA Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) is a single file distribution of a package that follows the packaging format standard called Open Virtualization Format (OVF). The application server is deployed as an OVA virtual machine.

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SSH Secure Shell. A remote login utility that authenticates by way of encrypted security keys instead of prompting for passwords. This prevents p

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