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NetVault 13.0.1 - Administration Guide for Managed Service Providers

Introduction Getting started Configuring clients Managing catalog search Configuring storage devices
About storage devices SAN considerations Quest DR Series systems Quest QoreStor NetVault SmartDisk EMC Data Domain Systems Snapshot Array Manager Virtual Tape Libraries Virtual standalone drives Shared Virtual Tape Libraries Physical tape devices Storage tiers
Backing up data Managing policies Restoring data Managing NetVault dashboard Managing jobs Monitoring logs Managing storage devices
Role-based access to manage storage devices Monitoring device activity Managing disk-based storage devices in list view Managing disk-based storage devices in tree view Managing the Snapshot Array Manager Managing tape libraries in list view Managing tape libraries in tree view Managing tape drives in list view Managing tape drives in tree view Adding shared devices
Managing storage media Managing user and group accounts Managing Tenant Monitoring events and configuring notifications Reporting in NetVault Working with client clusters Configuring default settings for NetVault
About configuring default settings Configuring encryption settings Configuring plug-in options Configuring default settings for post-scripts Configuring default settings for Verify Plug-in Configuring Deployment Manager Settings Configuring Job Manager settings Configuring Logging Daemon settings Configuring Media Manager settings Configuring Network Manager settings Configuring Process Manager settings Configuring RAS device settings Configuring Schedule Manager settings Configuring Web Service settings Configuring Auditor Daemon settings Configuring firewall settings Configuring general settings Configuring security settings Synchronizing NetVault Time Configuring the reporting utility Configuring NetVault WebUI default settings Configuring NetVault to use a specific VSS provider Configuring default settings using Txtconfig
Diagnostic tracing Managing diagnostic data Using the deviceconfig utility NetVault processes Environment variables Network ports used by NetVault Troubleshooting
Common errors Safe Mode in NetVault

Customizing HTML report templates

NetVault uses built-in templates to format the output for HTML reports. You can customize these templates to apply various formatting styles. The formatting styles are applied globally to all HTML report templates. Only users having a good knowledge of HTML should configure these settings. Improper configuration can cause NetVault to produce incorrect output.

To customize the output format for HTML reports:
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In the Navigation pane, click Change Settings.
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Under User Interface, click Reporting. In the Reporting dialog box, under HTML Text Output, configure the following settings:
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Pre-text for HTML output of plain text
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Post-text for HTML output of plain text
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Default HTML column header pre-text
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Default HTML column header post-text
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Default HTML header field pre-text
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Default HTML header field post-text
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Default text to output for an HTML report with no records
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Default HTML total row pre-text
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Default HTML total row post-text
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Default HTML total field pre-text
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Default HTML total field post-text
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Default HTML average row pre-text
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Default HTML average row post-text
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Default HTML average field pre-text
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Default HTML average field post-text
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Default HTML format pre-text
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Default HTML format post-text
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Default HTML format field pre-text
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Default HTML format field post-text
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Default job header/footer location
Use the pre-text fields to specify opening HTML tags for formatting styles (for example, font type or font size) or text for headers, rows showing the total or average values, or body cells.
Use the post-text fields to specify closing HTML tags for custom formatting styles.
Use the Default text to output for an HTML report with no records field to change the default text “Nothing to display” with any custom text.
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Click Apply to apply the new settings and close the dialog box.

Customizing miscellaneous report templates

NetVault uses built-in templates to format miscellaneous reports. You can customize these templates to add line breaks, tabs, or separators. The formatting styles are applied globally to all plain text report templates. Only users familiar with the use of control characters and escape sequences in text output should configure these settings. Improper configuration can cause NetVault to produce incorrect output.

To customize the output format for miscellaneous reports:
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In the Navigation pane, click Change Settings.
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Under User Interface, click Reporting.
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In the Reporting dialog box, under Miscellaneous, configure the following settings:
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Default output type
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Default Mail Format
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Default filter view
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Duration to keep produced reports (days)
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Report Generation Timeout (in seconds)
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Default keep filtered out records setting
By default, the output type of report is HTML Text. You can change it to Plain Text or Comma Separated Values.
 
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NOTE: If you change the output type, you must also modify the template file to match the selected output type.
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To apply the new settings, click Apply, and then close the dialog box.

Customizing plain text report templates

NetVault uses built-in templates to format the plain text reports. You can customize these templates to add line breaks, tabs, or separators. The formatting styles are applied globally to all plain text report templates. Only users familiar with the use of control characters and escape sequences in text output should configure these settings. Improper configuration can cause NetVault to produce incorrect output.

To customize the output format for plain text reports:
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In the Navigation pane, click Change Settings.
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Under User Interface, click Reporting. In the Reporting dialog box, under Plain Text Output, configure the following settings:
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Default plain text column header pre-text
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Default plain text column header post-text
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Default text to output for a plain text report with no records
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Default plain-text total row pre-text
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Default plain-text total row post-text
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Default plain-text total field pre-text
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Default plain-text total field post-text
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Default plain-text average row pre-text
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Default plain-text average row post-text
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Default plain-text average field pre-text
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Default plain-text average field post-text
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Default plain-text format pre-text
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Default plain-text format post-text
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Default plain-text format field pre-text
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Default plain-text format field post-text
Use the pre-text fields to specify formatting styles (for example, line breaks or separators) or text for headers, rows showing the total or average values, or body cells.
Use the post-text fields to specify formatting styles (for example, line breaks or separators).
Use the Default text to output for a plain text report with no records field to change the default text “Nothing to display” with any custom text.
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Click Apply to apply the new settings and close the dialog box.

Configuring timeout setting for report generation

To configure the timeout setting for report generation:
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In the Navigation pane, click Change Settings.
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Under User Interface, click Reporting. In the Reporting dialog box, under Misc, configure Report Generation Timeout (in seconds).
By default, the timeout period is set to 120 seconds. If the report generation does not complete within this period, the job fails. To change the timeout period, type or select a new value. The valid timeout range is 60 to 600 seconds.
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Click Apply to apply the new settings and close the dialog box.
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