Dell Appassure 5 User Guide

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B39 •Resume protection for all machines (if protection is paused)
•Refresh metadata for all protected machines
Each machine listed under the Protected Machines menu also has a drop-down menu that controls functions only 
for that machine. From the drop-down menu for any machine, you can perform the following:
•Force a snapshot for the selected machine (you can choose volumes on the machine and you can choose 
either an incremental snapshot or a base...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B40 If your Core replicates any machines from another AppAssure Core, then the Machines tab contains a Replicated 
Machines pane.
Viewing the Protected Machines pane
The Protected Machines pane contains information about all machines protected on this AppAssure Core. For 
each protected machine (if any are protected yet), you see listed in the grid the information described in the 
following table.
If any of the machines protected in this Core are...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B41 You can perform actions on two or more of the machines listed in the protected machines grid. To perform 
actions on multiple machines, select the checkbox for each protected machine, and then, from the expanded 
Actions drop-down menu, you can perform any of the actions described in the following table.
From the Configuration drop-down menu for each protected machine, you can perform the actions listed in the 
following table. Some options appear only...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B42
Viewing the Replicated Machines pane
If any of the machines protected in this Core are being replicated, then you will see the Replicated Machines 
pane. This section contains information about all machines replicated on this AppAssure Core, as described in 
the following table.
From the Actions drop-down menu of the Replicated Machines pane, you can perform the actions described in 
the following table.Force Log Truncation 
for SQLFor a SQL Server...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B43 You can perform actions on two or more of the machines listed in the replicated machines grid. To perform 
actions on multiple machines, select the checkbox for each protected machine, and then, from the expanded 
Actions drop-down menu, select the action you want to perform.
Viewing the Summary tab
The Summary tab appears as the first tab in the AppAssure Core Console when you select a protected agent 
machine. It contains, at minimum, a Summary pane...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B44 • Set Exchange Server credentials. For an Exchange Server machine, you can set or modify Exchange 
Server settings, including forcing truncation of the Exchange Server logs, or setting credentials for an 
exchange server instance. For more information, see Setting credentials for an Exchange Server 
machine.
Viewing the Volumes pane
For any agent machine, from the Summary tab, in the Volumes pane, you can perform the following actions for 
any of the...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B45
Viewing the Events tab for a protected machine
On the Events tab, you can view the jobs that occurred or are in progress the protected machine you selected. 
Buttons at the top of the page let you navigate to lists of jobs in each of the three categories of activities:
•Tasks. A job that the AppAssure must perform to operate successfully.
•Alerts. A notification related to a task or event that includes errors and warning.
•Events. A composite of all...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B46 The Events tab displays all events in a table. The table includes the following information for each item.
Table 23. Events tab table informationExport type drop-
down listThe drop-down list includes the formats to which you can export the event 
report. It includes the following formats:
•PDF
•XLS
•XLSX
•RTF
•CSV
Export icon Converts the event report to the format you selected.
Page selection Event reports can include several jobs across multiple...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B47
Viewing the Tools tab for a protected machine
The Tools tab shows machine information by default, and lets you access the tools to help manage this 
particular machine. To access these tools, select an option from the Tools menu on the left, or from the drop-
down menu on the Tools tab. These tools are described in the following table.
Table 24. Information about tools accessible to a protected machine
UI Element Description
System Info Shows...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B48
Viewing the configuration tab for a protected 
machine
The Configuration tab for a protected machine (agent) shows settings and configuration options that let you 
adjust and customize the protection of the selected machine. To access these settings, select an option from 
the menu on the Configuration page, or from the drop-down menu on the Configuration tab. These options are 
described in the following table.
Viewing the replicated machines menu
In...