In replicating systems, you can view information from both the source and target systems. On either system, the tasks you can perform are based on the login credentials supplied. See About user configuration for details.
From the source system you can access the following:
| • | Backups stored on the source system itself |
| • | Active, pending, and completed replication tasks as described in Working with the replication dashboard |
| • | Completed replication tasks by viewing the Replication report (last 24-hours) or Replication History report (older history) |
Target systems can have multiple replicating sources. To restrict access by source system, there is a unique system user account on the target system for each source. The system source username and password are the hostname of the source system. For example, for a source whose hostname is CompanyBackup, log in as user CompanyBackup and password CompanyBackup.
To change the source system user password
| 1 | Select Settings > Customers, Locations, and Users > Users. |
| 2 | Select the desired source system user. |
| 3 | Check the Change Password box. |
| 4 | Enter the new password in the Password and Verify Password fields. Passwords may contain upper and lower case letters, numbers, and special characters with the exception of a space and an equals sign ("=”). |
| 5 | Click Confirm to change the password. |
Supported target operations using the source system user account
While logged in to the target using the source system user account, the view is filtered to show only information for that source. Source system account privileges also limit the operations that can be performed. The source system user cannot perform backup and archive operations.
Using the source system user account you can do the following:
| • | View backups stored on the source system itself. |
| • | View replicated backups stored on the target system by switching to Replication View. See Viewing replicated backups for details. |
| • | Manage active, pending, and completed replication tasks as described in Working with the replication dashboard. |
| • | Perform restore operations. |
| • | Manage system settings. |
| • | Run reports. |
Supported target operations using a superuser account
While logged in to the target using a superuser account, the view includes information for all replicating sources. You can perform all operations for the target system and its sources.
When working from the target, select the desired system in the Navigation pane to view and manage that system. The target system has a brown vault icon to its left. Source systems have a blue server icon.
From the target system you can access the following:
| • | Backups stored on the source system itself, by selecting the source in the Navigation pane. (These are source-side, non-replicated backups.) |
| • | One source’s replicated backups stored on the target system, by selecting the source system and switching to Replication View. See Viewing replicated backups for details. |
| • | Replicated backups from all sources stored on the target, by selecting the replication target (brown vault icon). |
| • | Local backups run on the target system if it is configured as both a local backup system and replication target. (For details, see Installation types and replication.) In this configuration there are two system icons in the Navigation pane for the target system. Select the blue server icon to see local, non-replicated backups. |
| • | One source’s active, pending, and completed replication tasks, as described in Working with the replication dashboard, by selecting the source system. |
| • | Active, pending, and completed replication tasks for all sources, as described in Working with the replication dashboard, by selecting the replication target (brown vault icon). |
Replicated clients on the target system
If a new client is configured for replication on a source system, the first time one of its backups replicates the target creates a replicated client with which to associate the backup. The replicated client is added to the target system’s Navigation pane when replication begins.