Click the Server icon
in the host
server's system tray. The Server Console dialog
box appears.
Machine name / IP address / domain is used by the Agents to connect (via TCP/IP) to the Server. If the Server is only used inside a corporate LAN, the computer's domain name is typically the computer name, e.g. AVSRV5 (from the desktop, right-click My Computer, click Properties, then click the Computer Name tab. Use the Full computer name.) You can also use the IP address of the computer such as 196.178.1.110, or a name known to DNS. This is the computer name Agents use when creating or linking to a Job.
Server cleanups of old versions and deleted files can be set to occur at any time or only during designated hours. Cleanups only occur if the Server uses more space than is allocated to it in the Server Console.
Normal port (HTTP) specifies the main port the Server will use. The Server's default protocol is HTTP over port 80 so that it can traverse firewalls. In situations where port 80 is not used for the Server, administrators use port 711 instead. To use secure ports, refer to Securing Ports with SSL.
The port will be used for requests to handle the following:
Communications with the client (either using the "native" protocol or using HTTP/HTTPS, as selected by the optional proxy settings of the Agent)
Remote Job administration, a special Web-interface mode for server administrators. Note that if a server supports SSL, the normal port is never used for Job administration. (For details of using SSL, see Secure Ports, below.)
Communications in Web-interface mode from any Web browser. To log in to the server from a Web browser, simply point your browser to http://server:port (if the port is 80, http://server will suffice). After the first-time setup, the port is set to 80. Some IT administrators may prefer to use a port other than port 80 (port 80 is the default HTTP port). A different port might be used because:
Port 80 is already taken by another Web server. If port 80 is already used by another application (such as IIS), you must select another port number. After installation, if Manage Jobs does not work, the likely cause is a conflict on port 80. Some applications cause an intermittent conflict.
For security policy reasons, a company does not want to open this HTTP port
The Server is running in a local network, and the system administrator wants to map the port to the corporate firewall running on another computer.
0 additional - If you have an enterprise Server, you also have the multi-channel feature. This feature allows you to identify multiple ports for Server to Agent communications. See Additional Channels.
Server Working Space - The Server working space specifies where the Server keeps the Vault, which includes Jobs' current file versions, past versions, deleted files, and log files. The default location is C:\AD. To change this location, you have to be running the server as an application. (See To make changes using the Server Console below.) Before launching the Server as an application, copy the current Vault directory to its new location. Once the server is back up, check that the Server is using the correct location and that all of the Jobs are intact. If they are, it is safe to delete the old folder.
Log Settings specifies the level of detail written to the log file. Log files are written to the folder _Logs in the Vault. Each time the Server runs, it creates a new log file with a name containing the date and time when the Server was started (e.g., Srv_20070706_1536_001.txt). You can delete old log files. Click Change Log Settings to edit log levels. Refer to Logging Server Information for more information.
list volumes protected by passwords - Allows users who are adding to Jobs to see the list of all available Jobs. If the check box is not selected, only Jobs that have the username U and password P are displayed.
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If you do change from port 80, remember it for all the Agent installs. Whenever asked for server name, append the port number to the server name with a colon, as in server_name:port. |