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Configure

The Configure page enables you to manage appliances and assets. It contains the following tabs:

Appliances tab
Protected Assets tab
Copied Assets tab

For procedures used to configure appliances and assets, see these topics in the Configuration chapter:

Appliance superuser account settings
Appliance settings
Protected assets

Appliances tab

From this tab you can view, add, modify, and remove appliances. Tasks are performed using the buttons across the top of the tab and the sub-tabs at the bottom.

Appliance information

The Appliances tab displays the Unitrends appliance you are logged in to, as well as any others it is managing or receiving backup copies from. The following information is provided for each appliance:

Column

Description

Appliance

Name of the Unitrends appliance.

Status

Appliance status:

Available indicates you can perform all management tasks for the appliance.
Not Available indicates the appliance is a backup copy source that cannot be managed from this UI.

Type icon

Icon indicating the appliance type. Hover over the icon for a description.

Address

Appliance IP address.

Version

Unitrends software version running on the appliance.

Storage

Total backup storage capacity. Hover to see amount used / total capacity.

Registered Assets

Number of protected assets that have been added to the appliance.

Appliance tab buttons

These buttons are available:

View Table / View List – Changes the tab view. View appliances in a list or in a table.
Add Appliance – Use to add an appliance so you can manage it from this appliance's UI.
Edit – Use to edit the selected appliance. Modify various options, such as email, users, and date and time.
Remove – Use to remove the selected appliance from the list.

Appliance sub-tabs

These sub-tabs are used to view and modify additional features of the selected appliance:

Storage sub-tab – Use to add, edit, remove, and disable/enable backup storage. (Adding storage is supported for UEB appliances only.) For more information about Storage, see Backup storage.
Backup Copy Targets sub-tab – Use to add, edit, remove, disable/enable, and erase Backup Copy targets. For more information, see Backup copy targets.
Network sub-tab – Use to view and edit network settings for each network adapter on the appliance. For more information, see Networks.

Protected Assets tab

From this tab you can view, add, modify, and remove assets (the machines and applications you protect with your Unitrends appliance). Tasks are performed using the buttons across the top of the tab.

Asset information

The Protected Assets tab displays all assets that have been added to the appliance. Virtual hosts and physical servers display as top-level nodes in the list. To view individual virtual machines and applications, expand the virtual host or application server. The following information is provided for each asset:

Column

Description

Name

Name of the asset.

Address

IP address of the virtual host or physical asset.

Description

Description of the asset.

Credentials

Indicates whether credentials have been assigned to the asset.

Retention

The asset’s retention policy.

Agent Version

Unitrends agent version running on the asset.

Appliance

The name of the appliance that manages the asset.

Asset tab buttons

These buttons are available:

View Table / View List – Changes the tab view. View assets in a list or in a table.
Display All / Display Virtual / Display Physical – Use to filter the assets that display.
Add – Use to add an asset to the appliance. For details, see Protected assets.
Manage Credentials – Use to add, edit, and delete credentials. After creating a credential, you can apply it to an asset. For details, see Asset credentials.
Edit – Use to edit the selected asset. Modify various options, such as encryption, credentials, and retention. For details, see Protected assets.
Remove – Use to remove the selected asset from the appliance. For details, see Managing protected assets.

Copied Assets tab

Displays only for appliances that are receiving backup copies from another Unitrends appliance. The tab lists all assets whose backup copies are stored on this appliance. From this tab you can view, edit, and remove copied assets using the buttons across the top of the tab.

Copied asset information

The following information is provided for each copied asset:

Column

Description

Name

The name of the copied asset.

Description

Description of the asset.

Retention

The retention policy for this asset's backup copies.

Source Appliance

The name of the appliance that manages the asset and sends backup copies.

These buttons are available:

View Table / View List – Changes the tab view. View assets in a list or in a table.
Display All / Display Virtual / Display Physical – Use to filter the assets that display.
Edit – Use to apply a retention policy to the selected copied asset. For details, see Managing retention settings.
Remove – Use to remove the selected copied asset from the appliance. For details, see Managing protected assets.