Contents 1 Configuration 1.1 Defaults 1.2 Media Types 1.3 Media Management 1.4 Remote Server 1.5 User Permissions 1.6 Interfaces 1.6.1 PRE- Interface 1.6.2 POST- Interface 1.6.3 Alarm-Interface 1.6.4 Notify- Interface 1.6.5 Disaster- Interface 1.6.6 Disaster-Recovery for Windows 1.7 Support 1.7.1 E-Mail Settings 1.7.2 Protocols

Configuration

The following functions are available by clicking the Configuration button.

Defaults

Default values for status filters, the current messages window and online help can be set here.

Current Messages

In Current Messages, defaults for the bottom information window are set.

Help

In the register Help you can see that the online help is set to the user manual on the SEP AG Wiki. If the GUI client has no internet access you can copy the user manual to local storage and set a link to the local help file by using the option above. With the button search you can select the local HTML site and check the access by using the button test it.

Extras

The following settings can be activated in Extras:

Turn off Warning Ticker for 30 Day Test or Update expiration

Switches the ticker notifying the user of pending expiration of updates off. Permissions appear off. This will be reset when a new update is installed. If there is no update permission this Ticker never appears.

Allow the selection of stopped/interrupted Backups for the Restore Wizared

Makes it possible to select incomplete, broken, interrupted backups for the Restore Wizard. The default is not to allow this selection.

User Selection of Disk Group Interfaces

Here a user specific interface can be set for each disk drive group (Default Interface). A selection here will override any setting previously established.

Retention periods

Sesam Logs

The SEP sesam log files are kept for 7 days by default. You can adjust this retention time as you need.

Readability Check Logs

Retention time for readability check log files (standard: 3.999 days)

Calendar sheet entries

The default retention time for old calendar sheet entries is 35 days.

Settings

The register Settings is usually not shown, only when the trace (de-bug) level is increased should it be displayed. You will see internal GUI settings in a table.

Media Types

Listing of all media-types defined in Sesam. Entries in black font are the media types currently used. They were set up in the database at the installation of Sesam and -contrary to the user defined media types (green font)- can be neither erased nor changed.

Media-type

Sesam internal identification of the media type

Drive-type

Sesam internal drive types

Capacity

Storage capacity of an allowed combination media / drive

Allowed Media-types

Media-type	Description
DISK_	Medien auf verzeichnisorientierten Speichergeräten ( Festplatte, Diskette, auch virtuell etc. )
DAT	4mm Technik ( Digital Audio Tapes )
DLT	1/2 Zoll Technik
EXA	Exabyte 8mm Technik
LTO	LTO-Technik
SLR	QIC-Technik

Drive-type

Drive-type	Generic Drive-type
DISK_CHNG	DISK
DISK_HARD	DISK
AIT	AIT
DLT	DLT
SDLT	DLT
DAT	DAT
DDS	DAT
EXA	EXA1
QIC	QIC
SLR	QIC
LTO	LTO
VXA	EXA2

New type designations for media and drives can be created or new combinations can be derived from existing ones.

Media Management

Settings for emergency strategies for single tape drives are possible. If the improper media is inserted in the tape drive you can still over-write the tape on permitted media as long as it is not locked.

Remote Server

This option is used for the server administration of the Master GUI. It is possible to both configure or remove SEP sesam servers or add new servers to the backup tree.

Note

The menu option is only available in the SEP sesam version Master Sesam.

Server Name

Name of additional SEP sesam server in the network

Connection

Server is on the network (green = ON, red = Broken, gray = OFF)

Operating System  

OS of the server

GUI Build

GUI-Version

Type

Connection type between GUI and kernel

Operating System

OS of the SEP sesam server

The Master GUI allows the administrator control of all SEP sesam servers and clients.

When entering a new server into the SEP sesam backup scheduler there are additional parameters which must be set. The values are preset with default settings.

Server name 

Name of the SEP sesam

Connection 

Switch ON or OFF

DB-Name 

Name of the SEP sesam internal database

DB-Port 

Port number for the database connection

RMI-Port 

Port number for client-server connecton

Comment  

Optional comment by the user

User Permissions

In User Permissions you can configure the user authorization. Options are 'Admin', 'Operator' and 'Restore'. The assignment of permissions is user- and client specific. If a non-authorized user or non-authorized client tries to create a GUI connection it is rejected.

Note 1: If the name resolution for the selected client isn't complete (IP name and reverse lookup of the IP address) the connection is also rejected!

Note 2: Alternatively the SEP sesam program sm_setup can be utilized to assign user permissions:

• Adding a user permission:

sm_setup allow_gui -u *|<user> -c *|<client> -m admin|operator|restore

• Removing a user permission:

sm_setup disallow_gui -u *|<user> [-c *|<client>] [-m *|admin|operator|restore]

• View permissions of users or clients:

sm_setup get_policy [-m user|client]

Interfaces

User interfaces are small procedures of the operating system interpreter which can be programmed by the user. SEP sesam starts these procedures with certain parameters on certain events but is not concerned with what these procedures do. Only the PRE/POST-interface can have an effect on the execution of backups. These programs should not run for too long since they can delay the backup.

Templates for these procedures are delivered during the installation in the SEP sesam directory <SESAM_ROOT>/skel/templates. To activate such an interface its corresponding template file must be copied to the directory <SESAM_ROOT>/bin/sesam - it is only active there (at the client). Having selected a client the user can modify the templates to his needs within a text editor window.

Sesam offers the following interfaces: Pre-, Post-, Alarm-, Notify-, and the Disaster interface.

After selecting the target client the administrator can use a text editor window to create a master for other clients. This can be used to set up other clients in a similar manner. SEP sesam allows the use of Pre-, Post-, Alarm-, Notify-, and Disaster interfaces to be combined into scripts. A detailed description of these interfaces with all parameters and settings can be found in the Administration Manual

PRE- Interface

Before a backup begins the user can specify several special actions that will be executed before and during the backup activity. For example, the system can generate messages notifying the user that the backup has or has not been completed successfully. You can enter end/start programs commands or you can have the system execute preparatory actions in the databases (i.e. Stop Database) you plan to backup. These actions can be programmed within the PRE-interface.

POST- Interface

Having finished the backup data transfer some special actions might also be needed (e.g. messages, program end/start, restart databases etc.). These actions can be programmed with the help of the post-interface.

Alarm-Interface

The SEP sesam system needs no administration after complete set-up of all clients and backup tasks during normal operation (except for the restore). If any functional errors occur, e.g. failure of a certain backup, this event is automatically passed on to the alarm-interface. This interface is programmable to filter desired messages and their conveyance to the authorised personnel.

Hint Do not use commands which require input from the user (OK-buttons etc.). Such commands may cause interruption of backups during the night.

Notify- Interface

Similarly, there's a procedure for successful backups and restores which uses the sm_notify. This can be programmed as needed.

Disaster- Interface

A disaster is described as a system failure, disk drive failure or other severe action that has occurred and makes the access to current data impossible. In this event the SEP sesam backup-server data is used to recover the system to a working state. To recover from this catastrophic event, SEP sesam provides a disaster interface.

The concept is as follows:

• During the normal backup procedure the SEP sesam backup server also saves its own data.
• Meta data relating to the various backups are copied to another system and are available for restore via SEP sesam in the event of a system failure or major data loss.

The last known 'good' copy of data is selected and set to the Restore Wizard.

After the installation of SEP sesam the file ID /var/skel/templates/sm_disaster (sm_disaster.cmd in Windows) can be copied by the user to ID /bin/sesam/sm_disaster ( sm_disaster.cmd ) and modified in any way.

This procedure is executed by using all backups containing DISASTER or SESAM delivering 2 arguments:

• the label of the currently used media
• the complete restore command, with which the data can be restored from the saveset.

The Disaster Strategy is implemented as follows:

• The user sets up at least one backup with the name SESAM_BACKUP. This will back up the var-directory of Sesam which includes all listings, log files, database, and INI-files.
• Run this backup daily in either COPY or FULL mode.
• The user programs sm_disaster(.cmd) so that the contents of both input arguments are copied from the Sesam computer to pre-defined locations on another computer (Emails, copies of files, Diskettes, etc.) Along with this the information about the last disaster backup of SEP sesam are stored.

In case of emergency the following steps must be executed after the computer is restored:

• Reinstall SEP sesam from the distribution kit
• Identify the defined location containing the last disaster backup of SEP sesam and copy the restore command in a procedure file e.g. sm_disas.cmd
• Load the specific media into the drive and start sm_disas.cmd

Example: The metadata of the disaster interface will appear as follows: SESAM_00003 d:/su/var NULL sbc -r -l full -o over -S softnt6:11001 -d SMS:Tape0 -t SESAM_00003:3 -s SC20020710200512 -n 5 -R /

SESAM_00003 is the media SC20020710200512 is the saveset on the media sbc -r ... is the restore command

Disaster-Recovery for Windows

Pre-conditions:

• Windows 2000 Installation with active net connection
• Active SEP sesam
• SBC from version 2.2 A3

Windows 2000 Server / Windows 2000 Server with Active Directory

• Backup

1. Create an All backup-task (e.g. DISASTER_ALL with source all)
2. Create a Registry backup-task (e.g. DISASTER_REG with source registry)
3. Create a System State backup-task (e.g. DISASTER_SYS with source system_state)

• Restore

1. Boot in directory services restore mode
2. Restore of the All backup
3. Restore of the Registry backup
4. Reboot in directory services restore mode
5. Restore of the System State backup
6. Reboot

Windows 2000 Professional

• Backup

1. Create an All backup-task ( e.g. DISASTER_ALL with source all )
2. Create a System State backup-task ( e.g. DISASTER_SYS with source system_state )

• Restore

1. Restore of the All backup
2. Restore of the System State backup
3. Reboot

Support

E-Mail Settings

By clicking Create New the following window is opened:

• Account: Name of account (mandatory)
• Customer: Name of customer
• E-mail Address: Mail Sender
• SMTP Server: Name or IP-address of the outgoing mail server.
• SMTP user: User name for SMTP server
• Password: Password for the Mail Server. Necessary if SMTP Server requires authentication
• SMTP port:
• Recipient: Address of recipient
• CC: Address for copy of the email
• BCC: Address for copy of the email

If no SMTP user name is specified, it is assumed that no authorization is necessary at the SMTP-Server.

Protocols

Here the scope of the protocolling can be set in the lower window. Under normal conditions 'Info' level is set. For support reasons 'Debug' level can temporarily be set creating a more detailed output.