NovaBackup v12 CMC User Manual
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1. Completed NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 23 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM Backup Policies Backup policies in the CMC are where backup jobs and schedules are defined A backup job is tied to a schedule and all the settings that go along with it They can either be applied to a group or on a specific agent _ NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Home Dashboard Agents and Groups Backup Policies Help About Welcome admin Change Password logout T Description Nfouarge FTP Backup Nfouarge FIP Backup Edit Delete Nfousrge Tape Backup Tape Backup Test Edit Delete Nfouarge xSP Backup WNfouarge xSP Backup Add New Mova BACKUP Central Management Console v12 0 13 0 Copynght NovaStor Corporation 2010 Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 24 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM The first step to configuring a backup policy is to name the policy this is the policy name that will be seen in the backup tab in the agent level group level and the backup policy tab The Backup Name is the name that will be used in logs and for the backup media session Name Backup Policy Name Nfouarge Tape Backup Backup Policy Description Tape Backup Test Backup Name The next step to create a backup policy is to choose what to backup This can include a custom selection or manually selecting files or plug ins directly from the client2. Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 25 NWovasror Source Global Custom Selection drive View Delete All Music Files on the C drive View Delete All Video Files on the C drive View Delete All Bitmap Images Pictures and Photo Files on the C drive View Delete All Outlook Email Files on the C drive View Delete All files on the C drive View Delete D Let me select items manually To proceed click Next Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 26 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM Global Custom Selections are global across the entire CMC so if one of them is edited and another agent or group is using that custom selection in their backup policy that backup policy will use the newly edited custom selection m oy El r Hame Documents Description All Word Excel PowerPoint Text and PDF Documents on the C drive Type T Path T C View Delete Add Include Mask supports wildcards separate multiple file names with a comma doc docx docm dotx dot odt rtf xls xlsx xlsm xlsb xltx Exclude Mask supports wildcards separate multiple file names with a comma The ability to customize the custom selection includes any file masks and what folders to include or exclude Include Path _ Exclude Path J Include Path Exclude Path 4 Path Hy H 7 i inc i IBI j f Copyright N
3. C ProgramData NovaStor NovaStor NovaBACKUP Profiles or C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data NovaStor NovaStor NovaBACKUP Profiles depending on Operating System This file is the determining factor on whether or not the agent needs to download new or changed backup policies Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 44 RIN WE OVA S TO R C WWW NOVASTOR COM Contacting Technical Support Whether you contact us via the phone or via the Support Request Form we will promptly log your U S Hours of operation support request and quickly assign your issue to the MON FRI appropriate support engineer The following sections 7am 5pm PST detail the life cycle of a support request and explain 1 805 579 6700 best practices our processes and your options as the Email support novastor com issue progresses Here are general recommendations for contacting us by phone e mail and website Knowledge base http www novastor com support Our support engineers or help desk operators will ask knowledaebase you a number of standard questions when troubleshooting your issue Please have the below listed information before contacting NovaStor Support We need this information to diagnose problems and quickly log your request Contact Information Name Company name Customer ID Ticket ID if you sent a prior request Telephone fax e mail or other contact details where you can be c
4. Description Nfouarge FIP Backup WNfouarge FTP Backup Nfouarge Tape Backup Tape Backup Test Nfouarge xSP Backup WNfouarge xSP Backup Add New r Add Existing Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 18 RIN RC OVASTO R E WWW NOVASTOR COM When changing a backup policy that has been applied to a group and the group has agents underneath it there is the possibility that edits may have been done to the group backup policy that are on certain agents That is why when you finish editing your group backup policy there is a choice to just finish and not overwrite any backup policies that are on agents that have been edited and the other option is to overwrite the changes that may have been done on the agent level Update Backup Wizard Schedule TIPE ni Soe ule One Time Minute EN a To proceed click Finish or select ie il i lt Previous Finish al Cancel Finish and Overwnte Finish Finish and Ovenwrite Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 19 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM Agents What are referred to in the CMC as agents are really computers that have NovaBACKUP installed on them which are pointed to the CMC for management The general tab of the properties of an agent will give a unique identifier along with the computer name The name of the agent is configurable Th
5. built in SQLite database e NET 3 5 SP1 e NET 4 0 e Internet Explorer 7 0 or higher e IIS with IIS 6 compatibility or utilize the built in standalone web server Installation To start installation click or run the installer executable to begin the installer wizard the installer will let you know what things you are missing for the prerequisites to install the software The Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is unchecked because the software is shipped with a SQLite database that is able to handle many agents but the option to use the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is there if you decide to utilize it js Management Server Download Installer oy In order to install this application you must First install these components Microsoft MET Framework 4 Installed Windows Installer 4 5 For Windows Server 2008 664 Ir Windows Powershell 1 0 Microsoft SOL Server 2008 Express Edition with Service Pi Management Server hes z T W J vu z wu I E E Windows Server 2008 SP2 86 Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 2 RIN WO OVA S TO R E WWW NOVASTOR COM After you have all the prerequisites installed the following screen will come up is Management Server Setup el Welcome to the Management Server Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard will install Management Server on your computer Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard Back Cancel Co
6. Console vi2 0 13 0 Copynght NovaStor Corporation 2010 Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 43 RIN WE OVA S TO R C WWW NOVASTOR COM Technical Reference Windows environment variables can only be used to define custom selections and must be in the form of lt env variable gt An example of this would be lt userprofile gt for the Windows environment variable of userprofile Backup destination variables can be used instead of manually selecting a particular configurable device The device variables that are currently available are the following TAPE for the first tape drive attached to the agent FTP for the first FTP device configured on the agent AMZ for the first Amazon S3 device configured on the agent and finally XSP for the first xSP device configured on the agent CMC server service logs can be found at C Program Files NovaStor NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Service Logs CMC SQLite database can be found at C Program Files NovaStor NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Database Agent CMC script location is located at C ProgramData NovaStor NovaStor NovaBACKUP Scripts Backup cmc or C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data NovaStor NovaStor NovaBACKUP Scripts Backup cmc depending on Operating System This is the location that the actual script file will be held after the agent has grabbed it from the CMC Agent CMCpolicies xml file can be found at
7. Server Provider Standalone Web Server Microsoft I5 C Manual Setup Back Cancel Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 7 AN OVA S TO R lt a WWW NOVASTOR COM After choosing where you want the web application installed to it is time to configure the web application The Public Server Address dialog box shown in this screen is the IP DNS name or computer name that the NovaBACKUP agents are going to be communicating with The Port dropdown box contains the available ports that the NovaBACKUP agents can communicate to the CMC on The computer that hosts the CMC needs to have the port that you choose open on it so the NovaBACKUP agents can communicate with the CMC The agents themselves do not need to open any incoming ports but they have to be configured to use the correct port All agent communication Is initiated from the agent so no incoming communication from the CMC is initiate so there should not be much need to deal with firewalls on the NovaBACKUP agents is Management Server el Management Server Configuration Enter the configuration settings For the Management Service S Public Server Address Port Back Cancel Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 8 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM At this point all the information needed to install the CMC has been gathered and the installer is ready to start installing it
8. add group or right clicking in an empty row f Agents and Groups Windows Internet Explorer Ief Es Coe http crc novastor com ManagementServer html AgentsA4ndGroups ha ti x RF Live Search o x we Favorites oy E Suggested Sites Web Slice Gallery Agents and Groups fay X za I c Pager Safety Tools NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Home Dashboard Agents and Groups Backup Policies Help About Welcome admin Change Password logout T Description T Connected Last Activity Date T Last Backup Status a amp Pending Machines not assigned to groups g Edit Delete WD ac Hv win7 3 11 13 2010 10 17 48 AM Edit Delete J AG LP NFOUARGE 11 13 2010 10 51 18 AM WD ac ws skeanini 11 13 2010 10 17 48 AM Edit Delete st tp asia pc 11 13 2010 10 17 49 AM Edit Delete nate rc 11 13 2010 10 17 50 AM Edit Delete Add Group Add Group NovaBACKUP Central Management Console vi2 0 13 0 Copynght NovaStor Corporation 2010 Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 15 NWovasror Like the example below you can have a very complex hierarchy if you want to Subgroups and agents inherit the backup policies that are defined in their parent group but there is the ability to edit the inherited backup policy NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Home Dashboard Agents and Groups Backup Policies Help About We
9. has 3 of 3 subfeatures selected The subreatures require 8137E6 on your hard drive Location Program Files NovaStoriWoyvabaCKUP Central Browse Management Console Reset Disk Usage Back Cancel Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 5 AN OVA S TO R lt a WWW NOVASTOR COM The next screen allows you to choose whether or not you are going to use the built in SQLite database or utilize a Microsoft SQL Server From internal testing unless you have a larger installation of over 30 agents that you will be controlling the SQLite database works quite well is Management Server SQL Database Server Provider Select the server provider on which the database will be installed SOL Server Provider f SQLite Microsoft SQL Server Back Cancel Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 6 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM Assuming you choose the SQLite database the next screen you will see is the screen that will ask you where you want to host the web application If you do not already have IIS installed on your machine we have found in testing that the standalone web server works very well If you have IIS installed it is recommended you use it otherwise you will have a conflict of open ports ia Management Server i el Web Server Provider Select the server provider on which the web application will be installed S Web
10. 5 PM E BucketExplorer64 jre 2009100201 E Bucket ExplorerTrialLicense lic File 11 13 2009 9 33 25 AM _ Config Msi bucketexplorer properties File 10 6 2010 1 08 46 PM f bucketexplorer tips 168 File 11 13 2009 9 33 28 AM BucketExplorer64 exe 20709095 File 11 13 2009 9 32 00 AM hs_err_pid1564 log 12457 File 7 9 2010 5 10 22 PM _ hs_err_pid6104 log 11618 File 6 4 2010 3 06 50 PM Z hs_err_pid6744 l0g 12455 File 9 3 2010 3 28 12 PM i 0 Folder 1 1 0001 12 00 00 AM Folder 1 1 0001 12 00 00 AM Folder 1 1 0001 12 00 00 AM Folder 1 1 0001 12 00 00 AM Folder 1 1 0001 12 00 00 AM To proceed click Next lt Previous l Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 41 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM The settings that are available during the restore wizard are almost identical and work the same way that restore options do in NovaBACKUP Settings W Restore ACL file permissions When restoring a file that already exists on my computer C Do not overwrite existing files _ Overwrite existing file if they are older Overwrite existing files Restore to Restore file s to original location Restore file s to alternate location Browse Fi Finalize databases on restore To proceed click Finish Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 42 Novastar Dashboard The Dashboard gives an overview
11. RIN WO OVA S TO R C WWW NOVASTOR COM NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual NovaStor November 2010 2010 NovaStor all rights reserved All trademarks are the property of their respective owners Features and specifications are subject to change without notice The information provided herein is provided for informational and planning purposes only KG OVASTO R lt a WWW NOVASTOR COM About NovaBACKUP Central Management Console NovaBACKUP Central Management Console CMC is a web based management console that allows the user to create delete and run backup or restore jobs on the computers that have NovaBACKUP installed on them The CMC is a full management console that includes everything you would need in order to manage multiple installations of NovaBACKUP whether those installations are on the local LAN or across the WAN The Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 1 INC OVAS TOR WWW NOVASTOR COM Installing NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Minimum System Requirements The minimum requirements are listed below e Microsoft Windows XP SP3 82 or 64 bit Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 32 or 64 bit Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Enterprise SP2 32 or 64 bit Microsoft Windows 2008 Standard Enterprise SP1 82 or 64 bit or Microsoft Windows 7 32 or 64 bit e Connectivity to one of the following Microsoft SQL 2005 SP2 Microsoft SQL 2008 or the
12. b will show all the devices that are addressable to the NovaBACKUP agent if the agent is online General Backup Restore Device c D Network Tape ID 0 bus 3 QUANTUM DAT DAT160 000 Tape ID 0 bus 3 QUANTUM DAT D xSP device 1 xSP device 1 FIP Store 0 FIP Store 0 Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 22 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM The log tab will always be available no matter if the agent is online or not The logs themselves that are available in this view are stored in the database The log file limit is 3O0MB so in certain extreme cases a full detailed log will not be available here if you have the logging set to detailed logging You are able to either double click on the log entry or press the view button to open a log Agent Detail es ad pre Mes Backup Restore Device General l mje eja Start Date Time 11 13 2010 11 29 26 AM 11 13 2010 11 29 21 AM 11 13 2010 11 15 57 AM 11 13 2010 10 48 53 AM 11 13 2010 10 48 29 AM 11 13 2010 10 30 19 AM 11 12 2010 9 11 57 PM 11 11 2010 6 55 53 PM Copyright NovaStor 2010 End Date Time 11 13 2010 11 29 30 AM 11 13 2010 11 29 24 AM 11 13 2010 11 15 57 AM 11 13 2010 10 48 53 AM 11 13 2010 10 48 35 AM 11 15 2010 10 30 26 AM 11 13 2010 5 47 49 AM 11 12 2010 3 17 14 AM Status T Failed Completed Completed Completed Completed Completed Completed
13. e New Backup Wizard Schedule Type of schedule No schedule One Time Minute Hourly First Run 11 13 2010 Q Random between 12 00 AM m and 11 59 PM m a Specific Nay a Repeat Every 1 dats Days of the week __ Sunday Fi Monday Tuesday w Wednesday Thursday Fa Friday Saturday To proceed click Finish lt Previous Fish Cancel Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 40 NWovasros Restore Wizard The Restore Wizard is only available at the agent level and only when the agent is online The Restore Wizard will show all available media that is able to be restored from At which point the piece of media can be drilled down through and select the files and folders that are needed to be restored Select Items To Restore Media T Type T Created on T Total Files T Total Bytes Y Location Device T 4 Media View 4 Disk Backups Category MySimpleViewBackup_Full Volume 4 12 2010 6 38 27 AM G yottalocal Volume 4 13 2010 6 05 49 AM G BigBackup Volume 8 27 2010 4 59 13 AM G My Media Volume 10 11 2010 8 34 26 AM C temp cusers Volume 10 11 2010 9 21 55 AM C temp My Media Volume 10 14 2010 11 05 32 AM C a ss BackunSet 10 14 2010 11 05 32 AM 662 450440247 i BackupSet 10 14 2010 11 05 32 AM 662 125419347 E e Type Modified _ AWS keys _ Bucket Explorerchrish lic File 12 15 2009 2 42 5
14. e group that the agent belongs to is also configurable When a new agent connects to the CMC the agent is put into the Pending group automatically Agent Details General Backup Restore Device Logs Friendly Name AG LP NFOUARGE Group Laptops Connected Machine name AG LP NFOUARGE Unique id f5435a95c df61 4f2c 9965 3393266bbf4c Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 20 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM The Backup tab shows what backup policies are applied to the agent including all agent specific backup policies and group level backup policies Just like on the group level the ability to add new backup policies or add existing backup policies is available in this view Group level backup policies cannot be deleted but they can be edited but agent specific backup policies can be removed The ability to start a backup or stop a currently backup that is going is also available in this view The start or stop option is only available if the agent is online Agent Details General Backup Nfouarge FTP Backup Nfouarge FTP Backup Edit Start Remove Nfouarge Tape Backup Tape Backup Test Edit Start Remove Nfouarge xSP Backup Nfouarge xSP Backup Edit Start Remove _ Add New Add Existing Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 21 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM The device ta
15. ed on the agent Below is an example of the usage of device variables New Backup Wizard Destination Backup Destination ackup to TAPE Backup t To proceed click Next Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 37 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM Now that the selections and device that the backup is going to is selected it is time to determine the settings for the backup The CMC includes almost every setting that the NovaBACKUP client has and the settings work the same as if they were set on the NovaBACKUP client Settings General Filters Encryption Anti Virus Custom Commands Run As Notification Write Mode Overwrite media Backup Mode Full Fj Compress Files Fa verify Data After Backup _ Backup security and permissions ACL ial Automatically eject media at the end of job Force databases to be backed up in full mode Fi Enable Open File Backup tual Enable Drive Letter Management Media Chunk No Chunk Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 38 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM One thing to be particularly careful of when setting the settings is that the Run As tab determines what user the backup will be impersonated as If nothing is specified here and no one is logged in the backup will run as the localsystem account which may not have the correct rights to backup from or to where it i
16. iz Management Server Setup Jo Ready to install Management Server Click Install to begin the installation Click Back to review or change any of your installation settings Click Cancel bo exit the wizard Back Cancel Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 9 AYN WE OVA S TO R E WWW NOVASTOR COM iis Management Server Setup O Installing Management Server Please wait while the Setup Wizard installs Management Server Status sek we iis Management Server Setup e E4 Completed the Management Server Setup Wizard Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard J Start the Management Server Service J Start the Management Web Server Back Cancel At this point the NovaBACKUP Central Management Console is now installed Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 10 NWovasror NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Interface Logging into the NovaBACKUP Central Management Console The NovaBACKUP Central Management Console CMC web interface is your only access point for managing NovaBACKUP CMC Logging into the CMC is as simple as opening a web browser that supports Silverlight and browsing to the IP DNS name or computer name that you configured in the installation Once you get to that point you will want to click on the login link in the upper right hand cor
17. lcome admin Change Password logout Hierarchy T Description T Connected Last Activity Date YT Last Backup Status 4 amp NovaStor NovaStor Computers Edit Delete 4 E Laptops Laptop Computers Edit Delete J AG LP NFOUARGE 11 13 2010 11 00 41 AM Edit Delete J SI LP ASIA PC 11 13 2010 11 00 49 AM Edit Delete 4 E Workstations Workstation Computers Edit Delete A EA Hyper V Test Machines Edit Delete ac Hv winz 3 11 13 2010 11 01 29 AM Edit Delete WD ac ws skeanini 11 13 2010 11 01 36 AM Edit Delete 4 2 Nate s Apartment Nate s Apartment Machines Edit Delete nate rc 11 13 2010 11 02 09 AM O Edit Delete Add Group NovaBACKUP Central Management Console vi2 0 13 0 Copynght NovaStor Corporation 2010 Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 16 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM Groups When defining a group you can define the parent group and the name of the group along with a description General Backup Parent Group Nannie NovaStor Description NovaStor Computers Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 17 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM The Backup tab in the group properties is where you can either add an existing backup policy or create a new backup policy for the group General Backup Name T Descnption T Existing Backup Policies ae E T
18. n made it is time to tell the backup policy where to back up the selections to Destination Backup Destination Backup to Media name E Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 30 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM The Backup to button will query the agent as to what is available to backup to on that specific agent Network Tape ID 0 bus 3 QUANTUM DAT DAT160 000 SP device 1 FIP Store 0 Media name ty Media Backup path y OK Cancel Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 31 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM There is always the choice to manually type in where the backups should go too below is what the destination path should look like to a hard disk optical media flash drive usb drive or really any other locally attached device that is not a tape drive Destination Backup Destination C HugeBackup My Media nbd Backup to Media name My Media To proceed click Next Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 32 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM Below is what the destination should look like for a tape device Destination Backup Destination Tape ID 0 bus 3 QUANTUM DAT DAT160 000 tapebackup nbd Backup to Media name tapebackup Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 33 Novas
19. ner of the web application If the login link is not there this means that either the management service is not started or there Is not a valid license in the CMC NovaBACKUP Central Management Console ome Help About login Home Nwovasror NovaBACKUP Centrai Management Console vi2 0 13 0 Copynght NovaStor Corporation 2010 Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 11 D n OVASTOR WWW NOVASTOR COM Login User name admin Password Forgot Password OK Cancel The default login username is admin with a password of admin which you can also get if you click on the forgot password link Password Hint 2 2K Default password is admin Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 12 NN OVASTOR WWW NOVASTOR COM Once logged in it is recommended you put in your license in the About section of the CMC NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Home Dashboard Agents and Groups Backup Policies Help Welcome admin Change Password logout About http www novastor com License Status Trial Trial Days Remaining 15 Activate License NOVASTOR e NovaBACKUP Central Management Console vi2 0 13 0 Copynght NovaStor Corporation 2010 Activate License s a License Key OK Cancel Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instructi
20. of what is and has happened along with quick access to the latest logs Notice that the log section of the dashboard allows you to change the number of items per page depending on your resolution NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Agents and Groups Backup Policies Help About Welcome admin Change Password logout Current Status Backup job statuses in the past 30 days Total Agents Time period for alerts 30 days Legend Started Completed Failed Stopped Total Agents Online 5 Agents not seen in time period 0 Failed backups within the last 24 hours 0 Agents without backups in time period Total backups completed in the last 24 hours Agents with failed backups in time period Total backups completed this month to date Failed backups in time period Start Time End Time Failed backup jobs in the past 30 days Pending AG LP NFOUARGE 11 13 2010 10 48 53 AM 11 13 2010 10 48 53 AM Backup Completed Pending AG LP NFOUARGE 11 13 2010 10 48 29 AM 11 13 2010 10 48 35 AM Backup Completed Pending AG LP NFOUARGE 11 13 2010 10 30 19 AM 11 13 2010 10 30 26 AM Backup Completed Pending AG LP NFOUARGE 11 12 2010 9 11 57 PM 11 13 2010 5 47 49 AM Backup Completed Pending AG LP NFOUARGE 11 11 2010 6 55 53 PM 11 12 2010 3 17 14 AM Backup Completed K Boa a Page ao of i amp items per page 7 NovaBACKUP Central Management
21. on Manual 13 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM The password and password hint can be changed by clicking on the Change Password link in the upper right hand corner of the web application NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Dashboard Agents and Groups Backup Policies Help About Welcome admin Change Password logout Home New Password Confirm Password i Password Hint NovaBACKUP Central Management Console vi2 0 13 0 Copynght NovaStor Corporation 2010 Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 14 NWovasror Agents and Groups After you have entered in your license it is time to start configuring the CMC It is suggested you start by going to the Agents tab of the CMC NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Home Dashboard Backup Policies Help About Welcome admin Change Password logout Hierarchy T Description T Connected Last Activity Date T Last Backup Status A Ge Pending Machines no signed to groups Edit Delete pee WD sc Hv win7 3 11 13 2010 10 17 48 AM WD 4c Lp nrouarce 11 13 2010 10 51 18 AM WW 4c ws skeanini 11 13 2010 10 17 48 AM st tp asia pc nate pc 11 13 2010 10 17 49 AM 11 13 2010 10 17 50 AM m D T D ey Add Group NovaBACKUP Central Management Console vi2 0 13 0 Copynght NovaStor Corporation 2010 You can add groups and subgroups by either clicking the
22. ontacted if you have not provided this information earlier or you are contacting NovaStor first time Computing Environment Information e System specifications and operating system e Product name and version e Build number e System configuration Please describe your problem in an accurate and detailed manner so that our support Engineers can assist you in the shortest possible time Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 45
23. ovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 27 RINOVASTOR WWW NOVASTOR COM The custom selections can also include Windows environment variables put in the form of lt env variable gt such as the below example using the environment variable userprofile q 2 Include Path ies F Exclude Path Path lt uUserprofile gt Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 28 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM The other option that is available if and only if you are creating a backup policy for a specific user is to manually select the files that are needed to be backed up This can include System State Exchange SQL or VMware plug ins along with normal files Select Items To Backup Click on an item on the left to view its contents on the right Click on the checkbox next to the drive folder or file that you want to include in the backup job al G3 J Ds J EA FA system State _ Network Recycle Bin WATI GS archive_db AWS keys BucketExplorer64 jre 2009100201 Contig Msi customization Documents and Settings DRModule Final vi2 Goldmine Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder To proceed click Next Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 29 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM After the backup selections have bee
24. pyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 3 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM Clicking next on that screen will present you with the End User License Agreement screen which needs to be accepted before continuing is Management Server Setup oy X End User License Agreement Please read the Following license agreement carefully All Management Server users must agree to the following term and conditions before using this software Please read them carefully PERMITTED USES l Management Server is licensed for one machine only If Wou require additional copies a Site license may he purchased Crom Novastor Corporation USES HOT PERMITTED a You may not transfer this software electronically or athermwise and wo maw not wake anw conies nf this M I accept the terms in the License Agreement Print Back Cancel Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 4 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM After accepting the EULA the next screen shows what features will be installed it is recommended to keep everything with the defaults here unless there is a specific reason you need to change them iis Management Server Setup Custom Setup Select the way you want Features to be installed Click the icons in the tree below to change the way Features will be installed MENE EU Server This Feature requires 1KB on your hard drive It
25. s expected to Settings General Filters Encryption Anti Virus Custom Commands Notification O Logged In User Specife User Domain Name domain User Name Username Password To proceed click Next Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 39 KG OVASTO R lt a WWW NOVASTOR COM The final step in creating a backup policy is to define the schedule All of the options that are available in the NovaBACKUP client software are available in the CMC One option that is not in the NovaBACKUP software that is in the CMC is the option to schedule a random time for the backup to be scheduled at What random means in the CMC is that when the schedule is grabbed by the agent the CMC tells the agent to create a random schedule between the two times and apply that as the schedule This means that once the schedule has been created on the agent it will run at the random time that it generated when the CMC told it to schedule the backup This particular option is very nice when you have many agents that are going to be using the same backup policy but you do not want them to overload the network and all start at the same time One final thing to note about schedules is that when a schedule is sent from the CMC to the agent it is of the CMC server s time so if the CMC server s time is different such as in a different time zone than the agent make sure to account for that when creating the schedul
26. tar WWW NOVASTOR COM Network devices such as a NAS device or Windows share need to look like the below for the destination Destination Backup Destination Network fileserver sharel backup network nbd Backup to Media name To proceed click Next Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 34 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM Ftp devices will look like the below destination example Destination Backup Destination FTP Store 0 Backup to i ii ou Nex Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 35 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM Finally xSP devices will look like the following Destination Backup Destination xSF device 1 Copyright NovaStor 2010 NovaBACKUP Central Management Console Instruction Manual 36 Novastar WWW NOVASTOR COM One of the challenges when dealing with backup policies applied to groups is that unless there is a specific naming convention that is enforced with user addable devices they might not be named the same In order to combat this issue a little the CMC is able to deal with some device variables The device variables that are currently available are the following TAPE for the first tape drive attached to the agent F TP for the first FTP device configured on the agent AMZ for the first Amazon S3 device configured on the agent and finally XSP for the first xSP device configur
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