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Version 5.4.3 Revision B59 The Repositories screen displays to include the newly added storage location.
5 Optionally, repeat Step 3 through Step 6 to add additional storage locations for the repository.
6Click OK.
Checking a repository
AppAssure provides the ability to perform a diagnostic check of a repository volume when errors occur. Core 
errors could be the result of it being improperly shut down, a hardware failure, or other environmental, lower 
IP stack factors that can...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B60 Check job that must be run on each repository before you can configure dissimilar retention policies between 
the source core and a target core, or configure a custom retention policy on a replicated agent.
When you run the Integrity Check job, the system verifies the integrity of all data stored in the specified 
repository, ensuring you can recover data from each snapshot or base image. If the integrity check discovers any 
issue with data in your...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B61 4 To monitor the progress of the Integrity Check job for a repository, including a determination of whether 
additional steps are required after the check, click the Events tab. 
5 From the Events tab, click Show details for the job to view more information about the job status.
•If you see an error in any child tasks for this job, note the error and provide the information to a 
Dell technical support representative.
•If the Integrity Check Job...

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Creating custom groups
When you scroll your cursor over the name of any machine in the Protected Machines or replicated machines 
menu, you will see an arrow that opens a drop-down menu. From this menu, you can create a custom label.
Use the procedure below to create a custom group.
To create a custom group
1 Navigate to the AppAssure Core Console.
2 From the Protected Machines or replicated machines menu, do the following:
a Click on a machine in the...

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Removing custom groups
When you remove a custom group, you delete that group from the Protected Machines menu. The machines that 
were in the group are not removed, and can still be found in the appropriate standard menu.
Use the procedure below to remove a custom group.
To remove a custom group
1 Navigate to the AppAssure Core Console.
2 In the Protected Machines menu, scroll your cursor over the custom group you want to remove.
3 Click on the...

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Viewing all machines in a custom group on one page
Clicking the name of a custom group takes you to a Machines tab that lists all the machines in that custom 
group. You can then perform some functions on all machines from the Actions menu, or you can perform 
functions individually by selecting commands from each individual machine.
Backing up and restoring the Core 
configuration
When you configure an AppAssure Core, you can then back up all of the...

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Restoring a backed-up Core configuration
If you have a Core configuration file backed up, you can restore this XML file to an AppAssure Core. This is useful 
in the case where you have restored or replaced a core machine due to upgrade or after a data loss. After you 
restore the backup file, then configuration settings in the backup file are restored to the AppAssure Core. This 
includes the names of protected machines, replication relationships,...

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 Managing AppAssure Core settings
This chapter describes how to manage and change the settings for your AppAssure Core from the Configuration 
tab or icon. It includes the following sections:
•Understanding system information
•Configuring update settings
•Understanding nightly jobs
•Modifying transfer queue settings
•Modifying transfer queue settings
•Adjusting client timeout settings
•Understanding deduplication cache size and storage locations...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B67 Table 34. AppAssure Core configurable settings
Configuration Setting Description
System Information System information includes data about the AppAssure Core server. You can see the 
host name, OS, architecture and memory for the Core. You can see or change the 
name displayed on the Core Console. You can also view the fully qualified domain 
name of the Core on your network, and the path for your cache metadata and 
deduplication caches. System...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B68 Deduplication cache AppAssure deduplicates your data globally across a repository. Deduplication ensures 
that unique blocks of information are stored only once in your repository, creating 
references to repeated data blocks. The references are stored in a deduplication 
cache. If encryption keys are used, then deduplication occurs within each encryption 
domain.
The deduplication cache settings let you configure the size and specify the locations...