Default Parameters for CmvltClientStTest

A client is a logical grouping of the software agents that facilitate the protection, management, and movement of data associated with a computer. A CommCell environment comprises of multiple clients whose data is manifestly protected. Each client is associated with a license without which the data of the client could not be protected in the CommCell environment. In dynamic environments, clients may be commissioned/decommissioned on a regular basis. If a client is deconfigured/decommissioned, the data of such a client will not be considered for protection by the CommCell environment. The license of such clients will be released and hence, the client will become inactive. The CmvltClientStTest test helps administrators audit the count of active and inactive clients on a periodical basis.

This test reports the count of active clients and inactive clients in the target Commvault Backup server. Using this test, administrators can easily isolate inactive clients. The detailed diagnostics of this test reveals the operating system of the active/inactive clients. This will help administrators figure out the operating system used by the clients to access the target backup server.

This page depicts the default parameters that need to be configured for the CmvltClientStTest test.

• The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often this test needs to be executed.

• By default, the eG agent executes CLI Commands on the target Commvault Backup server to collect the required metrics. For the eG agent to execute the CLI commands, a special user with monitoring privilege is required. Specify the credentials of such a user in the COMMVAULT ID and COMMVAULT PASSWORD text boxes.

• Confirm the password by retyping it here in the Confirm Password text box.

• By default, the CLI commands that need to be executed by the eG agent will be located within a folder called ‘Base’ within the install directory of the target Commvault Backup server. For the eG agent to execute the commands, specify the full path to the Base folder against the BASE INSTALLED LOCATION parameter. For example, the full path to the Base folder can be specified as: C:\\Program Files\\Commvault\\Contentstore\\Base.

• Once the above values are provided, click on the UPDATE button to register the changes made.

When changing default configurations of tests, the values with “$” indicate variables that will be replaced by the eG system according to the specific server being managed - for instance, $hostName is the host/nickname of the target host, $port is the port number of the server being monitored. E.g., for a server xyz:80, $hostName will be changed automatically by the eG manager to “xyz*” and $port will be changed to “80” when configuring a test.