The properties of the Sessions node are used to specify the way backup creation sessions are to be displayed in the details pane.
In the Recovery Manager Console tree, click Sessions, and then click Properties on the Action menu.
The dialog box that opens includes the following elements:
Show all sessions. Select this option to see all backup creation sessions in the details pane.
Show last <Number> sessions. Select this option to see a number of the most recent sessions in the details pane. The box next to this option allows you to specify the number of sessions to be shown.
Show sessions in range. Select this option to see the sessions that occurred within a certain time interval. The boxes below this label allow you to specify the beginning and the end of the time interval.
From. Select this check box to specify the initial date from which to view sessions. The box next to From provides a space for you to enter a date. Click the arrow to display a calendar.
To. Select this check box to specify the final date to view sessions. The text box next to this check box provides a space for you to enter a date. Click the arrow to display a calendar.
Show sessions for specified collection. Select this option to see the sessions that occurred for a specific Computer Collection. The box under this label provides a space for you to select or type the name of the Computer Collection whose backup creation sessions you want to see.
Specify format for session names in the Sessions list. This box allows you to specify how sessions are indicated by the Session column in the details pane. For example, if you enter %DATETIME% and %COLLECTION% in this box, the Session column indicates the date and time when the session occurred and the Computer Collection for which backups were created during the session. To enter expressions in this box, click the Expression button.
Expression. Click this button to choose the following expressions:
Collection Name (%COLLECTION%). Name of the Computer Collection used during the session
Date and Time (%DATETIME%). Date and time when the session was started
Date (%DATE%). Date when the session was started
Time (%TIME%). Time when the session was started
Result (%RESULT%). Session result, such as success or error
Type (%TYPE%). How the session was started: manually by user or automatically by Task Scheduler
The Properties dialog box for a forest is used to view some of properties of the forest added to the Recovery Manager Console.
In the Recovery Manager Console tree, click the Active Directory node, and then click Connect to Forest on the Action menu.
In the Connect to Forest dialog box, complete the following steps:
Enter the full DNS name or IP address of any domain or domain controller from the forest.
Specify the user logon name and password you want to use to access the forest.
Select the Use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) to encrypt the connection check box to use LDAP over SSL when connecting to the forest. The default value for this option is determined by the same setting in the RMAD Settings dialog; however, you can change the setting here for this particular connection.
Click OK.
The dialog box that opens includes the following elements:
Forest functional level. Displays the functional level of the forest.
Tombstone Lifetime. Displays the number of days before a deleted object is removed from directory services.
Forest-wide FSMO roles. Displays the DNS names of domain controllers that hold the Schema Master and Domain Naming Master roles.
The Properties dialog box for a domain is used to view some of properties of the domain added to the Recovery Manager Console.
In the dialog box that opens you can use the following elements:
Forest functional level. Displays the functional level of the forest to which the domain belongs.
Domain functional level. Displays the functional level of the domain.
Domain-wide FSMO roles. Displays the DNS names of the domain controllers that hold the RID Master, Infrastructure Master, and PDC Emulator domain-wide FSMO roles.
The Properties dialog box for a domain controller is used to view some of properties of the selected domain controller available for the forest added to the Recovery Manager Console.
In the console tree, expand the Active Directory node, and then expand the Forest node for the forest where the domain controller is located. If you don't see any Forest node, add the forest to the console using the appropriate procedure from Forest properties.
In the console tree, click All Domain Controllers. This causes the detail pane to display all domain controllers available for the selected forest.
In the details pane, select the desired domain controller, and then click Properties on the Action menu.
The dialog box that opens includes the following elements:
Operating system. Displays the name of the current operating system installed on the domain controller.
Site. Displays the name of the site in which the domain controller is located.
Global Catalog. If this check box selected, the domain controller is enabled as global catalog. A global catalog stores a full replica of the directory data for its own domain and a partial replica of the directory data for every other domain in the forest.
FSMO roles. Lists the forest-wide and domain-wide FSMO roles owned by the domain controller.
This DC hosts the following application directory partitions. Lists the application directory partitions hosted by the selected domain controller.
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