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Max number of active selection lists

This number controls how many hosts can build their selection list

for all active backup jobs in the Backup Domain. This is used to limit use of the database and keep

it responsive for active jobs.

Alert Settings

You can control the types of alerts that are logged in the operating system’s event log by checking the

boxes next to Error, Warning, Information, or License. We strongly recommend you always select the

logging of Error and Warning alerts. By default, all alerts are logged.

Client Upgrade Settings

When the Backup Domain is updated to a new version, the executables for all supported platforms are

stored on the Backup Domain. This allows members of the Backup Domain to be upgraded automatically

whenever the Backup Server is upgraded to a new revision of Data Protector Express. For installations

with many clients, this feature can be a huge time and labor saver.

Enable automatic upgrade

When this option is enabled, clients will detect when a new version is

available and automatically update themselves. During an automatic client upgrade, the installer will

close any running Data Protector Express Administrator and Quick Access. The client is marked as offline

during the upgrade process. If an automatic client upgrade fails, the upgrade will not be retried again

unless the service is restarted. An upgrade might fail if there are running processes that cannot be killed

or there are permission restrictions on the client.

Allow downgrade

If you want the client to downgrade to an earlier version, you must explicitly select

this option. Otherwise, the client will only automatically upgrade to a newer version.

Max number of active upgrade downloads

Use this parameter to throttle how many clients will attempt

to download a new version at one time.

Domain Security

Data Protector Express supports rich user, group and permission based security policies which are

described in the Data Protector Express Advanced Reference Guide. When Data Protector Express is first

installed, these features are disabled. The Administrator will not require a password to log in.

WARNING!

When security is disabled, anyone using the Administrator can gain access to your data. We recommend

you turn security on and set a password for the Admin user.

Options

Enable Advanced Domain Security

When enabled, the Administrator will present the user with a login

screen at startup and all object property pages will have an additional page, Permissions, and the Logon

Controls properties of Users and Groups will be enabled.

Setting a User Password

When security is enabled, a new view, Security, will appear under the Advanced link in the Navigation

bar. Clicking it will display a list of Users and Groups. The system comes preconfigured with one User,

Admin, and one Group, Everyone. To set a password for a user, select the user and click the Change

Password command in the command bar. For many users, simply setting a password on the Admin

user will be sufficient to meet their security needs.
For more details about the logon control properties, see the Data Protector Express Advanced Reference

Guide.

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Backup Domain Configuration

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