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Navigation pane options

Use the icons at the bottom of the Navigation pane to change how information displays.

Click to refresh/reload the system.
Click to see the System Preferences window and check the options you prefer. You can also configure preferences by selecting Settings > System, Updates, and Licensing > System Preferences.
Click to enable or disable the Navigation grouping feature. (Release 7.5 and higher).

System Preference Window Options

Description

Show system Client

Check to display the Unitrends system as a client in the navigation pane.

Show Customer/Locations

Check to display customers and locations in the navigation tree.

Show Menu Items in Single Column

Check to display items on the Center Stage pane in a single column.

Show Virtual Machines in Navigation Tree

Check to display virtual machines under the Hyper-V client or ESX server in the Navigation tree. You can then select a given VM to display information shown on various pages (backup status, reports, etc.). To refresh the VM list, select the Hyper-V client or ESX server, click Backup, then click the reload arrows below the VM list on the Backup page.

Save Open/Closed branch status in Navigation Tree?

Check to preserve the branch status of the Navigation pane. If you have expanded or collapsed items, the status is preserved when you log out of the appliance.

Show Drop Menu?

Check to show the drop-down menu when you click the icons in the Main Menu.

Horizontal Menu?

Check to see the drop-down menu when clicking the icons in the Main Menu in a horizontal list. Uncheck to see the drop-down menu in a vertical list.

Show Replication View

For replicating systems, check to switch to Replication View, and see replicated backups stored on the target system. See Viewing replicated backups for details.