Overland Storage SnapServer - Snap EDR Usage; Configuring Snap EDR

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SnapServer / GuardianOS 7.6 Administrator’s Guide A - Backup Solutions
• Backs up data from remote hosts to a central host with locally-attached storage.
• Restores data from a central storage location to the remote hosts from which the data
was originally retrieved.
Snap EDR Usage
The Snap Enterprise Data Replicator software distribution comes preinstalled on the
SnapServer but must first be installed in SnapExtensions and then configured before it's
available for use.
All other Snap EDR installations (including another machine running as the Management
Console that the server registers to, other Agents that register to a Snap EDR Management
Console running on the server, or other Agents replicating to/from the server) need to be able
to resolve the SnapServer server name to its IP address in order to interoperate properly with
the server. This can be accomplished via a DNS host record, local hosts file entries, or other
name resolution services in the environment.
Configuring Snap EDR
To configure the server as a Snap EDR Management Console or an Agent:
1. Click the SnapExtensions icon located in the upper right corner of the Web
Management Interface.
2. If necessary, install the software package:
a. Run the installation routine from SnapExtensions.
SnapExtensions displays a Snap EDR link and the status
Not Installed .
b. Click the Snap EDR link and confirm the installation.
Wait for the installation to complete. The
SnapExtensions page then displays the
Snap EDR Configuration link.
3. Click the link to launch the
Management Console/Agent configuration page.
4. Select either
Configure as the Management Console or Configure as the Agent .
NOTE: If you are configuring a server as an Agent, you must provide the server name (for a
SnapServer) or cluster management name (for a SnapScale) of the Management
Console. The server must be able to resolve the Management Console server name to the
correct IP address.
5. Once the server is configured, select the following options from the page that appears:
Option Description
Click here to configure jobs Opens the Management Console where jobs can be scheduled.
Stop Service Stops all services.
Restart Service Restarts all services.
CAUTION: Use only if you have encountered a problem
and customer support advises you to restart the service.
Any jobs currently running will stop and will not resume when
you restart the service.