ADT - User Guide

EMC AVAMAR DATA TRANSPORT
RELEASE 1.0 SP3
USERS GUIDE
P/N 300-012-175 REV A03
EMC CORPORATION CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS: HOPKINTON, MA 01748-9103 1-508-435-1000 WWW.EMC.COM
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Avamar Data Transport Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Scope and Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Avamar support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Knowledgebase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Live chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Service Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Facilitating support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Your comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Typographic conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Safety admonitions and notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Important Terms and Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avamar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avamar Data Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VMware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 12 12 13
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Logging in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Login failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Session timeouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About the GUI screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About the WORKSPACES tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . My Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administration workspace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About the TOOLBAR tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Springboards list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing the Springboards list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing springboards from the Springboards list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customizing the GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moving a springboard in a workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copying a springboard to My Workspace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing a springboard from a workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 15 16 16 18 18 18 19 19 20 21 22 22 22 23
TABLE OF CONTENTS Using online help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Viewing online help for specific springboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Viewing online help for the Avamar Data Transport application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Logging out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Overview of Avamar Data Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Understanding Avamar Data Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Avamar Data Transport architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Exploring the user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 ADT Server springboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Avamar Servers springboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Queued Tasks springboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Quick Launch springboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Where to get help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Knowledgebase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Live chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
User management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Creating a user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Editing a user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Disabling a user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Unlocking a user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Role management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Types of roles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Adding a role to a user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Deleting a role from a user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
User profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Changing your name or email address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Changing your password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Changing email message settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Transporting to Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
What happens during data transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 The ADT Transport Settings window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Configuring global automation settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Creating a transport group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Viewing a list of clients in a transport group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Moving transport groups to tape immediately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Recovering to a Transport Node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

What happens when you recover a backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 About Searching in the Avamar Data Transport GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Results Only Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Search Criteria and Results Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 About Filter Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 About Filter Field Wild Card Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Search by Client Display Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Searching the tape archive for client backups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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Managing Transport Node Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Monitoring transport nodes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Reserving a transport node for recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Taking a transport node offline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Purging a node after a recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Unreserving and purging a node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Managing Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Changing the order of tasks in the queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Canceling a pending task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Canceling a task that is in progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Retrying a failed task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Viewing details for completed tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Refreshing the list of completed tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Filtering the list of completed tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Downloading the list of completed tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Printing the list of completed tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
System events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Viewing a quick summary of system events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Viewing complete details for system events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Updating the events table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Resizing table columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Using the taskbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Using the navigational arrows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Filtering events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Acknowledging events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Viewing details for an event. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Security events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Viewing the current security threat level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Viewing complete details for security events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Resizing table columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Using the taskbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Using the navigational arrows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Filtering security events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Archiving security events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Deleting security events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Resetting security threat level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Viewing a quick summary of ADT tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Viewing complete details for ADT tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Resizing table columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Using the taskbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Using the navigational arrows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Filtering tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
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Log file information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Saving log files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Viewing log file listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Avamar support AVAMAR DATA TRANSPORT PREFACE
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Scope and Intended Audience
Scope. This publication describes how to configure and operate EMC Avamar Data Transport 1.0. Intended Audience. The information in this publication is primarily intended for persons responsible for monitoring and administering Avamar Data Transport systems across the enterprise. These persons should have strong working knowledge of Avamar administration.
Product information
For current documentation, release notes, software updates, information about EMC products, licensing, and service, go to the EMC Powerlink website at powerlink.emc.com.
Avamar support
For EMC support, product, and licensing information that may enable you to resolve a product issue before you contact EMC Customer Service, go to the Avamar support page: 1. Go to https://support.emc.com/products. 2. Type a product name in the Find a Product box. 3. Select the product from the list that appears. 4. Click the arrow button to the right of the Find a Product box. 5. (Optional) To add the product to the My Products list so that you do not need to search for it each time, click Add to my products in the top right corner of the product page. The Avamar support page provides access to product documentation, advisories, and downloads, as well as how-to and troubleshooting information.
Knowledgebase
The Avamar Knowledgebase (KB) contains applicable solutions that you can search for either by KB solution number (for example, esgxxxxxx) or by keyword. To search the Avamar KB: 1. Click the Search tab at the top of the Avamar support page. 2. Type either the KB solution number or keywords in the search box.
Your comments AVAMAR DATA TRANSPORT PREFACE 3. (Optional) Limit the search to specific products by typing a product name in the Scope by product box and then selecting the product from the list that appears. 4. Select Knowledgebase from the Scope by resource list. 5. (Optional) Specify advanced options by clicking Advanced options and specifying values in the available fields. 6. Click the search button.
Live chat
If none of these resources resolve the issue, you can engage EMC Customer Service using live interactive chat by clicking Join Live Chat on the Service Center panel of the Avamar support page.
Service Requests
If more in-depth help is required, you can submit a Service Request (SR) by clicking Create Service Requests on the Service Center panel of the Avamar support page. NOTE: To open an SR, you must have a valid support agreement. Contact your EMC sales representative for details about obtaining a valid support agreement or with questions about your account. If you have an existing open SR, you can review the SR by clicking Expand on the Service Center panel and then clicking Manage Service Requests.
Facilitating support
EMC recommends that you enable ConnectEMC and Email Home on all Avamar systems to facilitate the best possible support. Systems with ConnectEMC configured and enabled can automatically generate SRs when appropriate and as noted in this guide.
Your comments
Your suggestions will help us continue to improve the accuracy, organization, and overall quality of our documentation. You may email comments to: BSGDocumentation@EMC.com Please include the following information: Product name and version Document name, part number, and revision (for example, A01) Page numbers Other details that will help us address the documentation issue
Safety admonitions and notices AVAMAR DATA TRANSPORT PREFACE
Typographic conventions
The following table provides examples of standard typographic styles used in this guide to convey various kinds of information.
EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
Click OK. or Select File > Close.
Bold text denotes actual buttons, commands, menus, and options that initiate action. Sequential commands are separated by a greaterthan (>) character. For example, the second example instructs you to select the Close command from the File menu. Bold fixed-width text denotes shell commands that must be entered exactly as they appear. All caps text often denotes a placeholder (token) for an actual value that must be supplied by the user. In this example, FILE would be an actual filename. Regular (not bold) fixed-width text denotes command shell messages, code, and file contents.
Type: cd /tmp --logfile=FILE
Installation Complete.
Safety admonitions and notices

The following safety admonitions and notices appear in this guide: Danger safety admonitions indicate a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. Warning safety admonitions indicate a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. Caution safety admonitions indicate a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury. IMPORTANT: Important notices contain information essential to software or hardware operation.
NOTE: Notes contain information intended to clarify a topic or procedure. Notes never contain information that will cause a failure if ignored.
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TIP: Tips present optional information intended to improve your productivity or otherwise enhance your experience with the product. Tips never contain information that will cause a failure if ignored.
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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
EMC Avamar Data Transport (ADT) is system of virtual machines that run in a VMware ESX or ESXi server environment in conjunction with tape backup software to transport de-duplicated Avamar data to tape. A transport node functions as a target of replication from a primary Avamar server, which, after replication is complete, is moved to tape. Transport nodes can also be recovered from tape, allowing backed up data to be accessed by administrators or users. Transport nodes are sized at either 1TB or 2TB. (All transport nodes that are managed by an ADT control node must be the same size.) Configurations. As transport nodes are used for both targets for replication and targets for recovery from tapes, it is strongly suggested that you configure at least two transport nodes in your systems. Avamar Data Transport 1.0 has been qualified with up to 10 transport nodes per control node; however, it is generally the capabilities of your hardware and network infrastructure that limit how many transport nodes you can efficiently deploy. Installation. Installation of Avamar Data Transport should only be performed by EMC-trained personnel.
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Important Terms and Concepts INTRODUCTION
Important Terms and Concepts

The definitions of the following terms and concepts deviate from the norm in that transport nodes, which have many of the capabilities of Avamar servers, are installed as virtual machines rather than specific rack-mountable hardware.
Avamar
Avamar Grid. See Avamar Server.
Avamar Server. The server component of the Avamar client/server system. An Avamar server is a fault tolerant, high-availability system, comprised of one or more nodes, used to store client backups. It also provides essential processes and services required for data restores, client access, and remote system administration. Sometimes also referred to as a grid. Data Server. Grid. See GSAN.
See Avamar Server.
GSAN. Global Storage Area Network. The GSAN is a component of the Avamar server. It is sometimes referred to as the data server or the storage server. Node. The primary building block in any Avamar system is a node. Each node is a self-contained network-addressable server that runs Avamar software on a virtual machine running the Linux operating system. Retention Policies Backup retention policies allow you to specify how long to keep a particular backup in the Avamar system. Single-Node Server. Single-node Avamar servers combine all the features and functions of Avamar software on a single node. Avamar Data Transport transport nodes are single node configurations of an extensively modified Avamar server. Storage Server. See GSAN.
Avamar Data Transport

Archive Server. See Tape Backup Server.
Avamar Data Transport Framework. The framework is a service oriented architecture that provides applications with common services like communication, security, and event logging. Control Node. The control node is a 64-bit Linux host where the Avamar Data Transport application and the Avamar Data Transport Framework run. The Avamar Data Transport user interface is accessed from a web server that is installed on this host. In addition, the database of all transported files is often located on the control node. There is only one control node in an Avamar Data Transport system. Purging. A process that prepares a transport node as a new target for replication, or as a new target for a recover operation.
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Important Terms and Concepts INTRODUCTION Replication. The process whereby specified client backups on the primary Avamar server are copied to the transport node. Retention Policies. There are two separate types of retention polices to understand in the Avamar Data Transport system. The first type of retention policies are those used to determine how long to keep Avamar client backups in the Avamar system (see Retention Policies on page 12). The other type of retention policies are those used by tape backup applications which are used to determine how long to keep ADT backups on tape. Springboards In the Avamar Data Transport GUI the workspaces display windows called springboards that show system status and provide launch points into system functionality. Tape Backup Server. Avamar Data Transport supports the EMC NetWorker or Symantec NetBackup tape backup products. Both of these products have a server component that drives the tape archiving process. Transport Node. Transport nodes are Avamar Virtual Edition servers that have been modified specifically for use in the Avamar Data Transport system. They are the targets of replication from Avamar servers, and they are used as backup and restore targets by the tape backup server.
VMware
COS. Console Operating System. The COS is the core VMware ESX Server operating system and root console. Also referred to as the ESX Service Console. ESX Server Farm. storage. A logical grouping of VMware ESX Servers that share
RDM. Raw disk mapping. RDM is a construct that maps a virtual disk to a passthrough SCSI device. VIN. Virtual infrastructure node. VIN is a VMware licensing bundle that includes licenses for ESX Server, VMotion, VSMP, and a VirtualCenter node license. VMware ESX Server. The foundation for delivering virtualization-based distributed service to IT environments. A core building block of VMware Infrastructure, ESX Server is a virtualization layer that abstracts processor, memory, storage, and networking resources into multiple virtual machines running side-by-side on the same server. Avamar Data Transport can run on either ESX or ESXi.
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Important Terms and Concepts INTRODUCTION VMware Virtual Machine File System (VMFS). A high-performance cluster file system for ESX Server virtual machines. Each virtual machine is encapsulated in a small set of files and VMFS is the default storage system for these files on physical SCSI disks and partitions. VirtualCenter Management Server. The user interface that delivers centralized management, operational automation, resource optimization, and high availability to IT environments. VMware Virtual Machine. A representation of a physical machine by software. A virtual machine has its own set of virtual hardware (for example, RAM, CPU, NIC, hard disks, and so forth) upon which an operating system and applications are installed. The operating system sees a consistent, normalized set of hardware regardless of the actual physical hardware components. VMware virtual machines contain advanced hardware features such as 64-bit computing and virtual symmetric multiprocessing. Virtual Infrastructure Client (VI Client). An interface that allows administrators and users to connect remotely to the VirtualCenter Management Server or individual ESX Server installations from any Windows platform. Virtual Infrastructure Web Access. A web interface for virtual machine management and remote consoles access. vSphere Client. An interface that allows administrators and users to connect remotely to the vCenter Server or individual ESX Server installations from any Windows platform. Host. The virtual representation of the computing and memory resources of a physical machine running ESX Server. Cluster. The aggregate computing and memory resources when one or more physical machines are grouped together to work and be managed as a whole. Machines can be dynamically added or removed from a Cluster. Resource Pool. A hierarchical grouping of computing and memory resources from Hosts and Clusters. Datastore. Virtual representations of combinations of underlying physical storage resources in the data center. These physical storage resources can be provisioned from the local SCSI disks of the server, the Fibre Channel SAN disk arrays, the iSCSI SAN disk arrays, or Network Attached Storage (NAS) arrays. Networks. In the virtual environment, networks connect virtual machines to each other or to the physical network outside of the virtual data center.
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Logging in GETTING STARTED
GETTING STARTED
To get started with the Avamar Data Transport GUI, review the following topics: Logging in on page 15 About the GUI screens on page 16 About the WORKSPACES tab on page 18 About the TOOLBAR tab on page 19 Customizing the GUI on page 22 Using online help on page 23 Logging out on page 24
Logging in
IMPORTANT: The first time you run the Avamar Data Transport GUI, you must set the lockbox password and provide information for the administrator account. EMC Avamar Data Transport Installation and Reference Manual provides more information. To log in: 1. Type your username in the User Name text box. 2. Type your password in the Password text box. 3. Click Login. You have three tries to provide the correct login information.
Login failures
If you enter incorrect login information, the login process displays the following Error dialog box.
Click OK and type the correct password in the Password text box. If you exceed three login tries without entering the correct login information, Avamar Data Transport displays the following Error dialog box:
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About the GUI screens GETTING STARTED
Contact the administrator to unlock your account. Each failed login attempt creates a warning security event.
Session timeouts
The amount of time a logged-in session remains active depends upon the session timeout setting. (The default setting is 45 minutes.) When a logged-in session is inactive for more than the session timeout setting, the session is automatically terminated. An Error dialog box appears after user interaction: Your session has timed out. Please refresh the browser to log back in. If your session times out: 1. Click OK in the Error dialog box. 2. Refresh the browser. The EMC Avamar Data Transport login screen appears.
About the GUI screens

The Avamar Data Transport GUI has two screens. The first screen is the login screen. NOTE: The first time you invoke the GUI, the Setup Lockbox Password screen appears. EMC Avamar Data Transport Installation and Reference Manual provides more information.
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About the GUI screens GETTING STARTED After login, the GUI displays the EMC Avamar Data Transport screen. This is the main interface screen. The first time you log in, the Administration workspace appears with three empty rectangles.
The rectangles represent drop zones for springboards. The EMC Avamar Data Transport screen also contains two tabs stacked vertically along the left side: The WORKSPACE tab contains, My Workspace and Administration, by default. The TOOLBAR tab displays an icon for the active springboard and a list of available springboards.
The list of springboards available on the TOOLBAR tab depends on the roles assigned to the user. A user with the User role, has access to the Events, Security Events, and My Profile springboards, for example.
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About the WORKSPACES tab GETTING STARTED
About the WORKSPACES tab

The WORKSPACES tab opens and closes horizontally by clicking it. Initially, the WORKSPACES tab contains icons for My Workspace and Administration.
Whenever an administrator installs a value-added (VA) application, Avamar Data Transport creates a new icon for the application on the WORKSPACES tab. For example, after installing the Avamar Data Transport application, the WORKSPACES tab includes the ADT icon.
A workspace provides screen real estate for placing springboards. With the Avamar Data Transport GUI, you can customize workspaces by adding or removing springboards, or by copying springboards to My Workspace.
My Workspace
My Workspace is a user-defined workspace. Initially, My Workspace contains three rectangles, which represent drop zones for springboards. My Workspace provides an area for you to organize frequently-used springboards for easy access.
Administration workspace
The Administration workspace includes up to ten springboards The types of springboards available to a user depend on the users role assignments. The following table describes Administration Role management springboards.
SPRINGBOARD DESCRIPTION
Applications Configuration Disaster Recovery Events
Installs and uninstalls VA applications, and displays application version information. Configures system and message settings. Backs up and restores the Avamar Data Transport components. Displays Avamar Data Transport system events. All users have access to this springboard. The data displayed by the ADT framework is based on the users role assignments. Saves log files for Avamar Data Transport components and value-added (VA) applications and displays the log files in a table format.
Log Information
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About the TOOLBAR tab GETTING STARTED

SPRINGBOARD DESCRIPTION
My Profile Role Management Security Events
Sets options for individual user accounts. All users have access to this springboard. Adds and removes user roles. Displays the current security threat level in the ADT framework by using five colors to categorize threat levels. Displays the total number of tasks currently active in the ADT framework. The tasks are sorted into five status categories: active, scheduled, cancelled, completed, and failed. Creates and edits users.
Tasks
User Management
About the TOOLBAR tab

The TOOLBAR tab opens and closes horizontally by clicking it. When the TOOLBAR tab is open, it displays the icon for the active workspace and the Springboards list. In the following illustration, the ADT workspace is active.
Springboards list
The Springboards list enables you to add or remove springboards to or from a workspace. The roles for the current user determine what springboards are available in the Springboards list. To add a springboard to a workspace: 1. Expand the WORKSPACES tab and select a workspace. 2. Click the checkbox preceding the springboard. The springboard is added to the selected workspace.
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About the TOOLBAR tab GETTING STARTED To remove a springboard from a workspace: 1. Expand the WORKSPACES tab and select a workspace. 2. Clear the checkbox preceding the springboard. The springboard is removed from the selected workspace. In the following illustration, for example, the checkboxes preceding the ADT Server, Queued Tasks, and the Quick Launch springboards are selected.
These springboards would be available in the ADT workspace. The checkbox next to the Avamar Servers springboard is not selected. The Avamar Servers springboard, therefore, would not be available in the ADT workspace. The Springboards list for My Workspace Editing the Springboards list Removing springboards from the Springboards list NOTE: These functions are not available in the Springboards lists for value-added (VA) application or Administration workspaces. includes two exclusive functions:
Editing the Springboards list

To edit springboards from My Workspace: 1. Click WORKSPACES, and then click My Workspace. The My Workspace screen appears. 2. Click TOOLBAR to expand it. 3. Below the Springboards list, click [edit]. The My Workspace Springboards dialog box appears.
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About the TOOLBAR tab GETTING STARTED
4. Select a component from the Workspace list. A list of springboards available for the selected component appears in the Available Springboards pane. 5. Select or clear checkboxes preceding springboard names: (a) To include a springboard in the components Springboards list, select the checkbox preceding the springboard name. (b) To exclude a springboard from the components Springboards list, clear the checkbox preceding the springboard name. 6. Repeat steps 45 to edit the Springboards list for other components, or if finished continue to step 7. 7. Click OK to commit the edits, or Cancel to quit. Avamar Data Transport updates the Springboards list accordingly.
Removing springboards from the Springboards list

To remove springboards from the Springboards list for My Workspace: 1. Click WORKSPACES, and then click My Workspace. The My Workspace screen appears. 2. Click TOOLBAR to expand it. 3. In the Springboards list, click the delete icon next to the springboard.
NOTE: Moving the mouse pointer over the delete icon highlights it. The Alert dialog box appears. 4. Click OK to remove the springboard from the Springboards list, or Cancel to quit.
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Customizing the GUI GETTING STARTED
Customizing the GUI

You can move springboards within a workspace or copy them to My Workspace.
Moving a springboard in a workspace

You can move a springboard by dragging and dropping it onto another springboard or onto a valid drop zone. (Drop zones are represented by dotted-line rectangles.) 1. Click and hold the mouse cursor on the title bar. 2. Drag the springboard to a valid drop zone and drop it by releasing the mouse button. The springboard appears as a transparent rectangle as it is moved. NOTE: The mouse cursor changes to a an invalid drop zone. icon to indicate
Copying a springboard to My Workspace

Each springboard in the Administration or value-added (VA) applications workspaces contains a house icon in the top right corner. To copy a springboard to My Workspace: 1. Click the house icon.
Avamar Data Transport makes a copy of the springboard. The springboard now appears in both my My Workspace and the active workspace. 2. To hide (or remove) the springboard from the active workspace, click the hide from workspace icon. Avamar Data Transport removes the springboard from the active workspace. The springboard remains in My Workspace.
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Using online help GETTING STARTED
Removing a springboard from a workspace

Each springboard in the Administration or value-added (VA) applications workspaces contains a hide from workspace To remove a springboard from a workspace: 1. To remove a springboard from a workspace, click the hide from workspace icon. Avamar Data Transport removes the springboard from the workspace. 2. To add the springboard back to the workspace: (a) Click TOOLBAR to expand. (b) Click the appropriate springboards checkbox. The springboard appears in the selected workspace. icon in the top right corner.
Using online help

To view all online help topics for the Avamar Data Transport GUI: 1. Click the question mark screen. A menu opens with three options. 2. Select an option from the menu: Getting Started Displays getting started topics in a new browser window. Help Opens the online help for the Avamar Data Transport GUI. About EMC Avamar Data Transport Displays a dialog box that shows the current version of the application: (a) Click Read Copyright to view the copyright information. (b) Click OK twice to close the dialog boxes. icon in the upper right corner of the main GUI
Viewing online help for specific springboards

To view context-sensitive online help for a springboard: 1. Click the question mark springboard. icon in the upper right corner of the
Online help for the springboard opens in a new browser window. 2. Close the browser window to exit online help. Closing the browser window that contains online help does not terminate the Avamar Data Transport GUI.
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Logging out GETTING STARTED
Viewing online help for the Avamar Data Transport application

The Avamar Data Transport application is a value-added (VA) application, which includes a specific set of help topics. The online help topics are context sensitive. Each springboard contains a question mark icon in the upper right corner. To access context-sensitive online help for any ADT springboard: 1. Click the question mark icon in the upper right corner.
Online help for the ADT springboard opens in a new browser window. 2. Close the browser window to exit online help. Closing the browser window that contains online help does not terminate the Avamar Data Transport GUI.
Logging out
To log out of the Avamar Data Transport GUI, click the logout icon in the top right corner of the main GUI screen. Logging out returns you to the login screen. NOTE: Avamar Data Transport automatically logs out sessions that remain inactive for a given amount of time.
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Understanding Avamar Data Transport OVERVIEW OF AVAMAR DATA TRANSPORT
OVERVIEW OF AVAMAR DATA TRANSPORT

The following topics provide details to help you to become familiar with the Avamar Data Transport system and user interface: Understanding Avamar Data Transport on page 25 Exploring the user interface on page 27 Where to get help on page 30
Understanding Avamar Data Transport

Avamar Data Transport enables you to make a tape backup of Avamar client data. It does this by replicating data for each client in a domain group to a VMware virtual machine that is configured as a transport node on the Avamar Data Transport server. After this data replicates from the Avamar server to a transport node, the data is backed up to tape by either EMC NetWorker or Symantec NetBackup. The data is then indexed and stored in a database so that you can search for the data later as part of the recovery process. If a user requires the recovery of data that is no longer on the Avamar server, then you can search the tape backup through Avamar Data Transport. When you find the necessary data, you then can recover the backup that contains the data from tape. The backup is recovered to a transport node. You then can connect the Avamar client to the transport node and recover the data to the client machine.
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Understanding Avamar Data Transport OVERVIEW OF AVAMAR DATA TRANSPORT
Avamar Data Transport architecture

The following diagram illustrates the architecture of the Avamar Data Transport environment.
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Transport Nodes
Replication
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The Avamar Data Transport environment includes the following major components: Avamar server on page 26 ESX server hosting Avamar Data Transport Nodes on page 26 Tape backup server on page 27 Tape library on page 27
Avamar server
Avamar Data Transport System services run on the Avamar server and communicate with the Avamar Data Transport control node that runs on a separate host, generally a virtual machine.
ESX server hosting Avamar Data Transport Nodes

The Avamar Data Transport solution utilizes a VMware ESX or ESXi server which hosts multiple virtual machines. These virtual machines include the Avamar Data Transport control node and the transport nodes used to copy client data to tape. The core of the Avamar Data Transport solution is the control node, which provides communication infrastructure between the Avamar server and the transport nodes. In addition to the Avamar Data Transport software, a PostgreSQL database on the control node manages an index of all files backed up to tape by Avamar Data Transport. EMC AVAMAR DATA TRANSPORT 1.0 SP3 USERS GUIDE 26
Exploring the user interface OVERVIEW OF AVAMAR DATA TRANSPORT You can configure multiple transport nodes to share the burden of copying Avamar client data to tape. Avamar Data Transport Node services run on each transport node. The services connect to the tape backup server running either NetWorker or NetBackup.
Tape backup server

The tape backup server is the host on which the tape backup software runs either NetWorker or NetBackup. Each transport node on the Avamar Data Transport server connects to this tape backup server through the Avamar Data Transport Node services on the transport node.
Tape library
The tape library is connected to the tape backup server and contains the tape media on which the Avamar client data is stored after it replicates from the Avamar server to the Avamar Data Transport server.
Exploring the user interface

The Avamar Data Transport graphical user interface (GUI) is a workspace within the Avamar Data Transport Framework GUI. Inside the workspace are windows called springboards that show system status and provide launch points into system functionality. As part of the Avamar Data Transport Framework GUI, the Avamar Data Transport application GUI supports the following web browsers: Windows Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox For supported versions of these browsers refer to the EMC Avamar Compatibility and Interoperability Matrix. The following springboards appear in the Avamar Data Transport group of the GUI: ADT Server springboard on page 28 Avamar Servers springboard on page 28 Queued Tasks springboard on page 29 Quick Launch springboard on page 29
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Exploring the user interface OVERVIEW OF AVAMAR DATA TRANSPORT
ADT Server springboard

The ADT Server springboard provides a summary of the transport nodes in the environment. It also enables you to launch a server viewer to view detailed activity in real time for each transport node on the Avamar Data Transport server.
Avamar Servers springboard

The Avamar Servers springboard provides status information for each Avamar server from which Avamar Data Transport replicates data.
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Exploring the user interface OVERVIEW OF AVAMAR DATA TRANSPORT
Queued Tasks springboard

The Queued Tasks springboard lists the Avamar Data Transport tasks that are pending or currently in progress. You can change the order in which tasks are processed or cancel a task. NOTE: Only 50 tasks are displayed in the queue.
Quick Launch springboard

The Quick Launch springboard provides access to the following frequently used functions: Transport Settings Enables you to configure replication and recovery settings. Reports Enables you to monitor system activity that has already occurred. Search By Client Enables you to search the tape backup for a backup that contains data for a specific client, and then to recover the backup that contains the client data.
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Where to get help OVERVIEW OF AVAMAR DATA TRANSPORT
Where to get help

For EMC support, product, and licensing information that may enable you to resolve a product issue before you contact EMC Customer Service, go to the Avamar support page: 1. Go to https://support.emc.com/products. 2. Type a product name in the Find a Product box. 3. Select the product from the list that appears. 4. Click the arrow button to the right of the Find a Product box. 5. (Optional) To add the product to the My Products list so that you do not need to search for it each time, click Add to my products in the top right corner of the product page. The Avamar support page provides access to product documentation, advisories, and downloads, as well as how-to and troubleshooting information.
Knowledgebase
The Avamar Knowledgebase (KB) contains applicable solutions that you can search for either by KB solution number (for example, esgxxxxxx) or by keyword. To search the Avamar KB: 1. Click the Search tab at the top of the Avamar support page. 2. Type either the KB solution number or keywords in the search box. 3. (Optional) Limit the search to specific products by typing a product name in the Scope by product box and then selecting the product from the list that appears. 4. Select Knowledgebase from the Scope by resource list. 5. (Optional) Specify advanced options by clicking Advanced options and specifying values in the available fields. 6. Click the search button.
Live chat
If none of these resources resolve the issue, you can engage EMC Customer Service using live interactive chat by clicking Join Live Chat on the Service Center panel of the Avamar support page.
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Creating a user account USER MANAGEMENT
USER MANAGEMENT
The User Management springboard enables an administrator (a user with the Administrator role) to create, edit, and disable user accounts. An administrator also uses the User Management springboard to unlock user accounts for users, who fail to log in after three tries.
Creating a user account

To create a user account: 1. In the User Management springboard, click Create User. The Create User dialog box appears. 2. Type the appropriate information in each text box. The following table describes each text box.
TEXT BOX DESCRIPTION
User Name
Type a unique name. Maximum length is 32 alphanumeric characters. Do not use special characters, or leading or trailing spaces. The username is case insensitive. Type the users first name. Maximum length is 32 alphanumeric characters. Do not use special characters, or leading or trailing spaces. Type the users last name. Maximum length is 32 alphanumeric characters. Do not use special characters, or leading or trailing spaces. Type the users email address in the standard email format: username@example.com Valid email addresses contain 5 to 64 characters.
First Name
Last Name
Email Address
Status
Select Active to enable the user account, or Inactive to disable it.
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Editing a user account USER MANAGEMENT

Password
Type a password from 8 to 32 characters. The password must contain at least 8 characters including uppercase and lowercase characters, one numeric character, and one special character from the following characters: ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) ? _ < > : , . / Do not use any of the following characters in a password: Leading or trailing spaces Minus (-), plus (+), or equal (=) The password is case sensitive. NOTE: For security, passwords are masked by asterisks.
Confirm Password
Retype the password to confirm it.
NOTE: Red asterisks indicate required information. 3. Click OK to create the user account, or Cancel to quit. The new user account appears in the list box. By default, all new user accounts are assigned the User role.
Editing a user account

To edit a user account: 1. In the User Management springboard, type the users last name or a portion of it in the Last Name text box. The GUI tries to match the characters you type to existing last names. 2. Select the user from the list of names. 3. Click Edit User. The Edit User dialog box appears. The table in Creating a user account on page 31 includes descriptions for each text box. 4. Edit the information. IMPORTANT: For security, the password field displays a dummy password. 5. Click OK to continue with the edit, or Cancel to quit.
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Unlocking a user account USER MANAGEMENT
Disabling a user account

IMPORTANT: You cannot delete a user account from the Avamar Data Transport system. You can only disable an account. To disable a user account: 1. In the User Management springboard, type the users last name or a portion of it in the Last Name text box. The GUI tries to match the characters you type to existing last names. 2. Select the user from the list of names. 3. Click Edit User. The Edit User dialog box appears. 4. Select Inactive. 5. Click OK to disable the user, or Cancel to quit.
Unlocking a user account

Avamar Data Transport locks a user account after a user fails to log in after three failed attempts. The fourth login attempt and all subsequent logins result in an error dialog box:
An administrator must unlock the account. To unlock a user account: 1. In the User Management springboard, type the users last name or a portion of it in the Last Name text box. The GUI tries to match the characters you type to existing last names. 2. Select the user from the list of names.
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Unlocking a user account USER MANAGEMENT 3. Click Edit User. The Edit User dialog box appears with an additional option, Login Status.
4. Click the locked
icon next to Login Status. icon.
The locked icon changes to an unlocked
5. Click OK to unlock the user account, or Cancel to quit. NOTE: The Login Status option only appears in the Edit User dialog box when a users account is locked. After an administrator unlocks the user account, GUI no longer displays the Login Status option in the Edit User dialog box.
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Types of roles ROLE MANAGEMENT
ROLE MANAGEMENT
The Role Management springboard enables an administrator to add or delete roles to or from a user account. Roles enable a user access to components and functionality within the Avamar Data Transport system and access to value-added (VA) applications. The types of roles a user is assigned, determine what springboards are available to the user, what types of events are viewable by the user, and what VA applications are accessible to the user, for example.
Types of roles
The following table contains a one-to-one relationship between Avamar Data Transport GUI functions and the required roles.
REQUIRED ROLES ADMINISTRATOR AUDITOR USER
AVAMAR DATA TRANSPORT FUNCTIONS
Create or edit users Create or apply images Edit configuration options Edit user roles Install, remove, or update value-added applications from the Applications springboard. Launch Event Viewer Launch Security Event Viewer Launch Task Viewer Make changes from My Profile springboard View Applications springboard View Configuration springboard View Disaster Recovery springboard View Events springboard View Log Information springboard View My Profile springboard
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No No No No No
No No No No No
Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No Yes No Yes No No No No No Yes
Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes1 No Yes
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Adding a role to a user account ROLE MANAGEMENT

REQUIRED ROLES ADMINISTRATOR AUDITOR USER
AVAMAR DATA TRANSPORT FUNCTIONS
View Role Management springboard View Security Events springboard View Tasks springboard View tasks in ADT Framework Task Viewer View threat level View User Management springboard
1
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No Yes No No Yes No
No Yes Yes1 Yes Yes No
Avamar Data Transport filters data based on the user accounts roles.
Adding a role to a user account

IMPORTANT: Only users with the Administrator role can add or delete roles to or from a user account. To add a role to a user account: 1. In the Role Management springboard, type the users last name in the Last Name text box. The GUI tries to match the characters you type to existing names. 2. Select the user from the list of names, and then click Edit User Roles. The Edit Role Assignments dialog box.
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Deleting a role from a user account ROLE MANAGEMENT 3. Select an application from the Components list. A list of roles appear in the Available Roles list for the selected component. 4. Select one or more checkboxes from the available list of roles. 5. Click OK to add the roles to the selected user, or Cancel to quit.
Deleting a role from a user account

IMPORTANT: Only users with the Administrator role can add or delete roles to or from a user account. To delete a role from a user account: 1. In the Role Management springboard, type users last name in the Last Name text box. The GUI tries to match the characters you type to existing names. 2. Select the user from the list of names, and then click Edit User Roles. The Edit Role Assignments dialog box. 3. Select an application from the Components list. A list of roles appear in the Available Roles list for the selected component. 4. Select one or more checkboxes from the available list of roles. 5. Click OK to delete the roles from the selected user, or Cancel to quit.
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Changing your password USER PROFILES
USER PROFILES
The My Profile springboard enables you to make changes to your profile. IMPORTANT: You must be logged in to the specific user account to make changes to the users profile.
Changing your name or email address

To change your name or email address: 1. In the My Profile springboard, select Change information. The Change Information dialog box appears. 2. Change your name or email address in the appropriate text box.
First Name
Type your first name. Do not use special characters, or leading or trailing spaces. Maximum length is 32 alphanumeric characters. Type your last name. Do not use special characters, or leading or trailing spaces. Maximum length is 32 alphanumeric characters. Type your email address in the standard email format: username@example.com Valid email addresses contain 5 to 64 characters
Last Name
Email Address
3. Click OK to commit the changes, or Cancel to quit.
Changing your password

To change your password: 1. In the My Profile springboard, select Change password. The Change Password dialog box appears. NOTE: Red asterisks indicate required information. 2. Type the old password in the Old Password text box.
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Changing email message settings USER PROFILES 3. Type a new password in the New Password text box. The password must contain 8 to 32 characters, including one numeric character, lowercase and uppercase characters, and one special character from the following character set: ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) ? _ < > : ; , . / Do not use any of the following characters in a password: Leading or trailing spaces Minus (-), plus (+), or equal (=) The password is case sensitive. 4. Retype the password in the Confirm Password text box. NOTE: For security, the password is masked by asterisks. 5. Click OK to commit the changes, or Cancel to quit.
Changing email message settings

To change email message settings: 1. In the My Profile springboard, select Change message settings. The Edit Message Settings dialog box appears. 2. In the Edit Message Settings dialog box, select a component from the list box. 3. Select one or more message types. The types of messages you select determine the type of messages sent to your email account. NOTE: The Edit Message Settings dialog box displays only the value-added (VA) applications for which a user has roles. 4. Repeat steps 23 to set message setting for other components, or if finished, continue to step 5. 5. Click OK to commit the changes, or Cancel to quit.
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What happens during data transport TRANSPORTING TO TAPE
TRANSPORTING TO TAPE
The following topics provide details on how data is moved from the Avamar server to a tape: What happens during data transport on page 40 The ADT Transport Settings window on page 41 Configuring global automation settings on page 42 Creating a transport group on page 43 Moving transport groups to tape immediately on page 46
What happens during data transport

The following steps occur when you set up a transport group to move Avamar server data to tape: 1. In the Avamar Data Transport application GUI, you create a transport group by selecting the Avamar domains you want to transport to tape. As part of the transport group creation process, you create a schedule for when the transport job will run. However, you always have the option to run the job immediately if necessary. When the transport job runs, the job appears in the Queued Tasks springboard in the ADT workspace. 2. When the task reaches the top of the task queue and a transport node is available, Avamar Data Transport replicates the backups of all the clients contained in the transport group to the transport node. It is possible to set filters on a transport group to limit what types of client backups to transport to tape. 3. After the data replicates to the transport node, Avamar Data Transport node services initiates the tape backup process, and the backup manager software on the tape backup server (NetWorker or NetBackup) moves the data to tape. 4. After the transport to tape is complete, the transport node is purged and prepared for another task (either transport or recovery).
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The ADT Transport Settings window TRANSPORTING TO TAPE
The ADT Transport Settings window

On the Quick Launch springboard, the Transport Settings button launches the ADT Transport Settings window that enables you to configure transport settings, to run transport jobs immediately, and view clients in a transport group. To configure global transport settings that apply to all transport groups, click Global Automation Settings. Configuring global automation settings on page 42 provides details on the available options. To create a transport group, click on an Avamar server, and then click Add. The GUI displays the domains on the selected Avamar server, and you can click which domains you want to include in the transport group. As part of this process, you can create a schedule for automatically transporting client backups in the transport group to tape. Creating a transport group on page 43 provides details on other available options. To move a transport groups client backups to tape immediately, click the desired transport group, and then click Run Immediately. Moving transport groups to tape immediately on page 46 provides details on the available options. To view a list of clients that belong to a transport group, click the transport group, and then click the Clients tab.
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Configuring global automation settings TRANSPORTING TO TAPE
Configuring global automation settings

To specify global transport settings that apply to all transport groups on all Avamar servers: 1. From the Quick Launch springboard in the Avamar Data Transport application GUI, click Transport Settings. The ADT Transport Settings window appears. 2. Click Global Automation Settings. 3. Choose whether to perform a fast or full Hash File System (HFS) check on data that has replicated from the Avamar server to the transport node: To perform a fast HFS check, which verifies the integrity of the data by using fewer checks than a full check, select Fast. To perform a full HFS check, select Full. 4. Choose whether to ignore checksum mismatches when you recover data from a tape backup: To ignore checksum mismatches and continue with the recovery process, select Ignore recovered replica checksum mismatches. To automatically fail the recovery if a checksum mismatch occurs, leave the checkbox clear. The transport node that was assigned to receive the recovered data from the failed task appears with a status of Failed unless the Failed Recovery checkbox is selected in the Automatically purge and reuse node on section of the window. IMPORTANT: If you recover data when a checksum mismatch is identified, then the data may be incomplete or corrupt. Use caution when recovering data after a checksum mismatch. 5. If a transport or recovery task is canceled or fails, choose whether to automatically remove the data from the transport node and prepare the node for another task by selecting or clearing the checkboxes in the Automatically purge and reuse node on section. Cancelled Replication and Failed Replication refer to the portion of the transport process where the Avamar server replicates data to the ADT transport node. Cancelled Archival and Failed Archival refer to the portion of the transport process where the contents of the transport node are moved to tape. NOTE: If you click either Failed Archival or Failed Replication, you will not be able to restart a failed job from the Queued Tasks springboard.
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Creating a transport group TRANSPORTING TO TAPE 6. To issue a warning if the transport job takes longer than a certain amount of time, select the Issue warning for exceeding time limit if run longer than checkbox, and then select the time limit from the box and list. The warning appears in the Event Viewer in the Avamar Data Transport Framework interface. 7. Click OK.
Creating a transport group

A transport group is essentially a list of clients whose backups will be transported to tape from a specific Avamar server. A transport group can contain one or many clients, and filters can be set on the transport group to limited the types of client backups that get moved to tape. To create and configure a transport group: 1. From the Quick Launch springboard in the Avamar Data Transport application GUI, click Transport Settings. The ADT Transport Settings window appears. 2. From the Avamar Servers list, select the Avamar server that contains the client backups you want to transport to tape. 3. Click Add. A transport group is added to the Transport Groups list which by default is named New Transport Group. 4. Using the tabs on the right side of the ADT Transport Settings screen, you can configure the characteristics of this transport group.
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Creating a transport group TRANSPORTING TO TAPE

TAB OPTIONS DESCRIPTION
Transport Group Details
Group Name Override Global Automation Settings Data Importance
Enter a unique name for the transport group. Click this box to override Global Automation Settings
Jobs are prioritized in the task queue according to the data importance setting. Identify the importance of the client data in this transport group using one of these three labels: Critical tasks have the highest priority. High tasks have the second highest priority. Normal tasks have the lowest priority.
Tape Backup Manager Retention
Tape backup retention specifies the amount of time that the data is retained in the tape backup server. The options in the list depend on the retentions configured in either NetWorker or NetBackup. When the retention period expires, the tape backup server will no longer keep references to the data. NOTE: The value set in this field will override any index policy retention that may have been set when creating the NetWorker client that will backup transport nodes. However, any values set in the Networker pool retention policy will override any retention values set on this page as well as any index policy retention that may have been set. In other words, tape-level retention is determined by the following precedence: Pool retention policy Overrides to index policy retention (such as those specified on this screen) Index policy retention (which were set on the Networker client at install time) NOTE: Retention periods of less than one day are not displayed in this list.
Media Group
Media Group specifies either the NetWorker group or a NetBackup policy you want to transport the data to. If you specify a media group, the Tape Backup Manager Retention field will be grayed out and set with the value Media Group. This means that Avamar Data Transport will use the retention that is set on the media as the retention for the transport operation. If no value is specified for media group, Avamar Data Transport will use the default media group specified in the file
/opt/EMC/TransportNodeService/config/3rdpartybackup.properties
which is located on the transport node. Notes (Optional). Enter any notes that apply to this transport group. Notes can be up to 32,000 characters long.
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Creating a transport group TRANSPORTING TO TAPE

TAB OPTIONS DESCRIPTION
Domains
Click the domains whose client backups you want included in this transport group. NOTE: In order for clients to appear in the Clients tab, you must first click Apply Changes.
Clients Preview
This tab displays all the clients that are included in the domains that were selected in the Domains tab. NOTE: Clients will only appear on this tab if you clicked Apply Changes after selecting domains. NOTE: This is an informational tab.You do not need to click anything on this tab.
Transport Schedule
Active/ Inactive
Temporarily disable the transport group schedule for a domain by clicking the Inactive option for the schedule. This option preserves the schedule settings for future use but prevents the job from transporting data as scheduled. Select the frequency for moving data in this transport group. NOTE: Scheduling in Avamar Data Transport is interval based. The time intervals available are Days, Weeks, and the following intervals: 15 day, 4 week, 30 day, 45 day, 90 day, and 365 day.These intervals do not share all the same features of traditional calendar concepts. For example, if you set a schedule to run every 1 day, it will run every 24 hours. If the next day happens to be the end of daylight savings time, that calendar day will have 25 hours in it, and your scheduled job will run on the 24th hour of that day, or an hour earlier than it did the day before.
Run Every
Starting on . . . at
Select the start date and start time for moving data in this transport group. NOTE: Do not schedule a transport job to run at the same time as maintenance activities such as garbage collection on the Avamar server. Transport jobs will fail if they are scheduled to start while garbage collection is running on the Avamar server. This is because the Avamar server does not grant a connection to the control node during garbage collection. NOTE: Do not set the schedule for a transport job to occur within one minute of the time that you set the schedule. Otherwise, the transport job may not run. To initiate immediate transport click Run Immediately.
Include every backup from last Avamar Plugins Avamar Retentions
Choose the date range of backup sets to include in the data that Avamar Data Transport replicates.
This tab allows you to set a filter to limit the types of backups that are included in the transport group. This tab allows you to set a filter to limit the backups included in the transport group based on the retention setting for the backup on the Avamar server.
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Moving transport groups to tape immediately TRANSPORTING TO TAPE 5. After you have configured the transport group, click Apply Changes. The transport group has now been created and configured.
Viewing a list of clients in a transport group

To view a list of Avamar clients in a transport group: 1. From the Quick Launch springboard in the Avamar Data Transport application GUI, click Transport Settings. The ADT Transport Settings window appears. 2. Click the transport group whose list of clients you want to view. 3. Click the Clients tab. NOTE: If you have recently selected domains to be included in the transport group using the Domains tab, the clients will not appear on the clients tab until after you have clicked Apply Changes.
Moving transport groups to tape immediately

To transport the client backups in a transport group as soon as a transport node is available: 1. From the Quick Launch springboard in the Avamar Data Transport application GUI, click Transport Settings. The ADT Transport Settings window appears. 2. Click the transport group whose client backups you want to move. 3. Click Run Immediately. A configuration window appears. NOTE: Do not schedule a transport job to run at the same time as maintenance activities, such as garbage collection, on the Avamar server. A transport job will fail if it is scheduled to start while garbage collection is running on the Avamar server. This is because the Avamar server does not grant a connection to the control node during garbage collection.
NOTE: The GUI will not display, nor will it prioritize, more than 50 tasks. More than 50 tasks can be added to the queue, but they will not be displayed or prioritized until their order in the queue drops to 50 or below.
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Moving transport groups to tape immediately TRANSPORTING TO TAPE 4. In the Scheduling section, set the Include backups between fields to a range that will include the data you want to transport to tape. 5. In the Details section, select the retention period. The retention period specifies the amount of time that the data is retained in the tape backup. The options in the list depend on the retention policies configured in either NetWorker or NetBackup. When the retention expires and the data is removed from the tape backup, the information for the data also is removed from the index database on the Avamar Data Transport control node. The value you select in this field will override any group (NetWorker) or policy (NetBackup) retention that was set on the tape backup server. NOTE: The value set in the Retention field will override any index policy retention that may have been set when creating the NetWorker client that will backup transport nodes. However, any values set in the NetWorker pool retention policy will override any retention values set on this page as well as any index policy retention that may have been set. In other words, tape-level retention is determined by the following precedence: Pool retention policy Overrides to index policy retention (such as those specified on this screen) Index policy retention (which were set on the NetWorker client at install time)
NOTE: Retention periods of less than one day are not displayed in the Retention list. 6. If desired, click Override Automation Settings.
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Moving transport groups to tape immediately TRANSPORTING TO TAPE 7. If you check, this option, you can specify how Avamar Data transport should handle this transport job.
HFS Check Type
Fullall checks are performed on the Avamar server before the transport job begins. Fastall checks except for atomic data sweeps and reference checks are performed on the Avamar server before transport job begins.
Automatically purge and reuse node on
If a transport or recovery task for data in the domain is canceled or fails, choose whether to automatically remove the data from the transport node and prepare the node for another task by selecting or clearing the checkboxes. Cancelled Replication and Failed Replication refer to the portion of the transport process where the Avamar server replicates data to the ADT transport node. Cancelled Archival and Failed Archival refer to the portion of the transport process where the contents of the transport node are moved to tape. NOTE: If you click either Failed Replication or Failed Archival you will not be able to restart this job from the Queued Tasks springboard.
Issue warning for exceeding time limit
Issue a warning if the transport job takes longer than the time limit set in the box and list. The warning appears in the Event Viewer in the Avamar Data Transport Framework interface.
8. Click OK. The Run Immediately dialog displays, informing you that the job request has been submitted. 9. Click OK. The transport job is placed in the Avamar Data Transport task queue. When the task reaches the top of the queue and a transport node is available, the transport process begins.
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What happens when you recover a backup RECOVERING TO A TRANSPORT NODE
RECOVERING TO A TRANSPORT NODE

The following topics provide details on how to search for tape backup data and recover the backup that contains the data: What happens when you recover a backup on page 49 Searching the tape archive for client backups on page 52 Searching the tape archive for client backups on page 52
What happens when you recover a backup

The following steps occur when a user needs to recover data: 1. The user opens the Avamar client interface and attempts to recover data from a backup on the Avamar server, but the data has expired and is not available. 2. The user contacts the Avamar administrator for assistance in finding the data. The user provides a date when the data would have been included in a client backup. 3. The administrator opens the Avamar Data Transport application GUI and searches the tape backup for a client backup that matches the date provided. 4. The administrator finds the client backup and recovers it to a transport node. 5. The user activates the Avamar client to connect to the transport node instead of the Avamar server. 6. The user restores the data from the transport node to the client machine using the Avamar client. Optionally, the administrator could restore the data to the Avamar client using the Avamar Administrator. 7. The user activates the Avamar client to connect to the Avamar server instead of the transport node. (In other words, the user deactivates from the transport node and reactivates to the Avamar server.) 8. The administrator opens the Avamar Data Transport application GUI to purge the backup set from the transport node and prepare the node for additional tasks in the queue. Purging a node after a recovery on page 57 provides details.
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About Searching in the Avamar Data Transport GUI RECOVERING TO A TRANSPORT NODE
About Searching in the Avamar Data Transport GUI

When you search by client in the Avamar Data Transport GUI you are presented with the Filter Panel which has two display modes: Search criteria and results Results only At the far top right of the Filter Panel is an icon that toggles between these two modes. For example, then, when you start a search, the Filter Panel will display by default in search criteria and results mode. After you click the Search button, the results are displayed in the results only mode. However, if the search results were not what you expected, you can click the expand/collapse icon which will toggle back to search criteria and results mode, allowing you to refine your search criteria. NOTE: If a search yields more than 1,000 matches, the first 50 matches are displayed and a warning message advises you to refine your search criteria and try again.
Results Only Display
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About Searching in the Avamar Data Transport GUI RECOVERING TO A TRANSPORT NODE
Search Criteria and Results Display
About Filter Fields

In the top left corner of the Filter Panel, there are check boxes where you can select what criteria you want to be part of the search. Only the boxes you have checked will be display search fields. Displayed fields that are not blank will be joined with a logical AND in the search query.
About Filter Field Wild Card Support

All the search fields, except for time and date related fields, accept the wildcard character * which matches one or more characters. NOTE: All text searches are case insensitive.
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Searching the tape archive for client backups RECOVERING TO A TRANSPORT NODE
Search by Client Display Columns

When you perform a search by client, the results of that search display the client backups that match your search criteria. These results are displayed in the following columns: Archive IDan internal Avamar Data Transport sequence number. This is a unique key per ADT archive. Archive Datethe date Avamar Data Transport wrote the backup to tape. Backup Labelan Avamar backup label. Backup Creation Datethe date the Avamar client backed up the files to the Avamar server. Clientthe host name of the Avamar client that created the back up. Domainthe domain on the Avamar server where the Avamar client resides.
Searching the tape archive for client backups

To search the tape backup for data to recover from a specific client: 1. (Optional) To ensure that a transport node is available for the recovery process after you find the data, reserve the node by using the instructions in Reserving a transport node for recovery on page 55. 2. Verify the recovery settings for the domain group, such as whether to perform an HFS check on the recovered data and whether to cancel recovery if a checksum mismatch occurs. Creating a transport group on page 43 provides details on how to select domain group settings. 3. In the Search section of the Quick Launch springboard in the Avamar Data Transport application GUI, click By Client. The ADT Archive Search By Client window appears. 4. Select the type of criteria by which to search by selecting or clearing the checkboxes on the left side of the window: To search by when Avamar Data Transport backed up the data to tape, click the Archive Date checkbox. To search by when the Avamar server backed up the data from the client, click the Backup Creation Date checkbox. To search by the Avamar label, click the Backup Label checkbox. To search for data from a certain client, click the Client checkbox. The search options that appear depend on the checkboxes you select. 5. To search by the date and time that the data was backed up to tape by Avamar Data Transport, select the date and time range from the Archive Date boxes and lists. 6. To search by the date and time that the data was backed up by the Avamar server, select the date and time range from the Backup Creation Date boxes and lists. 7. To search by client, type the name of the client in the Client Name box. Viewing a list of clients in a transport group on page 46 provides instructions on finding a client in a transport group. EMC AVAMAR DATA TRANSPORT 1.0 SP3 USERS GUIDE 52
Searching the tape archive for client backups RECOVERING TO A TRANSPORT NODE 8. From the Sort By list, choose the criteria by which to sort the search results, and then choose whether to sort them in ascending or descending order. 9. Click Search. Data in the tape backup that meet the search criteria are listed in the Filter Panel. If there are a significant number of results, you can page through the results. You also may want to sort them by clicking a column heading. NOTE: If a search yields more than 1,000 matches, the first 50 matches are displayed and a warning message advises you to refine your search criteria and try again. 10. Click the item you want to recover and click the Recover icon. NOTE: You cannot add more than 50 replication and/or recovery tasks to the queue. Do not initiate a recovery task if there are already 50 tasks in the queue. 11. Click OK on the confirmation message. The recovery job is placed in the job queue and is displayed in the Queued Tasks springboard. 12. After the recovery has completed, the Avamar client on the client machine can be activated to the transport node where the archive was recovered. 13. Recover the data from the transport node to the client machine by using the Avamar client. 14. Activate the Avamar client to connect back to the Avamar server instead of the transport node. (In other words, deactivate from the transport node and reactivate to the Avamar server.) 15. Purge the backup set from the transport node and prepare it for additional tasks in the queue. Purging a node after a recovery on page 57 provides details. NOTE: The node cannot be used for other Avamar Data Transport tasks until it is purged and prepared.
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Monitoring transport nodes MANAGING TRANSPORT NODE ACTIVITY
MANAGING TRANSPORT NODE ACTIVITY

The following topics provide details on managing transport node activity on an Avamar Data Transport server: Monitoring transport nodes on page 54 Reserving a transport node for recovery on page 55 Taking a transport node offline on page 56 Purging a node after a recovery on page 57 Unreserving and purging a node on page 57
Monitoring transport nodes

You can monitor the status of the current tasks on each node of an Avamar Data Transport server. If necessary, you can manage the activity of the nodes based on their status. To monitor and manage transport nodes: 1. From the ADT Server springboard, click Launch ADT Server Viewer. The ADT Server window appears with a list of all transport nodes. The following information appears for each node: The type of task currently running on the node The status of the task that is in progress on the node The overall status (offline, online, and so on) of the node NOTE: To view a list of tasks that are pending or that have completed, use the Queued Tasks springboard, as discussed in Managing Tasks on page 58.
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Reserving a transport node for recovery MANAGING TRANSPORT NODE ACTIVITY 2. If necessary, you can manage the node activity: Reserving a transport node for recovery on page 55 Taking a transport node offline on page 56 Purging a node after a recovery on page 57 Unreserving and purging a node on page 57
Reserving a transport node for recovery

You can reserve a transport node to ensure that the node is available for a recovery task. The transport node is then used for a recovery, even if there are replication tasks that are ready to begin. To reserve a transport node: 1. From the ADT Server springboard, select the Avamar Data Transport server that contains the node and click Launch ADT Server Viewer. The ADT Server window appears. 2. Select the node to reserve and click the Toggle Reserve for Recovery icon ( ).
If a task is currently in progress on the node, the task completes. Then the node is purged and reserved. If there are no tasks in progress on the node, then the node is immediately reserved. A green arrow appears on the open lock icon to left of the node name in the ADT Server window to indicate that the node is reserved.
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Taking a transport node offline MANAGING TRANSPORT NODE ACTIVITY
Taking a transport node offline

When you take a transport node offline, the node is not available to process replication and recovery tasks. You may want to do this, for example, to perform system maintenance on the node. NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you only take nodes offline when they are in an idle or completed state. If you try to take a transport node offline while it is in a running state, the running job may not cancel. To take a transport node offline or to bring it online: 1. From the ADT Server springboard, select the Avamar Data Transport server that contains the node and click Launch ADT Server Viewer. The ADT Server window appears. 2. Click the node whose state you want to toggle and then click the Toggle Online/Offline icon ( ).
3. Click OK to continue toggling the state of the node. The node status switches to the opposite state and the icon to the left of the node name changes. NOTE: It may take as long as one or two minutes for the node to be set offline or online.
NOTE: After performing a recovery operation, the transport node is left in an Activating node after recovery mode. This allows users to connect to the transport node and restore files from it. However, in this state, you cannot set the node offline. The interface allows you to try to offline the node, but no errors or warnings are reported and the node will not go offline. To take the node off line in this state, click the Unreserve and purge icon ( ). After the node is reported as Purging - Completed then you can set the transport node offline.
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Unreserving and purging a node MANAGING TRANSPORT NODE ACTIVITY
Purging a node after a recovery

After you recover data to a transport node and successfully restore data from the transport node to a client machine, you can purge the recovered data from the node and prepare it for another task in the queue. To purge a transport node and prepare it for the next available task: 1. Ensure that the Avamar client is no longer activated to the transport node. In other words, reactivate the Avamar client to the Avamar server. 2. From the ADT Server springboard, select the Avamar Data Transport server that contains the node and click Launch ADT Server Viewer. The ADT Server window appears. 3. Select the node and click the Run next available task icon ( 4. Click OK on the confirmation message. ).
Unreserving and purging a node

To clear the reservation of a node and purge the node even if a task is currently in progress on the node: 1. From the ADT Server springboard, select the Avamar Data Transport server that contains the node and click Launch ADT Server Viewer. The ADT Server window appears. 2. Select the node and click the Unreserve and purge icon ( ).
The task that is currently in progress is canceled, and the status of the purge process appears in the ADT Server window. The process is complete when a Completed status is listed in the Task State column for the node. 3. Click OK on the confirmation message. NOTE: Clicking Unreserve and purge does not change the Toggle Reserve for Recovery state. That is, if the node has been reserved for recovery, it will only accept recovery jobs after the Unreserve and purge operation has completed. If you want the node to accept transport jobs, you will need to click Toggle Reserve for Recovery after the Unreserve and purge operation has completed.
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Canceling a pending task MANAGING TASKS
MANAGING TASKS
The Queued Tasks springboard provides a list of pending and in progress tasks. Tasks are listed first by priority and then by the time the task was queued. The following topics provide details on managing the tasks in the queue: Changing the order of tasks in the queue on page 58 Canceling a pending task on page 58 Canceling a task that is in progress on page 59 Viewing details for completed tasks on page 60
Changing the order of tasks in the queue

You can change the priority of tasks in the queue to change the order in which the tasks are processed. To promote a task in the queue to a higher priority: 1. From the Queued Tasks springboard, click the Bump this task to a higher priority icon ( ) next to the task to promote.
2. Click OK on the confirmation message.
Canceling a pending task

To cancel a task that has been scheduled to occur but has not started yet: 1. From the Queued Tasks springboard, click Remove this task from the queue icon ( ) next to the task.
2. Click OK on the confirmation message.
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Retrying a failed task MANAGING TASKS
Canceling a task that is in progress

To cancel a task that is in progress: 1. From the Queued Tasks springboard, click Cancel this running task icon ( ) next to the task.
2. Click OK on the confirmation message. NOTE: You cannot cancel a replication task if the task is currently at the stage where Avamar Data Transport is indexing file data that was backed up to tape. Similarly, you cannot cancel a task when the node is being purged and prepared for reuse.
Retrying a failed task

When a Queued Task fails, there are two scenarios to consider: Failure during replicationIf a job fails during replication, you can retry the job starting with the client backup that failed. (That is, it does not restart the replication with the first client backup in the transport group.) In some cases, retrying a job will result in the task completing successfully. Failure during archivingIf a job fails during the archiving process, you can retry archiving the transport node. (That is, ADT does not need to replicate the transport group again, just retry archiving the transport node to tape). In some cases, retrying a job will result in the task completing successfully. To determine what stage the task failed in, use the ADT Server viewer to see the Task Type on the transport node that reports the failure.
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Viewing details for completed tasks MANAGING TASKS To retry a task that has failed: 1. From the Queued Tasks springboard, click the red exclamation mark icon.
2. From the Action Required dialog, click Retry Task. You also have the option on this dialog to Fail Job.
Viewing details for completed tasks

Avamar Data Transport provides details on all completed, canceled, and failed replication and recovery tasks. To view completed task details: 1. From the Quick Launch springboard, click Reports. The ADT Job Reports window appears. 2. From the Task Type list, choose whether to view completed transport tasks or completed recovery tasks.
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Viewing details for completed tasks MANAGING TASKS
On the Transport Job Report the following information appears for each task:
REPORT COLUMN
DETAILS
Avamar Server Transport Group Start Time Duration Data Size Final State
The name of the Avamar server from which the data was replicated. The name of the transport group for which the data was replicated. The time that the replication task started. The length of time that the task ran. Total amount of data that was transported to tape. The final status of the task: indicates that the task completed successfully. indicates that the task was canceled. indicates that the task failed.
Details
Other details about the task. Click the icon to view: The size of the data set that was replicated The name of the transport node that was used for the task The pending duration of the task, which is the amount of time that the task waited in the queue before a transport node was available and the task could start The name of the backup server to which the data was replicated
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On the Recover Job Report, the following information appears for each task:
REPORT COLUMN
DETAILS
Avamar Server Transport Node Target Client Start Time Duration Data Size Final State
The name of the Avamar server where the recovered data originated. The name of the transport node where the data was recovered The client that owns the data being recovered. The time that the recovery task started. The length of time that the task ran. Total amount of data that was recovered from tape. The final status of the task: indicates that the task completed successfully. indicates that the task was canceled. indicates that the task failed.
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REPORT COLUMN
DETAILS
Details
Other details about the task. Click the icon to view: The size of the data set that was replicated or recovered The pending duration of the task, which is the amount of time that the task waited in the queue before a transport node was available and the task could start The name of the backup server from which the data was recovered The Archived On date. The recovered file name or the recovered client name
NOTE: To sort the list of tasks, click the column heading by which to sort. 3. (Optional) Refresh, filter, or print the list of tasks. The following topics provide details: Refreshing the list of completed tasks on page 64 Filtering the list of completed tasks on page 64 Downloading the list of completed tasks on page 65 Printing the list of completed tasks on page 65
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Refreshing the list of completed tasks

The icon to the right of the print icon displays the status for the job reports.
ICON DESCRIPTION
Indicates that the jobs listed in the table are current. Indicates that the jobs listed in the table are not current. To refresh the list of completed tasks in the ADT Job Reports window, click the Refresh icon ( ).
Any additional tasks that completed since you first opened the ADT Job Reports window are added to the list.
Filtering the list of completed tasks

If there are a significant number of completed tasks in the ADT Job Reports window, you can filter the results to find a specific task. To filter the list of completed tasks: 1. Click the Add Filter icon ( ).
The Job Report Filter window appears. 2. In the Server section, choose whether to view completed tasks from all Avamar servers or from a specific server: To view completed tasks from all Avamar servers, select All. To view completed tasks from a specific server, select Server and then choose the server from the list. 3. In the Final State section, choose whether to limit the list of tasks to completed, failed, or cancelled tasks by selecting or clearing the checkboxes. 4. In the Date Range section, choose whether to view all completed tasks or to limit the list of tasks to those that completed within a certain date and time range. To view all completed tasks, select All. To view completed tasks within a date and time range, select Between Dates and then choose the start date, start time, end date, and end time. 5. Click OK. After you filter the list of completed tasks, you can remove the filter and view the full list again by selecting the Remove Filter icon ( ).
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Downloading the list of completed tasks

You can download the list of completed tasks to your local machine in a comma separated values (CSV) format. 1. Click the Download icon ( ).
2. Specify the location for the job report file. After the file is downloaded you can use a spreadsheet or word processing program to examine the file.
Printing the list of completed tasks

To print the list of completed tasks in the ADT Job Reports window: 1. Click the Print icon ( ).
A browser window appears with raw data for the list of completed tasks. 2. To print or save the list, use the browser commands to print or save documents.
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Viewing complete details for system events SYSTEM EVENTS
SYSTEM EVENTS
The Events springboard displays a quick summary of system events and launches the ADT Framework Event Viewer. The ADT Framework Event Viewer displays only events for which a user has roles to view. The Events springboard and the ADT Framework Event Viewer automatically refresh their contents every 30 seconds.
Viewing a quick summary of system events

The Events springboard displays a quick summary of current event notifications by using a heatpad as shown in the following illustration.
The top bar shows a total of 52 event notifications. The heatpad shows the distribution of the 52 events into four categories: Red for critical event notifications. Orange for severe event notifications. Yellow for warning event notifications. Blue for informational event notifications. NOTE: Acknowledged events are not included in the totals. When there are no unacknowledged events, the top bar contains the text, 0 Event Notifications and the bottom bar is solid blue and contains a 0 (zero).
Viewing complete details for system events

To view complete system event details: 1. In the Events springboard, click Launch Event Viewer. The ADT Framework Event Viewer opens in a separate browser window or in a separate browser tab. NOTE: The specific browser being used and its settings determine which method is used to open the ADT Framework Event Viewer. The top two bars of the ADT Framework Event Viewer (the total number of unacknowledged event notifications and the color-coded bar) are carried over from the Events springboard.
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Viewing complete details for system events SYSTEM EVENTS The six-column table below the taskbar contains details about all current system events. The following table describes each column.
COLUMN DESCRIPTION
Message
Lists all event messages. Click the Message column heading to sort events alphabetically. To alternate between ascending and descending alphabetical order, click the Message column heading again. Lists severity icons and labels. Click the Severity column heading to sort events by severity. To alternate between ascending and descending alphabetical order, click the Severity column heading again. Lists the time the event occurred. Click the Time column heading to sort events by time. To alternate between ascending and descending order, click the Time column heading again. Lists system components that issued events. Click the Component column heading sort events alphabetically by component. To alternate between ascending and descending alphabetical order, click the Component column heading again. Contains a balloon icon. Click the balloon icon to display event details in a pop-up window. Pop-up windows combine the information from the Message, Severity, Time, and Component columns into a quick-view summary. Contains a checkbox. Click an events checkbox to select an event or to clear a selected event.
Severity
Time
Components
Details
Ack
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Viewing complete details for system events SYSTEM EVENTS 2. To close the ADT Framework Event Viewer, close the specific browser window. Closing the ADT Framework Event Viewer does not close the Avamar Data Transport GUI.
Updating the events table

The Avamar Data Transport framework updates the information in the events table when you: Launch the Event Viewer. Click . Add a filter. The Avamar Data Transport framework, by default, updates the information in the ADT Framework Event Viewer every 30 seconds. The icon to the right of the taskbar displays the status for the information in the table.
ICON DESCRIPTION
Indicates that all events in the table are current. Indicates that events in the table are not current.
Resizing table columns

To resize table columns: 1. In the ADT Framework Event Viewer, click and hold the mouse cursor on the vertical line between two columns in the table. 2. Drag the vertical line to the desired width and release the mouse button.
Using the taskbar

The taskbar in the ADT Framework Event Viewer contains five task icons. The following table describes each taskbar icon.
CLICK ON THIS ICON:
TO PERFORM THIS TASK:
Update the contents on the page with new events that have occurred. Add or edit an event filter.
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CLICK ON THIS ICON:
Remove current filter. Acknowledge selected events.
Select all events. After clicking the icon, it changes to the deselect all events icon. Clear the selection of all events. After clicking the icon, it changes to the select all events icon.
Using the navigational arrows

Navigational arrows are located below the ADT Framework Event Viewer table on the right and left sides. These arrows are active when events comprise more than one page. The page number is located in the bottom bar of the ADT Framework Event Viewer. The following table describes each arrow.
ICON DESCRIPTION
Displays the next page. Displays the previous page. Displays the last page of events. Displays the first page of events.
Filtering events
To filter events: 1. In the ADT Framework Event Viewer, click the filter The Event Filter dialog box appears. icon on taskbar.
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Viewing complete details for system events SYSTEM EVENTS 2. Select filter criteria. The Event Filter dialog box uses five panels to group filter criteria. The following table lists these panels and describes the specific filter criteria.
PANEL CRITERIA
Severities
Select one or more types: Critical displays critical events. Severe displays severe events. Warning displays warning messages. Informational displays informational messages.
Acknowledged
Select a type of acknowledgment: Un-acknowledged displays all unacknowledged events. Acknowledged displays all acknowledged events. Both displays both unacknowledged and acknowledged events.
Components Date Range
Select one or more components. Select a date range: All displays all events. Occurring within the last hour displays events within the last hour. Occurring within the last day displays events within the last day (24 hours). Between the following times displays events based on a beginning and ending date and time.
3. If you select Between the following times: (a) Click the date field to display the calendar. (b) Use the navigational arrows to select a month, and then select a date. (c) In the time field, type a time using the standard format, hh:mm. (d) Use the navigational up/down arrows to select AM or PM. (e) Repeat steps ad to set an end date and time. 4. Click OK to apply the filter criteria or Cancel to quit. The ADT Framework Event Viewer table shows events based on the filter criteria you specified. 5. Click the delete filter icon to clear filter criteria.
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Acknowledging events
To acknowledge events: 1. In the ADT Framework Event Viewer, select events by clicking checkboxes in the Ack column: To select all events, click the select all events To clear all events, click the deselect all events 2. Click the acknowledge events icon. icon. icon.
Avamar Data Transport removes acknowledged events from the ADT Framework Event Viewer table.
Viewing details for an event

To view event details: 1. In the ADT Framework Event Viewer, click the balloon Details column. The Event Detail window appears. 2. Click the close icon to close the Event Detail window. icon in the
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Viewing the current security threat level SECURITY EVENTS
SECURITY EVENTS
Avamar Data Transport components and value-added (VA) applications post security events to the Avamar Data Transport message bus. Avamar Data Transport includes a security service module, which can run on one or more servers that have access to the message bus. The security service module listens on the message bus for security events from Avamar Data Transport components or VA applications. Whenever a security event occurs, Avamar Data Transport sends a security event notification to the Avamar Data Transport GUI. The GUI displays security event information as a quick summary from the Security Events springboard, or as a detailed listing in a table from the Security Event Viewer. The Security Event Viewer also enables you to filter events by specifying filter criteria, to archive a set of security events, and to delete security events.
Viewing the current security threat level

The Security Events springboard uses color-coded graphics to show the current security threat level in the system. The following illustration depicts a high security threat level:
Avamar Data Transport uses five colors to categorize threat levels: Green for a low threat level Yellow for a medium threat level Orange for a high threat level Red for a critical threat level Gray for an unknown threat level (the server may be down) The current threat level is synonymous with the most critical security threat present in the system. For example, if 99 out of 100 security events are informational security events, and 1 is a critical security event, Avamar Data Transport categorizes the threat level as high. The highest, or most critical event, determines the current threat level in the Avamar Data Transport system. Using color makes it easy to quickly check the systems current threat level. You manage security events from the Security Event Viewer.
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Viewing complete details for security events SECURITY EVENTS
Viewing complete details for security events

To view complete security event details: 1. In the Security Events springboard, click Launch Security Event Viewer. The Security Event Viewer opens in a separate browser window or in a separate browser tab. NOTE: The specific browser being used and its settings determine which method is used to open the Security Event Viewer. Avamar Data Transport displays a taskbar that contains six icons and a sixcolumn table. The six-column table contains details about security events. The following table describes each column.
COLUMN DESCRIPTION
Message
Lists all security event messages. Click the Message column heading to sort security events alphabetically. To alternate between ascending and descending alphabetical order, click the Message column heading again. Lists severity icons and labels. Click the Severity column heading to sort security events by severity. To alternate between ascending and descending alphabetical order, click the Severity column heading again. Lists the time the security event occurred. Click the Time column heading to sort security events by time. To alternate between ascending and descending order, click the Time column heading again. Lists system components that issued security events. Click the Component column heading sort security events alphabetically by component. To alternate between ascending and descending alphabetical order, click the Component column heading again. Lists the user account associated to the security event. Contains a information icon. Click the information
Severity
Time
Component
User Details
icon to display security event details in a pop-up window. Pop-up windows combine the information from the Message, Severity, Time, and Component columns into a quick-view summary. Select Contains a checkbox. Click a security events checkbox to select a security event or to clear a selected security event.
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Viewing complete details for security events SECURITY EVENTS 2. To close the Security Event Viewer, close the specific browser window. Closing the Security Event Viewer does not close the Avamar Data Transport GUI.

To resize table columns: 1. In the Security Event Viewer, click and hold the mouse cursor on the vertical line between two columns in the table. 2. Drag the vertical line to the desired width and release the mouse button.
Using the taskbar

The taskbar in the Security Event Viewer contains seven task icons. The following table describes each taskbar icon.
CLICK ON THIS ICON:
Update the contents on the page with new events that have occurred. Add or edit an event filter.
Remove event filter.
Archive selected security events.
Delete selected security events.
Select all security events. After clicking the icon, it changes to the deselect all security events icon. Clear the selection all security events. After clicking the icon, it changes to back to the select all security events icon. Reset threat level.
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Navigational arrows are located below the Security Event Viewer table on the right and left sides. These arrows are active when events comprise more than one page. The page number is located in the bottom bar of the Security Event Viewer. The following table describes each arrow.
ICON DESCRIPTION
Displays the next page. Displays the previous page. Displays the last page of events. Displays the first page of events.
Filtering security events

To filter security events: 1. In the Security Event Viewer, click the filter The Security Event Filter dialog box appears. 2. Select filter criteria. The Security Event Filter dialog box uses three panels to group filter criteria. The following table lists these panels and describes the specific filter criteria.
PANEL CRITERIA
icon on the taskbar.
Severities
Select one or more types of security events to display: Critical displays critical security events. Severe displays severe security events. Warning displays warning security messages. Informational displays informational security messages.
Components
Select one or more components.
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PANEL CRITERIA
Date Range
Specifies the date range: All displays all security events regardless of a date range. Occurring within the last hour displays security events within the last hour. Occurring within the last day displays security events within the last day (24 hours). Between the following times displays security events based on a beginning and ending date and time.
3. If you select Between the following times: (a) Click the date field to display the calendar. (b) Use the navigational arrows to select a month, and then select a date. (c) In the time field, type a time using the standard format, hh:mm. (d) Use the navigational up/down arrows to select AM or PM. (e) Repeat steps ad to set an end date and time. 4. Click OK to apply the filter criteria, or Cancel to quit. The Security Event Viewer table shows events based on the filter criteria you specified. 5. Click the delete filter icon to clear filter criteria.
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Archiving security events

To archive security events: 1. In the Security Event Viewer, click the checkbox for each security event to archive. NOTE: Click the select all security events all security events. icon to select
2. Click the archive selected events An informational dialog box appears.
icon.
3. In the dialog box, click OK to archive the security events, or Cancel to quit. The security events are written to the SecurityArchive.xml file. NOTE: The SecurityArchive.xml file is located in a directory on the control node. The directory location is specified by the <archiveLocation></archiveLocation> XML tags in the /opt/ EMC/IMFSecurityLogger/config/SecurityLog.config file. For more information, refer to the Avamar Data Transport Installation and Reference Manual.
Deleting security events

To delete security events: 1. In the Security Event Viewer, click the checkbox for each security event to delete.
NOTE: Click the select all security events all security events.
icon to select
2. Click the delete
icon.
An informational dialog box appears. IMPORTANT: Deleting a security event permanently deletes it from the Security Events database. Alternatively, save the event to the archive file (SecurityArchive.xml). See Archiving security events on page 77. 3. Click OK to delete the security events, or Cancel to quit.
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Resetting security threat level

After you address security events, reset the threat level setting. In the Security Event Viewer, click the reset threat level icon.
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Viewing a quick summary of ADT tasks TASKS
TASKS
The Tasks springboard displays the total number of tasks sorted into five categories, and launches the ADT Framework Task Viewer. The ADT Framework Task Viewer displays only tasks for which a user has roles to view. The Tasks springboard and the Tasks Viewer automatically refresh their contents every 30 seconds.
Viewing a quick summary of ADT tasks

The Tasks springboard displays a quick summary of the number of tasks sorted into five categories: Active Scheduled Cancelled Completed Failed The Tasks springboard summary includes user-driven tasks as well as tasks run by the Avamar Data Transport scheduler component. To view the complete details for ADT tasks, click Launch Task Viewer. The Avamar Data Transport framework stores task data in a database. Tasks that have completed or have been cancelled are removed by a clean-up procedure.
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Viewing complete details for ADT tasks TASKS
Viewing complete details for ADT tasks

To view complete ADT task details: 1. In the Tasks springboard, click Launch Tasks Viewer. The Tasks Viewer opens in a separate browser window or in a separate browser tab. NOTE: The specific browser being used and its settings determine which method is used to open the ADT Framework Task Viewer. Avamar Data Transport displays a taskbar that contains three icons and a nine-column table. The nine-column table contains details about tasks. The following table describes each column.
COLUMN DESCRIPTION
Name
Lists the tasks name. Click the Names column heading to sort tasks alphabetically. To alternate between ascending and descending alphabetical order, click the Names column heading again. Provides a short description of the task. Click the Description column heading to sort tasks alphabetically by the description. To alternate between ascending and descending alphabetical order, click the Description column heading again. Provides details about the current phase or step for the task. Click the Current Step column heading to sort tasks alphabetically by current step. To alternate between ascending and descending alphabetical order, click the Current Step column heading again.
Description
Current Step
Component
Lists the system component that activated the task. Click the Component column heading sort tasks alphabetically by component. To alternate between ascending and descending alphabetical order, click the Component column heading again. Displays the current state of the task: Active Completed Failed Scheduled Cancelled.
State
Click the State column heading to sort tasks alphabetically by state. To alternate between ascending and descending alphabetical order, click the State column heading again.
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COLUMN DESCRIPTION
% Complete
Shows the progress of active, cancelled, or failed task by using a color-coded bar: Active tasks use a green progress bar. Completed tasks use a blue progress bar. Cancelled and failed tasks use a red progress bar.
Start Time
Shows the date and start time of a task. Avamar Data Transport framework uses the standard date and time format: yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss. Shows the date and time a task completed. Avamar Data Transport framework uses the standard date and time format: yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss. Contains a balloon icon. Click the balloon icon to display the Task Details pop-up window. Pop-up windows combine the information from the Name, Description, and Component columns into a quick-view summary.
End Time
Details
2. To close the ADT Framework Task Viewer, close the specific browser window. Closing the ADT Framework Task Viewer does not close the Avamar Data Transport GUI.

To resize table columns: 1. In the ADT Framework Task Viewer, click and hold the mouse cursor on the vertical line between two columns headings in the table. 2. Drag the vertical line to the desired width and release the mouse button.
Using the taskbar

The taskbar in the ADT Framework Task Viewer contains three icons. The following table describes each taskbar icon.
CLICK ON THIS ICON:
Update the contents on the page with the current status of tasks. Add or edit a task filter.
Remove current filter.
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Navigational arrows are located below the ADT Framework Task Viewer table on the right and left sides. These arrows are active when events comprise more than one page. The page number is located in the bottom bar of the ADT Framework Task Viewer. The following table describes each arrow.
ICON DESCRIPTION
Displays the next page. Displays the previous page. Displays the last page of tasks. Displays the first page of tasks.
Filtering tasks
To filter tasks: 1. In the ADT Framework Task Viewer, click the filter taskbar. The Task Filter dialog box appears. 2. Select filter criteria. The Task Filter dialog box uses three panels to group filter criteria. The following table lists these panels and describes the specific filter criteria.
PANEL CRITERIA
icon on the
Task State
Select one or more types of tasks to display: Active displays active tasks. Completed displays tasks that have completed. Failed displays tasks that have failed. Scheduled displays tasks that are scheduled. Cancelled displays tasks that have been stopped.
Components
Select one or more components.
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PANEL CRITERIA
Date Range
Specifies the date range: All displays all tasks regardless of a date range. Occurring within the last hour displays tasks that started within the last hour. Occurring within the last day displays tasks that started within the last day (24 hours). Between the following times displays tasks based on a beginning and ending date and time.
3. If you select Between the following times: (a) Click the date field to display the calendar. (b) Use the navigational arrows to select a month, and then select a date. (c) In the time field, type a time using the standard format, hh:mm. (d) Use the navigational up/down arrows to select AM or PM. (e) Repeat steps ad to set an end date and time. 4. Click OK to apply the filter criteria, or Cancel to quit. The ADT Framework Task Viewer table shows events based on the filter criteria you specified. 5. Click the delete filter icon to clear filter criteria.
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Viewing log file listing LOG FILE INFORMATION
LOG FILE INFORMATION

The Log Information springboard enables you to perform the following: Save log files for Avamar Data Transport components and value-added (VA) applications. View a list of log files and details about the log files for each Avamar Data Transport component and VA application. When you first notice a problem with an Avamar Data Transport component or a VA application, you can use the Log Information springboard to save the log file for that component. The save operation captures only the activity relevant to the specific time. IMPORTANT: Only users with the Administrator role have access to the Log Information springboard.
Saving log files

To save a log file: 1. In the Log Information springboard, select a component. 2. Click Save Logs. The following status messages appears in the Log Information springboard:
Saving Logs... Logs Saved
The Avamar Data Transport server sends a notification to save all log files for the selected component. The log files are saved to a folder that contains the current date in its name.
Viewing log file listing

To view a list of log files: 1. In the Log Information springboard, select a component and click View Logs. The Log Viewer opens in a separate browser window or in a separate browser tab. NOTE: The specific browser being used and its settings determine which method is used to open the Log Viewer. The Log Viewer uses a tree hierarchy to display details about log files.
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Viewing log file listing LOG FILE INFORMATION 2. Click the plus signs next to the component name and subentries to expand the tree structure. The following table describes each column:
COLUMN DESCRIPTION
Logs
Lists a tree structure starting with the component name at the root level. Click the plus or minus signs to expand or collapse the tree. Lists a date and timestamp that corresponds to the last time the log file was modified. Lists the size of the log file.
Last Modified File Size
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GLOSSARY
GLOSSARY
This glossary provides definitions for many of the terms used in this document. Avamar Data Transport Node services An Avamar Data Transport component that facilitates communication between the transport nodes and the other components in the Avamar Data Transport system, such as the Avamar Data Transport System services on the Avamar server and the backup software on the tape backup server. Avamar Data Transport Framework A software framework with services that enable management of value-added (VA) applications such as Avamar Data Transport. The Avamar Data Transport Framework is installed on the control node on the Avamar Data Transport server. Access to the Avamar Data Transport Framework GUI is available through a web browser on a client computer that is on the same network as the Avamar Data Transport server. Avamar Data Transport server A VMware ESX Server with multiple virtual machines. One virtual machine on the Avamar Data Transport server is designated as the control node. Other virtual machines on the Avamar Data Transport server are designated as transport nodes. See also control node on page 86, and transport node on page 87. control node A VMware virtual machine on the Avamar Data Transport server with the Avamar Data Transport Framework foundation installed for system configuration and management and a PostgreSQL database for storage of metadata for files that are backed up from transport nodes. See also Avamar Data Transport Framework on page 86. domains Groups of Avamar clients on the Avamar server.
Hash File System (HFS) check A Hash File System (HFS) check is an internal operation that validates the integrity of a set of domain data that has replicated from the Avamar server to a transport node. recovery The process of retrieving data that has been backed up to tape and placing it on a transport node. An Avamar client then can connect to the transport node and restore the data to a client machine. replica A set of data for a domain that has been replicated from an Avamar server to the Avamar Data Transport system. replication The process of copying de-duplicated data from a domain group on the Avamar server to a transport node. retention The ability to control the length of time backups will be kept in an Avamar server before automated deletion. Retention can be set to permanent for backups that should not be deleted from an Avamar server. Retention is a persistent and reusable Avamar policy that can be named and attached to multiple groups.
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GLOSSARY springboard Windows that belong to a specific workspace within the Avamar Data Transport GUI. See also workspaces on page 87. A springboard displays status information and links to specific functions. The Avamar Data Transport work space contains the following springboards: ADT Server, Avamar Servers, Queued Tasks, and Quick Launch. tape backup server A NetWorker or NetBackup server that backs up data that has been replicated to a transport node to tape. task A program or process that runs on behalf of the Avamar Data Transport system. transport node A VMware virtual machine on the Avamar Data Transport server with the ADT Node Services component installed. The transport node is a virtual Avamar server that receives replicated data from the primary server. The replicated data is then backed up to tape through a tape backup system. The transport node is also the target of a tape recovery. The recovery is initiated through the Avamar Data Transport application GUI. workspaces Expandable and collapsible panels (represented by blue horizontal bars) in the Avamar Data Transport Framework interface. Workspaces organize the Avamar Data Transport user interface by functionality or application type. The Avamar Data Transport workspace appears within the Avamar Data Transport GUI after you install Avamar Data Transport.
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INDEX
A
account lockout 16 unlocking 33 acknowledging events 71 adding, user account roles 36 Administration workspace 18 Administrator role 31, 35 ADT workspace 20 archiving security events 74 Auditor role 35 automatic logout 24 Avamar clients 49 domains 43, 46 Avamar Data Transport Framework 27 clearing event filter 70 security event filter 76 tasks filter 83 client, Avamar 49 closing ADT Framework Event Viewer window 68 Security Event Viewer window 74 Task Viewer window 81 control node 26 copying springboards 22 creating log files 84 user account 31 criteria, search 52
B
backup server 27 browser, supported 27
D
deactivating a user account 33 deleting event filter 70 security event filter 76, 83 security events 77 user account 33 user account role 37 deselecting events 69 security events 74 disabling user account 33 disk space, transport node 54 domains, Avamar basic settings 46 replication settings 43 replication, forced 46
C
canceling a task 58, 59 cannot log in 33 categories security events 72 system events 66 tasks 79 changing email address 38 email message settings 39 user password 38 check, HFS 42, 48 checksum verification 42
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E
editing Springboards list 20 user account 32 email editing address 38 editing message settings 39 event filter adding 68 removing 69 events acknowledging 69, 71 deselecting all 69 See also system events selecting all 69 viewing details for a single event 71
M
main interface screen 17 maintenance, preparing nodes for 56 mismatch, checksum 42 monitor tasks 58 transport nodes 54 moving springboards 22 Mozilla Firefox 27 My Workspace 18, 20
N
navigational arrows ADT Framework Event Viewer 69 Security Event Viewer 75 Task Viewer 82 NetBackup 25 NetWorker 25 node, control 26 node, transport disk space 54 managing 54 monitoring 54 purging and reusing 42, 48 reserving 55 running next task 57 taking offline 56
F
filter criteria security events 75 system events 70 tasks 82 Firefox 27 forcing replication 46
G
global replication settings specifying 42 GUI 27
O
offline, taking a transport node 56 online help, using 23
H
HFS check 42, 48
P I
ignoring checksum mismatches 42 inactive session 24 Internet Explorer (IE) 27 password changing 38 lockbox 15 requirements 32, 39 priority tasks 58 purging transport nodes 42, 48
L
lockbox password 15, 16 log files creating a checkpoint 84 viewing details 84 logging out 24 login account lockout 16 failure 15 screen 16
R
recovery checksum mismatch 42 overview 49 refresh screen rate 66, 79 refreshing Security Event Viewer 74 System Event Viewer 68 Task Viewer 81
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INDEX removing event filter 70 security event filter 76, 83 security events 77 user accounts 33 replication forcing 46 global settings, specifying 42 overview 40 reports 29, 60 reserving a node 55 resetting security threat level 74 user password 38 resizing table columns ADT Framework Event Viewer 68 Security Event Viewer 74 Task Viewer 81 results, search 53 reusing transport nodes 42, 48 roles See user account roles sorting security event messages 73 system events 67 tasks 80 springboards 27 ADT Disaster Recovery 18 Applications 18 Configuration 18 copying to My Workspace 22 drop points 17 Events 18, 66 getting help 23 list 17, 19 Log Information 18 moving 22 My Profile 19, 38 removing from workspace 23 Role Management 19 Security Events 19, 72 Tasks 19, 79 User Management 19, 31 Springboards list adding or removing 19 editing 20 removing from 21 starting Event Viewer 66 Log Viewer 84 Security Event Viewer 73 Tasks Viewer 80 status task 58 transport node 54 Super User role 35 supported tape backup systems 25 web browsers 27 Symantec NetBackup 25 system events categories 66 filtering 70 See also events sorting 67 viewing 71 viewing details 66 viewing summary 66
S
saving log files 84 search results 53 security event filter, deleting 76, 83 security events archiving 74 categories 72 deleting 74 deselecting 74 filtering 74 removing 74 selecting 74 viewing details 73 viewing summary 72 security threat level resetting 74 viewing 72 server Avamar 26 Avamar Data Transport 26 tape backup 27 session timeouts 16, 24 setting up lockbox password 16 security event filter 75, 77, 78 system event filter 69 task filter 82
T
tape 25, 40 Task Viewer 58 taskbar ADT Framework Event Viewer 68 ADT Framework Task Viewer 81 Security Event Viewer 74
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INDEX tasks by transport node 54 canceling 58, 59 cancelled 79 filtering 81 monitoring 58 priority 58 removing a filter 81 running next available 57 viewing details 80 viewing summary 79 threat level See security threat level timeouts 16 toolbar tab 17, 19
W
web browsers, supported 27 Windows Internet Explorer 27 workspace active 19 adding or removing springboards 20 Administration 18 ADT 20 copying springboards to 22 described 18 moving springboards 22 My Workspace 18, 20 removing springboards from 22, 23 tab 17
U
unlocking user account 16, 33 user account adding roles 36 creating 31 deleting roles 37 types of roles 35 user account roles adding 36 deleting 37 management 19 requirement 39, 66, 79 types of 35 user interface 27 user name, description 31 user profile changing password 38 editing email address 38 editing email message settings 39 User role 35 user roles See user account roles using online help 23
V
verification checksum 42 HFS 42, 48 viewing ADT tasks 80 log files 84 security threat level 72 system events summary 66
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Moving a springboard in a workspace

Copying a springboard to My Workspace

EMC AVAMAR DATA TRANSPORT 1.0 SP3 USERS GUIDE

Using online help GETTING STARTED

Removing a springboard from a workspace

Using online help

Viewing online help for specific springboards

EMC AVAMAR DATA TRANSPORT 1.0 SP3 USERS GUIDE

Logging out GETTING STARTED