Dell Appassure 5 User Guide

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Configuring deployment settings
AppAssure lets you download installers from the AppAssure Core to machines you want to protect. 
You can configure settings related to the deployment of the AppAssure Agent software from your Core to the 
machines you want to protect.
Complete the steps in this procedure to configure deployment settings.
To configure deployment settings
1 Navigate to the AppAssure Core Console and click the Configuration tab, and then...

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Configuring database connection settings
You can view system events related to the AppAssure Core on the Events tab. The AppAssure Core stores this 
transactional information in a MongoDB service database. By default, this database is installed locally on the 
Core machine.
Complete the steps in this procedure to modify the database connection settings for the service database used 
by the AppAssure Core.
To modify database connection settings
1...

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Managing licenses
AppAssure lets you manage licenses directly from the AppAssure Core Console. You can change the license key 
or file associated with your Core, and contact the license server. You can also access the Dell AppAssure License 
Portal directly from the Licensing page in the console.
The Licensing page includes the following information:
License details:
•License type. Types of licenses include Trial, Subscription, or Enterprise. For more...

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To change a license key or file
1 Navigate to the AppAssure Core Console and then select the Configuration tab.
2Click Licensing.
The Licensing page appears.
3 From the License Details pane, click Change License.
The Change License dialog box appears.
4 In the Change License dialog box, to enter a license key, skip to Step 6. 
5 To upload a license file, do the following: 
aSelect Upload License File and click Browse.
The File Upload dialog box...

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Backing up and restoring Core settings
You can back up core setting information to a file, and later restore these settings if you have problems with the 
Core machine or if you want to migrate those settings to a different machine. Information that gets backed up 
includes repository metadata (such as the repository name, data path, and metadata path); machines protected 
in the Core; replication relationships (targets and sources); which machines are...

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details of the error to see if any action is required on your part. For more information, see 
Viewing tasks, alerts, and events. To continue, click Close to clear the error dialog box.
h After restoring the configuration, follow guidance in the user interface. For example:
•Unlock all encryption keys
•Verify virtual standby credentials. If you have...

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Editing Core job settings
Complete the steps in the following procedure to edit the settings of a job.
To edit Core job settings
1 On the AppAssure Core Console, do one of the following:
•Click the Configuration tab, and then click Job Settings.
•Click the drop-down menu on the Configuration tab, and then click Job Settings.
•From the icon bar, click the drop-down menu next to the Configuration icon and then click Jobs 
settings.
2 On the Job Settings...

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Accessing diagnostics for the Core
In AppAssure, diagnostic information is available for you to download and upload log data for the Core. 
Additionally, you can download and view diagnostic information for individual protected machines. For more 
information about machine logs, see Accessing protected machine diagnostics. The ability to access logs can be 
useful when troubleshooting an issue or working with AppAssure Support. To access core logs, see...

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4 On the Upload Core Log page of the Tools tab, click Click here to begin the upload.
The Events tab displays for you to view the progress of the upload of log information for the Core and all 
protected machines. 

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Understanding encryption keys
This chapter describes the process of securing data in your environment using encryption keys. It includes the 
following sections:
•Applying or removing encryption from a protected machine
•Managing encryption keys
The AppAssure Core can encrypt snapshot data for all volumes within any repository using encryption keys that 
you define and manage.
Instead of encrypting the entire repository, AppAssure lets you specify...