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NetVault 12.4 - Administration Guide

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 Backup 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 Monitoring events and configuring notifications Reporting in NetVault Backup Working with client clusters Configuring default settings for NetVault Backup
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 Backup WebUI default settings Configuring NetVault Backup to use a specific VSS provider Configuring default settings using Txtconfig
Diagnostic tracing Managing diagnostic data Using the deviceconfig utility NetVault Backup processes Environment variables Network ports used by NetVault Backup Troubleshooting
Common errors Safe Mode in NetVault Backup

Configuring an alternate NetVault Time Server

To establish an alternate NetVault Backup machine as the NetVault Time Server:
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In the Navigation pane, click Change Settings.
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On the NetVault Server Settings page, complete one of the following actions:
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To configure default settings for the NetVault Backup Server, continue to Step 3.
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To configure default settings for a NetVault Backup Client, click Client Settings. In the NetVault Backup Clients table, select the client, and click Next.
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Under System and Security, click Time Sync. In the Time Sync dialog box, configure the following settings.
 
Table 151. Time synchronization settings
Setting
Description

This machine is the NetVault time server

This check box is selected by default on the NetVault Backup Server.

To configure an alternate time server, clear this check box on the NetVault Backup Server.

Synchronize NetVault time with system

Type the NetVault Backup name of the alternate time server.

Number of ping-pongs to determine time difference

Type or select the number of time packets to be exchanged while polling. The default value is 5.

Number of hours between time sync updates

Specify how often the NetVault Backup Server checks to see if it is still synchronized with the time server.

The default polling interval is 24 hours.

Number of milliseconds of time difference allowed between 2 servers

Type or select the allowed time variance.

By default, NetVault Backup allows 1000-millisecond variance between the NetVault Backup Server and the NetVault Time Server.

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Click Apply to apply the new settings and close the dialog box.

Configuring the reporting utility

This section includes the following sections:

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About reporting utility
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Customizing HTML report templates
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Customizing plain text report templates
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Customizing CSV report templates
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Configuring timeout setting for report generation
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Configuring default mail format type for report
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Configuring default settings for Statistics Manager
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Creating a global purge policy for the Reports Database
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Creating table-specific purge policy

About reporting utility

The NetVault Backup reporting utility provides a selection of canned reports that can be generated and viewed in HTML, text, and Comma Separated Value (CSV) formats. For more information about reports, see Reporting in NetVault Backup.

NetVault Backup uses the Statistics Manager (nvstatsmngr) and Reports Database Manager (nvrepdbmngr) processes to gather and transmit data for the canned reports:

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Statistics Manager: This process runs on the NetVault Backup Server and Client machines. The Statistics Manager collects drive statistics, event history, media requests, server capacity, and transfer information.
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Reports Database Manager: This process runs only on the NetVault Backup Server. The Reports Database Manager polls the Statistics Manager at regular intervals to retrieve the collected data, and writes the data to the Reports Database. It provides the information in the reports database to the reporting utility and performs periodic purging of the reports database.

You can customize the report templates and change the default settings for the Statistics Manager and Reports Database Manager from the NetVault Backup WebUI.

Customizing HTML report templates

NetVault Backup 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 Backup 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
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.
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