Client Upgrade Settings

When the Backup Domain is updated to a new version, the executables for all supported platforms are stored on the Backup Domain. This allows members of the Backup Domain to be upgraded automatically whenever the Domain Server is upgraded to a new revision of Data Protector Express. For installations with many clients, this feature can be a huge time and labor saver.

Enable automatic upgrade

When this option is enabled, clients will detect when a new version is available and automatically update themselves. During an automatic client upgrade, the installer will close any running Data Protector Express Administrator and Quick Access. The client is marked as offline during the upgrade process. If an automatic client upgrade fails, the upgrade will not be retried again unless the service is restarted. An upgrade might fail if there are running processes that cannot be killed or there are permission restrictions on the client.

Allow downgrade

If you want the client to downgrade to an earlier version, you must explicitly select this option. Otherwise, the client will only automatically upgrade to a newer version.

Max number of active upgrade downloads

Use this parameter to throttle how many clients will attempt to download a new version at one time.

Domain Security

Data Protector Express supports rich user, group and permission based security policies. Contact Technical Support for more information. When Data Protector Express is first installed, these features are disabled. The Administrator will not require a password to log in.

WARNING! When security is disabled, anyone using the Administrator can gain access to your data. HP recommends that you turn security on and set a password for the Admin user.

Options

Enable Advanced Domain Security

When enabled, the Administrator will present the user with a login screen at startup and all object property pages will have an additional page, Permissions, and the Logon Controls properties of Users and Groups will be enabled.

Setting a User Password

When security is enabled, a new view, Security, will appear under the Advanced link in the Navigation bar. Clicking it will display a list of Users and Groups. The system comes preconfigured with one User, Admin, and one Group, Everyone. To set a password for a user, select the user and click the Change Password command in the command bar. For many users, simply setting a password on the Admin user will be sufficient to meet their security needs.

For more details about the logon control properties, contact Technical Support.

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