Data Center Management Console

The following example shows the DCMC interface:

With the DCMC, you can:

• Start, Pause, and Stop the Data Center services. The icons in the console tree, as well as the information in the details pane, shows whether the Data Center service is started or stopped.

• View and modify properties for each Data Center service. The DCMC enables you to view default properties and properties chosen during Data Center Setup. You can also change these properties as needed (contact Support for guidance before changing any Data Center service properties).

• Monitor multiple Data Center servers simultaneously. The DCMC enables you to monitor all of the servers in a mirror or cluster at one time. • Manage space used in archive storage devices. You can use the DCMC to view status and monitor usage of all archive storage devices including tape libraries and EMC Centera.

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• Monitor current status. Use the DCMC to monitor the status of HSM requests, operations, and tape drive availability.

• View event logs and run the Windows Event Viewer. You can view event logs for Data Center operations from within the DCMC. You can also run the Windows Event Viewer for a selected Data Center. This information is typically used for problem diagnosis.

Starting the DCMC

You can run the DCMC on a Data Center server or remotely, if your remote computer has the Data Center Toolkit installed.

Use the following step, depending on the computer you use, to start the DCMC:

• If you are working on a Data Center server: click the Start button (on the Windows taskbar), point to Programs, point to Data Center, and then click Data Center Management Console.

• If you are working on a remote computer that has the Data Center Toolkit installed: click the Start button (on the Windows taskbar), point to Programs, point to Data Center Toolkit, and then click Data Center Management Console.

If your Data Center does not appear in the DCMC console tree, refer to DCMC Help for instructions to add it.

DCMC User Interface

The DCMC supports and enhances all of the standard MMC functions and interface elements. Together with the MMC, it provides an intuitive user interface that enables you to manage various Data Center components quickly and easily. The DCMC interface includes:

• The console tree, including DCMC-specific icons to make visualizing DCMC components easy

• The details pane, which provides information based on your selection in the console tree

• Menus and toolbars (including context pop-up menus), with DCMC- specific commands

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Console Tree

The DCMC console tree (the left pane of the window) contains a view of all of the components of your Data Center, as shown in the boxed area in the following example:

The console tree uses icons to represent each of the Data Center components. These icons are organized hierarchically to make it easy for you to locate the components you need: servers are listed under the Data Center to which they belong, and services and components are listed under the server to which they are attached. Icons for services show whether the service is running, paused, or stopped. If a service or component contains subcomponents, a plus sign appears to the left of the component's icon. To view the subcomponents of a given component, expand it by clicking the plus sign or double-clicking the component name. The details pane (discussed in the next section) displays information pertaining to the selection in the console tree.

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Details Pane

The DCMC details pane displays specific information on the item you select in the console tree (discussed in the previous section). For example, if you select a Data Center in the console tree, the details pane shows the statuses and other

information about all of the services running on the servers connected to that Data Center.

The boxed area in the following example shows the DCMC details pane:

You can set the DCMC to automatically refresh the view of the details pane at set intervals. By default, the service statuses in the DCMC are set to refresh every five minutes. You can also manually refresh the view of the details pane if you do not want to use the automatic refresh feature.

Menus and Toolbars

You access the DCMC functions and properties through toolbars and menus. The DCMC menus contain the console’s commands as well as other DCMC functions.

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The menus appear in three forms:

• The MMC menu bar includes the Console, Window, and Help menus. These menus are standard to MMC.

• The DCMC snap-in menu bar includes the Action and View menus. These menus provide access to DCMC functions as well as display options for the console tree and details pane.

• A context pop-up menu appears when you right-click items in the console tree and details pane. This menu enables you to modify the selected item's properties or to run a command that is relevant to the selected item. The DCMC contains snap-in toolbars to augment the MMC toolbar. Together, the toolbars provide quick and easy access to console functionality and DCMC commands, which you could otherwise access through menus. The DCMC also has a description bar, which displays the name of the current view along with the time the view was last refreshed.

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CD MAKER

CD Maker enables you to create CD-ROMs containing all data for any given account on your Data Center. When run, CD Maker interacts with the Data Center to gather all files for the selected account and assemble them into a compressed account image that can then be burned onto a CD. The CD also includes a copy of the Agent, enabling end users to retrieve some or all files through the familiar Agent interface.

After CD Maker prepares an account’s data for CD, you must use your own hardware and software to burn the CD. There are two modes in which you can run CD Maker, depending on the hardware and software you have:

• Automatic: The automatic CD Maker copies the selected account to an image on the CD Maker computer. The CD Maker computer then automatically loads, burns, and labels the CD. This feature only works with the following hardware from Primera® Technology

(www.primeratechnology.com):

− Composer™ Optical Disk Duplicator with Prassi® PrimoCD Pro software

− Inscripta™ Thermal CD Printer

• Manual: If you do not have a CD-burning software package that is compatible with the automatic CD Maker feature, you can still run CD Maker in manual mode. CD Maker still copies the selected account to an image on the CD Maker computer, but you must manually load, burn, and label the CD.

You generally use a CD writer (duplicator) and a CD printer together. You use the writer to burn the CD image and then the printer to print the actual CD label with the end user’s account information. You also typically use another printer to print mailing labels for mailing the CD to the end user.