Getting started : Working in the DS-Operator main window
 
Working in the DS-Operator main window
This section provides an overview of DS-Operator GUI. It also describes the basic steps involved with preparing your DS-System for service.
To access DS-System functions, you can select from the menu options found directly below the title bar in the DS-Operator main window.
• Title Bar — Displays the name of the DS-System.
• DS-Systems — Displays a list of available DS-Systems that you can connect with on the LAN. You can connect to more than one DS-System, however you can view only one at a time. Multiple DS-Systems are displayed concurrently on the Customers tab.
• Menu Bar — Allows you to perform various tasks necessary to manage and administer the DS-System. Some items in the menu bar only appear if the corresponding tool is enabled or depending on your operating system.
• Monitor — Displays the active processes on the DS-System at the bottom of the DS-Operator window.
• Tool Bar Icons — Provides quick access to the most commonly used features.
 
Icon
Function
Create a new customer account.
Create a new DS-Client.
(Only activates when a customer is selected.)
Opens the Activity Log
Opens the Event Log
Help
• Customers Tab — Allows you to manage customers, DS-Clients, and view backup sets.
 
DS-Client icon
Generic DS-Client
(No information is available until the DS-Client connects to DS-System.)
Windows DS-Client
Linux DS-Client
Mac DS-Client
Grid DS-Client (Windows)
DS-Mobile Client (Windows)
DS-Notebook Client (Mac)
Color
Black
The customer or DS-Client is active.
Orange
The customer or DS-Client is locked. To unlock it, right-click on the icon and select Unlock Customer or Unlock DS-Client.
Blue
The DS-Client is unregistered (and is configured to require registration). For more information, see “Configuring a DS-Client account for hardware registration”.
Red
The DS-Client is deactivated. To activate it, right-click on the DS-Client and select Reactivate.
Overlay icon (superimposed on items in the tree)
A blue cross in the top-left corner of an icon indicates a DS-Client is shared for replication. For more information, see “Replication”
Item’s data is under a delete lock. For more information, see “Activating or deactivating a customer account delete lock”