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Look at the picture below to see Archive Server Settings.

 

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 It shows the connected Archive Server Name and State (Connected / Disconnected) .                        Its

Its state must be Connected so that the server is running and carrying on the tasks he has to do. In case the status becomes Disconnected ,it means that either the network failed for

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reasons some reasons and the connection to the MAS computer is lost or the Windows Metus Archive Server service is not running.

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We disable the drives to which do not want to write anything. The best example for this is drive C where usually the Windows installation is done. So, we always avoid using this drive for anypurposesfor any purposes. We do not copy to it; we do not read from it - totally ignore it. 

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When the Primary disks get full, the system goes on copying to the Secondary-labeled disks. Please, keep in mind that Primary and Secondary are just labels. You can name the disks asper your as per your wish when adding them to the system. This is done via the Add Disk button (adding) and from the Information Lifecycle Management section (where rules are defined) you setthe name set the name for the disk.

Proxy is choosen to archive Proxy files to a different disk. Important note: Proxy in this case is not just a label, but it has already predefined rules.

 

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 It shows the Disk Name / Free Space / Total Size / Temp Size / Unusable Space / Disk Set / State of selected disk.

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Temp Size - (in percents) shows the space on the disk used for temporal saving purposes. Sometimes, when a client creates an archive request, the file is not copied to the archive folderarchive  folder.The file  The file is copied to a temp folder. The temp folder is in the same disk. It is generated automatically by the MAS.

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 Add ServerThis is an optional feature in Metus MAM, so please refer to the Metus Price List in such cases. Adding additional MAS server is a better option because the searching in the

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      the storage, as well as the preview and browsing will become quicker. 

                       To add another MAS server press the Add Server button and browse in the network to point the machine which will be the second MAS server. Select it from the opening menu. On

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 On each   MAS server machine , the Metus Archive Server service must be running (Metus Archive Server.msi must be installed there)

 

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 Remove Server : This button is used to Remove selected Archive Server.

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 Add Disk : This button is used to Add Disk to MAS.

 

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 Manage : On later stage, if some of the Metus MAM clients have problems with reaching this machine, you can edit it by pointing its real or alternative IP address. So, select the MAS server

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server from the list and press the Manage button. Enter the IPs here.

 

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 Move Up / Move Down : These buttons are used to re-order the MAS servers in the list.

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 Refresh : When the status of a MAS server is disconnected and the probable reasons (mentioned above) are already eliminated, press the Refresh button in order to update the statuses

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statuses of the machines. Disks space can be refreshed, also, as well as any other characteristic shown here.

 

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 Add Remote Storage : Metus Archiving System is able to use network shares, NAS etc. as storage units to archive to. The remote storages behave like local disks. When your local storage is

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is full you can add additional remote storage to have more free space. Please, keep in mind that each additional space used must be included in the license for the storage capacity

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to be supported. When sharing storage, press the Add Remote Storage button and you will see the GUID generated by Metus MAM – use it to name the share like this.


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In the Share Path field, in front of the GUID enter the IP of the PC where is the space that will be used as additional storage (the share). Create a user and give him full permissions for workingwith working with this share. Enter his name as Share User and his Password in the next field. From the Diskset menu choose how to label the shared storage – Primary, Secondary, etc.