Dell DL4000 User Manual page 106

To protect multiple machines:
1. From the Core Console, click the Tools tab, and then click Bulk Protect.
The Protect Machines window appears.
2. Add the machines that you want to protect by clicking one of the following options.
For details on completing each option, see
• Click Active Directory to specify machines on an Active Directory domain.
• Click vCenter/ESXi to specify virtual machines on a vCenter/ESXi virtual host.
• Click New to specify multiple machines by using the Add Machine dialog box.
• Click Manually to specify multiple machines in a list by typing host name and credentials.
3. On the Protect Machines window, you can view the machines that you added. If you want to select
a repository, encryption key, or other advanced settings for a machine, select the check box next to
the machine and click Edit Settings.
4. Specify the settings as follows and click OK.
Text Box
Username
Password
Port
Repository
Encryption Key
Protection
Schedule
Initially Pause
Protection
5. Verify that AppAssure can connect to each machine successfully. To do this, select the check box
next to each machine on the Protect Machines window, and click Verify.
6. The Protect Machines window shows an icon next to each machine that reflects its readiness for
deployment, as follows:
Icon
Green icon
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Description
Enter the username used to connect to this machine; for example,
Administrator.
Enter the secure password used to connect to this machine.
Specify the port number on which the Core communicates with the agent on
the machine.
Select the repository on the Core where the data from the machines is stored.
The repository you select is used for all machines being protected.
Specify whether encryption is applied to the agent on the machines that is
stored in the repository. The encryption key is assigned to all machines that are
being protected.
Specify the schedule for which the protection of the machine occurs. The
default schedule is 60 minutes during peak operation and 60 minutes on
weekends.
To edit the schedule to suit the needs of your enterprise, click Edit.
NOTE: For more information, see
Optionally, you can choose to pause protection when first run; that is, the core
does not take snapshots of the machines until you manually resume
protection.
Description
AppAssure is able to connect to the machine and it is ready to be protected.
Machines.
Modifying Protection Schedules.