Ctera C200 - Centrally Managing CTERA Agents; Overview

CTERA C-Series User Guide 213
This chapter explains how to centrally manage CTERA Agents using the Web Interface.
Tip
For information on installing and using the CTERA Agent on PC, refer to the CTERA
Agent User Guide.
In This Chapter
Overview ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 213
Agent Licensing ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 216
Workflow ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 216
Downloading and Installing CTERA Agent ------------------------------------------------------------------ 217
Configuring Global Settings for All CTERA Agents -------------------------------------------------------- 220
Opening the CTERA Agent Manager ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 230
Configuring the Agent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 231
Selecting Files and Folders for File-Level Backup --------------------------------------------------------- 240
Manually Starting Agent Backup ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 241
Stopping the Current Backup Operation of an Agent ---------------------------------------------------- 241
Disabling and Enabling Agent Backups ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 242
Viewing Agent Backups------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 243
Restoring Files and Folders from the Appliance to the Agent ----------------------------------------- 244
Viewing the Agent Status --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 245
Viewing Agent Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 246
Monitoring Agents------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 247
Deleting Agents --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 249
Overview
You can back up data from any computer on your network that is installed with the CTERA
Agent, to a network share on the appliance. You can also use the CTERA Agent to easily
backup roaming PCs or remote offices even when they are outside your network.
The CTERA Agent supports the following types of backup operations:
File-level backup
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Centrally Managing CTERA Agents