Dell DL1000 User Manual

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• Port — Specifies the port number on which the Core communications with the Agent on themachine. The default value is 8006.• Repository — Select the repository in which to store data from this agent.NOTE: You can store data from multiple agents in a single repository.• Encryption Key — Specifies whether encryption should be applied to the data for every volumeon this machine to be stored in the repository.NOTE: You define encryption settings for a repository under the Configuration tab in theCore Console.4. Click Deploy.The Deploy Agent dialog box closes. There may be a delay before you see the selected agent appearin the list of protected machines.Understanding protection schedulesA protection schedule defines when backups are transferred from protected agent machines to theAppAssure Core.Protection schedules are initially defined using the Protect Machine Wizard or the Protect MultipleMachines Wizard. You can then modify the existing schedule at any time from the Summary tab for aspecific agent machine.AppAssure provides a default protection schedule, with two defined protection periods. The first period isfor weekdays (Monday through Friday), with a single time period defined (from 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM).The default interval (the time period between snapshots) is 3 hours. The second period is for weekends(Saturday and Sunday). The default interval for the second period is 3 hours.When protection is first enabled, the schedule is activated. Thus, using the default settings, regardless ofthe current time of day, the first backup will occur every 3 hours.The first backup transfer saved to the Core is called a base image snapshot. All data on all specifiedvolumes (including the operating system, applications, and settings), are saved to the Core. Thereafter,incremental snapshots (smaller backups, consisting only of data changed on the agent since the lastbackup) are saved to the core regularly, based on the interval defined.You can create a custom schedule to change the frequency of backups. For example, you can changethe interval for the weekday period to 60 minutes, resulting in snapshots every hour. Or you can increasethe interval on weekends from 60 minutes to 180 minutes, resulting in snapshots every three hours whentraffic is low.Other options in the Protection Schedule Wizard page include for a setting a daily protection time. Thisresults in a single backup daily at the period defined (the default setting is 12:00 PM).The option to initially pause protection prevents a base image from occurring (and in fact, prevents allbackups) until you explicitly resume protection. When you are ready to begin protecting your machinesbased on the established protection schedule, you must explicitly resume protection.37