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Chapter 9: Using Tools 281
b. If the specified directory location is a network path that requires a login, enable the Login
required to access shared drive location checkbox. Then type the username and password
and confirm the password of a user account that has read/write access to the network
share location.
c. To encrypt the created system backup file, enable the Encrypt Backup File checkbox, then
type a password to lock and unlock the encrypted file.
d. To append the date and time (in military time) to the end of the system backup filename,
enable the
Use date and time for file naming checkbox. For example, if you are creating the
backup file on October 1, 2005 at 10:04 pm, the file created will be named
dsviewBackup1001052204.zip.
If a system backup file already exists in the specified directory and this option is not
enabled, the existing backup file will be overwritten when the new backup file is created.
7. The Completed Successful window will open. Click Finish . The Tasks window will open.
Task: Configure SNMP trap settings on a managed appliance
This task turns SNMP traps on or off for one or more managed appliances of a particular type. To
specify SNMP trap settings for other types of managed appliances, you must create
additional tasks.
Once this task is added, you may run it on demand at any time; see Running tasks manually on
page 289. You may also configure SNMP trap settings manually; see Managed Appliance SNMP
Settings on page 124.
To add the task:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Tasks in the top navigation bar. The Tasks window will open.
3. Click Add . The Add Task Wizard will appear. Click Next .
4. The Select Task to Add window will open. Select Configure SNMP trap settings on appliance
from the drop-down menu.
5. Type a 1-64 character name for the task.Then click Next .
6. The Select When to Run the Task window will open. Select a time to run the task (see
Specifying when to run tasks on page 278), then click Next .
7. The Select Unit Group window will open. Select All Appliances or select a unit group, then
click Next .
8. The Select Appliance Type window will open. Select the type of managed appliance for which
to configure SNMP traps, then click
Next .
9. The Select Appliances window will open. Select one or more managed appliances from the
Available Appliances list, then click
Add . The unit(s) will be moved to the Appliances to
Configure list. Then click Next .
10. The Configure SNMP Traps window will open. Change the trap state by selecting one of the
following from each trap menu, then click Next .