The General tab appears when you select an archive operation in the left panel's Archive Mgmt tab. It allows you to edit an archive's attributes including devices, schedule, process, and setup.
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- Name
- The name of the archive operation. You cannot change the archive name here. To rename an archive, select the archive in the left-panel Archive Mgmt tab, and then select Edit > Rename.
- Devices
- Lists the devices selected for the operation. Using the checkboxes, select or deselect the devices you want to archive. To edit this device list, click Edit Devices.
Schedule
- Frequency
- Use the drop-down list to select the frequency with which you want the archive performed: Never, Now, Once, Daily, Weekly, or On Server Startup. The Never option lets you create an archive operation without actually performing it. The Now option lets you perform an immediate archive.
- Select Starting Day
- Use the drop-down list to select the month you want the archive to start. A calendar corresponding to the selected month is displayed. Select the desired starting day by clicking on the calendar. You can use the arrows on either side of the drop-down list to change the month, and change the year by entering a new year in the text field.
- Start Time
- Set the starting time for the operation and select AM or PM. (This field is grayed out if you have selected the Never or Now frequency.)
Process
- Groups of
- The archive will be performed simultaneously on the number of devices specified in the Groups of field. Enter the value 1 to have the operation performed serially, one device after another.
- Abort on failure
- Select this checkbox to stop the archive operation after a failure. This is useful if you are performing an archive operation on multiple devices and you want the operation to stop after a failure on a single device.
Archive Setup
- Max Versions
- Specify the maximum number of versions you would like saved for this archive. This allows you to limit the number of versions saved for each archive. Once the maximum number is reached, older versions are automatically deleted. If you specify a number that is less than the current number of saved versions, older versions over the maximum number will be automatically deleted the next time the archive is performed.
- Archive Type
- Select the appropriate checkbox for the type of data you wish to
archive:
- Archive Configuration Data - Create archives (backup copies) of your devices' configurations that can be restored to the devices at a later date, if needed.
- Archive Capacity Planning data - Create archives of port and FRU information to be used by the Capacity Planning tool to generate reports.
- Save Button
- Saves any changes you have made to the archive attributes. If you have selected a Frequency of Now, the archive will be performed.
- Edit Devices button
- Opens the Select Devices window where you can select a single group or a list of devices to include in this archive. This allows you to change the devices the archive will be performed on.
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