Text Box
Description
Passphrase
Enter the passphrase used to control access.
Confirm
Passphrase
Re-enter the passphrase you just entered.
16.
Click
Finish
to save and apply your settings.
The first time protection is added for a machine, a base image (that is, a snapshot of all the data in
the protected volumes) will transfer to the repository on the Core following the schedule you
defined, unless you specified to initially pause protection.
Pausing and resuming protection
When you pause protection, you temporarily stop all transfers of data from the current machine.
To pause protection:
1.
In the Core Console, click the
Protected Machines
drop-down menu in the left navigation area.
2.
Select
Pause Protection
for the machine for which you want to pause protection.
The
Pause Protection
dialog box appears.
3.
Select one of the following and click
OK
.
• If you want to pause protection until you explicitly resume it, select
Pause until resumed
.
• If you want to pause protection for a specified period, select
Pause for
and then, in the Days,
Hours, and Minutes controls, type or select the appropriate pause period as appropriate.
NOTE: To resume protection select
Resume Protection
from the
Protected Machines
drop
down menu.
Deploying the Agent Software when protecting an agent
You can download and deploy agents during the process of adding an agent for protection.
NOTE: This procedure is not required if you have already installed the Agent software on a machine
that you want to protect.
To deploy agents during the process of adding an agent for protection:
1.
Click
Protected Machines
on the left navigation pane.
2.
Click
Actions
→
Deploy Agent
.
The
Deploy Agent
dialog box appears.
3.
Enter logon and protection settings as follows:
•
Host name
— Specifies the host name or IP address of the machine that you want to protect.
•
User name
— Specifies the user name used to connect to this machine; for example,
administrator.
•
Password
— Specifies the password used to connect to this machine.
•
Protect machine after install
— Selecting this option enables AppAssure to take a base snapshot
of the data after you add the machine for protection. This option is selected by default. If you
deselect this option, then you must force a snapshot manually when you are ready to start data
protection.
•
Display name
— Specifies a name for the machine which appears on the Core Console. The
display name could be the same value as the host name.
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