Configuring the advanced settings

You can configure advanced settings for the DS-Client account. All configurations in this screen are optional.

1. In the Customers tab, select the DS-Client account you want to configure.

2. On the DS-Client menu, click Edit.

3. Click the Advanced tab.

4. Under DS-Client Report, do one of the following:

• To allow the DS-Client to display a column for stored size in its Backup Sets Report, select the Show “stored size” in backup sets report check box.

• To hide this column, clear the check box. The DS-Client’s Backup Sets Report will only show the “protected size” (default).

5. Under Storage History Setting, in the History Interval box, select the interval at which DS-System will record storage history information for the DS-Client.

NOTE: This information is used in the Storage Trend Report. More frequent intervals require more space in the DS-System database, but provide more precise storage trend information.

6. In the Storage Group box, select where the DS-System will save data that is backed up from the DS-Client. For more information, see Storage Groups in: “Configuring an extensible storage location”.).

7. To enable or disable two-factor authentication on the DS-Client, select or clear the Enable two-factor authentication check box. If you disable two-factor authentication, you must type your current DS-Operator log on password in the Password box that appears.

NOTE: Once enabled, only authorized users can delete a backup set or backup data or assign a retention rule to an existing backup set while logged on to the DS-Client. Authorized users will be required to type an authentication code that the DS-System generates.

8. In the Email Address box, type the email where DS-System will send administrative notifications for the DS-Client.

9. In the Description box, type the descriptive text that you want to appear beside the DS-Client number in the Customers tab.

10. Under Mass Deployment, do the following:

• To specify the number of DS-Clients that can automatically register to use the DS-Client mass deployment template, select the Auto-registration counter check box, and then specify the number of DS-Client accounts that can be created.

• To include the computer name in the description of each DS-Client that registers to use the DS-Client mass deployment template for easier sorting, select the Fill up description with DS-Client computer name check box.

NOTE: For information on the DS-Client mass deployment template, see “Using a DS-Client mass deployment template”.

11. Under DS-Client Backup Policy, do one of the following:

• To use the default DS-Client backup policy, select the Use Customer's default Backup Policy check box. For more information, see “Configuring the profile information”.

• To define a custom DS-Client backup policy, select the Define a Backup Policy for this DS-Client check box, and then do the following.

b) In the Edit DS-Client Backup Policy dialog box, type, cut-and-paste, or import the default backup policy text from a file. For instructions on how to create a backup policy, see “Using a Centrally Managed Backup Policy”.