Configuring the default settings
You can configure the default settings for DS-System.
To configure the default settings:
1. On the Setup menu, click Configuration.
2. Click the Defaults tab.
3. Under DS-Client Bandwidth Throttle, do the following:
a) Under New Customers, beside the To DS-System and From DS-System boxes, do one of the following:
• To use the maximum bandwidth to perform operations as fast as possible, select Unlimited.
• To define the bandwidth usage, select Limited to ... KB/sec, and then specify the bandwidth in KB/sec.
• To select a bandwidth throttle schedule, select Scheduled. Click [...], select a schedule, and then click Select.
NOTE: The To DS-System parameter limits the backup bandwidth of the DS-Client. The From DS-System parameter limits the restore bandwidth of the DS-Client.
b) Under Existing Customers, do the following:
1. To adjust the bandwidth settings for all existing DS-Clients, click Manage DS-Clients Bandwidth.
2. To apply the default bandwidth throttle settings to all DS-Clients, select the Apply defaults to existing customers check box.
4. Beside the Customer Quota box, click [...]. Under Customer Storage Quota and Default DS-Client Storage Quota, do the following:
a) In the Quota box, if you have selected Limited to, enter the quota.
b) In the Calculation method box, select a calculation method. Your options are as follows:
• Based on Protected Size – Invoicing is based on the original size of the data that is backed up to the DS-System, BLM Archiver, or Local-Only storage.
• Based on Stored Size – Invoicing is based on the actual size occupied by files on the DS-System, BLM, or Local-Only storage.
• Based on Native Size – Invoicing is based on the original size of the latest generation of all backed up files. This is the restorable size, including files deleted from source.
c) In the Stop Backup level ... % over the quota box, enter a value at which DS-System will stop all backups for the customer(s).
d) To send an email notification when a percentage of the quota is consumed, select the Send E-mail when the following are reached check box, and enter the values for the warning levels.
e) Click OK.
5. To specify the frequency at which the DS-System will save storage information in its logs, in the History Interval box, select a time interval.
6. Click OK.