DS-Operator F1 Help for GUI (Context-Sensitive) : Delta Chain Configuration
 
Delta Chain Configuration
This dialog box allows you to configure various Delta Chain Optimization configurations that can be performed on the DS-System’s backup sets.
 
Configuration
This section allows you to create different configuration settings for specific requirements.
New
Click to create a new Delta Chain Configuration.
Modify
Click to change the name of the selected Delta Chain Configuration.
Delete
Click to delete the selected Delta Chain Configuration.
Configuration Details
For each Configuration, you can add a detail for one or several backup set types.
Each Detail sets the delta chain length for data from the corresponding backup set type.
Data from DS-Clients assigned to this Delta Chain Configuration will have their delta chains maintained at the lengths specified in this list.
If a backup set type is not defined, the default global setting (“Default delta chain length”) will apply.
New
Click to create a new Detail for the selected Configuration.
Opens the "New / Modify Delta Chain Detail" dialog box.
Modify
Click to change a Detail for the selected Configuration.
Delete
Click to delete the selected Detail from the selected Configuration.
Customers assigned to this delta chain configuration: ‘...’
This section allows you to assign customers to a specific Configurations.
Each line represents a different customer assigned to the selected Delta Chain Configuration.
Each customer can only be assigned to one Configuration at a time.
All of a customer’s DS-Clients will use this Configuration unless they are assigned to another one at the DS-Client level.
Assign
Click to assign a customer to the selected Delta Chain Configuration.
Remove
Click to remove a customer from the selected Delta Chain Configuration.
DS-Clients assigned to this delta chain configuration: ‘...’
This section allows you to assign a DS-Client to a specific Configuration.
Each line represents a different DS-Client assigned to the selected Delta Chain Configuration.
Each DS-Client can only be assigned to one Configuration at a time.
Any customer level configurations that are not overridden by a DS-Client level configuration will continue to apply.
DS-Clients that are not assigned to a Configuration will use either the Customer assignment or the default global setting (“Default delta chain length”).
Assign
Click to assign a DS-Client to the selected Delta Chain Configuration.
Remove
Click to remove a DS-Client from the selected Delta Chain Configuration.
Default delta chain length
This is the default global maximum delta chain. Any DS-Client not assigned to a Delta Chain Configuration will use this number. This is the maximum number of consecutive deltas for a file, before a master must be created:
Range 3-99, default is 9.