Use these procedures to manage existing appliances, add appliances that you want to manage from this appliance’s web interface, and remove appliances that you no longer wish to manage.
Use this procedure to edit an appliance. For a description of each option, see Appliance settings.
1 | In the Configure > Appliances page, select the appliance and click Edit. |
2 | In the Edit Appliance dialog, modify information on each tab as desired and click Save. |
• | General tab - Use to edit the appliance’s name and IP Address. Make sure to remember the new IP address so that you can continue to access the appliance’s UI. |
• | Email tab - Use to configure appliance email. |
• | Date Time tab - Use to set the appliance date and time. |
• | Users tab - Use to add, modify, or remove appliance users. |
• | Encryption - Use to set up encryption by providing a Passphrase and saving the Master Key File. Once encryption has been configured, you can opt to encrypt backups by asset (Configure > Protected Assets > Edit Asset). |
• | Advanced tab - Use to configure this appliance as a Backup Copy Target. |
• | License tab - Use to view, modify, or upgrade the appliance license. |
1 | Click Add Appliance. |
2 | Enter the Name you wish to use to identify the appliance. |
3 | Enter the IP Address of the appliance. |
4 | Enter the User Name and Password you used to configure the appliance. |
5 | Click Save. |
Once you've added a remote appliance, it displays on the Configure > Appliances tab in Available status. You can then manage operations on the remote appliance as your user role permits, with some exceptions (for example, you are unable to manage users on remote appliances). Any appliance that is not in Available status cannot be managed from this UI. Appliance statuses include:
Status | Description |
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Available (logged in) | You are logged in to this appliance and can manage its operations. |
Available | This is a remote appliance that can be managed from this UI. |
Not Available |
The appliance is configured as a backup copy source only and cannot be managed from this UI. To enable management, simply click Edit, check Enable Management of this appliance, supply User Name and Password credentials, and click Save. |
Pending |
This is a remote appliance that is requesting permission to send backup copies to the appliance you are logged in to. Click ! to accept or deny the request. |
1 | Remove the appliance’s assets from all jobs. |
2 | Go to Configure > Appliances and select the appliance you wish to remove. |
3 | Click Remove. |
1 | Select the options icon in the upper-right, then click Check for Updates. |
2 | Click Update. |