9.3 Configure Tab

The Configure tab includes all of the operations to configure Storage Manager for eDirectory.

9.3.1 Engine Config

This page lets you view and set Engine configuration settings.

The General tab includes proxy and management access settings. Each of the fields is described below.

Figure 9-15 Engine Config General Tab Settings

Proxy Account FDN: Displays the fully distinguished name that you established when you installed Storage Manager for eDirectory.

Admin Users Group: Displays the Admin Users Group that you established during the installation of Storage Manager for eDirectory.

User Session Timeout: Indicates the number of minutes the Admin Client can be left dormant before you need to reauthenticate.

HTTPS Port: Displays the HTTPS port that you chose for Storage Manager for eDirectory when you installed it.

HTTP Port: If you chose to use an HTTP port during the installation of Storage Manager for eDirectory, the HTTP port is displayed here.

Proxy Home Path: This path was established during the installation of the Admin Client. If you need to, you can change the path by using the Browse button.

The Log Management tab includes settings specific to log files, which are accessible only from the server hosting the Engine. Each of the fields is described below.

Figure 9-16 Engine Config Log Tab Settings

Default Logging Level: By default, the log records informational level details. You can change the log to record the level you want. Be aware that some settings, such as debug or verbose, record much more information and can potentially make the log file much larger.

Log File Retention Count: By default, Storage Manager for eDirectory retains the 10 most recent log files, according to the Log File Rollover Type setting. For example, if the Log File Rollover Type setting is set to Daily, the retained log files are from the last 10 days.

Log File Rollover Type: You can choose whether to have log files roll over daily, hourly, when the log has reached a set size limit, or have no rollover setting. If you select None, the same log file is opened each time you start the Engine, and log entries are appended to it.

NOTE:If you delete the log file while the Engine is not running, a new log file is created the next time you start the Engine.

Log File Retention Limit: This field appears only when you select Size from the Log File Rollover Type field. You need to enter the size limit in MB for the log file before it creates a new file.

Enable Advanced Logging: Selecting this check box activates the Advanced Logging region of the page. This region allows you to specify the output of the log file according to the setting you indicate in each of 12 categories.

The Action Objects tab lets you lets you enable Storage Manager for eDirectory Action Objects by specifying the container where these Action Objects are located.

Figure 9-17 Engine Config Action Options Tab Settings

The Advanced Options tab lets you view or reconfigure the thread count settings allocated for the actions that Storage Manager for eDirectory performs.

Figure 9-18 Engine Config Advanced Options Tab Settings

These settings are optimized for a normal Storage Manager for eDirectory workload.

Event Cache Log Purge: By default, Storage Manager for eDirectory keeps the most recent 30 days of event entries in cache. You can adjust the setting in the Days field.

The event cache can be helpful in providing you a recent history of all of the events that were sent from the Event Monitor.

The License Update tab lets you replace an unexpired license file.

Figure 9-19 License Update Tab

Replacing an Unexpired License File

  1. Click Browse to locate and select the new license file.

  2. Click Upload.

Replacing an Expired License File

You cannot replace an expired license using the Admin Client. To replace an expired license file:

  1. At the server that is hosting the Engine, go to /etc/opt/novell/storagemanager/engine/config/.

  2. Replace the old nsm.lic file with the new one.

9.3.2 Event Servers

The Event Monitor monitors changes to eDirectory based on create, move, rename, and delete events. The host for the Event Monitor is referred to as the Event Server.

The Event Server page lets you:

  • Authorize an Event Monitor

  • Verify that an Event Monitor is authorized

  • View the Event Monitor software version installed

  • View Event Monitor statistics

  • Remove an Event Monitor

The Event Count number indicates the total number of events sent from the Event Monitor to the Engine.

Procedures for authorizing the Event Monitor are located in Authorizing the Event Monitorin the Micro Focus Storage Manager 5.3 for eDirectory Installation Guide.

Deleting an Event Monitor

Within the Admin Client, you can delete a deauthorized Event Monitor. Only deauthorized Event Monitors can be deleted. If you want to remove an Event Monitor, you must deauthorize it first.

9.3.3 Agent Servers

Agents perform copying, moving, grooming, and vaulting through directives from the Engine. Storage Manager for eDirectory determines which Agent to use based on the target destination of the data or via proxy configuration.

For optimum performance, Agents should be installed on all servers with storage managed by Storage Manager for eDirectory.

NOTE:Storage Manager for eDirectory does not provide NetWare based Agents, NetWare servers or Open Enterprise Server clusters need to be managed by Proxy Agents (seeProxy Agents)

The Agent Server page lets you:

  • Authorize an Agent

  • Verify that Agents are authorized

  • View Agents software versions installed

  • View Agent statistics

  • Remove an Agent

  • Configure a Proxy Agent

Procedures for authorizing an Agent are located in Authorizing the Agents of the Micro Focus Storage Manager 5.3 for eDirectory Installation Guide.

Deleting an Agent

Within the Admin Client, you can delete a deauthorized Agent. Only deauthorized Agents can be deleted. If you want to remove an Agent, you must deauthorize it first.

NOTE:If an Agent is deauthorized and it hasn't successfully sent a heartbeat within 7 days, it will automatically be removed.

Proxy Agents

For storage resources that do not or cannot host an Agent, for example a NetWare server, Storage Manager for eDirectory can utilize an Agent running on another server to perform the copying, moving, grooming, and vaulting on the server. In this type of scenario, the Agent is serving as a “Proxy Agent.”

A Proxy Agent can also be set up to reduce the workload on the Engine. For example, a Proxy Agent can be configured for a server on one side of a WAN environment to move data from one server to another on the same side of the WAN link. This keeps the data from crossing the WAN link only to cross back again.

Configuring an Agent to be a Proxy Agent

  1. Launch the Admin Client.

  2. Click the Configure tab.

  3. Right-click the Agent you want to authorize to be a Proxy Agent and select Configure Proxy.

    The left side of the Proxy Agent Configuration dialog box shows the list of servers without Agents installed. The right side shows the servers with Agents installed. In the example below, the Agent on OES11GM could be set up to be the Proxy Agent for the NW-OES11 and OES11SP2 servers.

  4. Click the Target Server View tab.

  5. From the drop-down list, select the Agent server you want to serve as the Proxy Agent for the server on the left.

  6. Click OK to save and close the proxy setting association.

9.3.4 Client Config

This page lets you configure various settings within the Admin Client.

An overview of settings specific to the General tab follows the graphic.

Figure 9-20 Client Config General Tab

Enable Logging: Selecting this check box enables logging the operations of the Admin Client and lets you specify the logging level and whether to roll the log or close the old log and start a new log.

Logging Level: This drop-down menu lets you select the classification of entry you want logged.

View Log: Clicking this button opens the log file.

Roll Log File: Clicking this button discontinues entries in the current log file and begins a new log file.

Enable Caching: When you are working in the Identity Objects page, selecting this check box enables the Admin Client to maintain the area of the directory tree that is visible in the right pane, if you move from the page to another. For example, if you locate a Group object in a container and then need to move to another page, when you return to the Identity Objects page, you do not need to navigate the directory tree to locate the Group object again.

Check for Updates after Login: Selecting this check box allows the Admin Client to notify you of the availability of newer Storage Manager for eDirectory components.

Check for Confirmation When Closing: Selecting this check box prompts you with a confirmation of your choice when you close the Admin Client.

An overview of settings specific to the Quick Access tab follows:

This page lets you access the items you use most in the Admin Client from the Quick Access Toolbar. Items can be added or removed from the Quick Access Toolbar by right-clicking the item from its location in the interface, or through the Quick Access page shown below.

Figure 9-21 Client Config Quick Access Tab

By default, the Quick Access Toolbar is located in the title bar of the Admin Client, but the location can be changed by using the menu at the end of the Quick Access Toolbar.

A discussion of the settings in the Advanced tab follows.

Settings on this page should be changed only under the supervision of Micro Focus Support.

NOTE:Current values on this page are only active during the current session of the Admin Client and are reset when the Admin Client is closed or times out.

Bucket Load Parameters

These parameters are for adjusting the settings for the Engine and the Admin Client during enumeration operations.

9.3.5 Check Updates

This page compares the version numbers of Storage Manager for eDirectory components that you have installed with the latest versions available. It also provides links for downloading the latest versions of each of the components.