Copy of CommCell® Console Overview

The CommCell^® console is the graphical user interface used to configure and manage the CommCell environment, monitor and control active jobs and view events related to all activities. The console is accessed using local CommCell accounts or by using Active Directory integrated account authentication.

The CommCell Console is made up of the following windows:

• CommCell Toolbar – provides an easy to navigate 'ribbon' to manage and configure the CommCell environment
• CommCell browser – is the main navigation window which contains a hierarchal structure of all categories and components within the CommCell environment
• Content / Summary window – provides details based on what component is selected in the CommCell browser
• Job Controller – provides viewing and control capabilities for all active jobs in the CommCell environment
• Event Viewer – provides information for all logged events within the CommCell environment

Accessing CommCell^® Console

The CommCell console can be accessed by locally installing the software or accessing the console through a web browser.
To log on to the CommCell console, launch the application locally or through a web browser. Required information to log on is a user name, password and the CommServe host name. When using Active Directory accounts, the format for username will be domain\user.

Login Screen, Supported Operating Systems and Web Browsers

CommCell^® Toolbar

The CommCell^® Console uses a ribbon style toolbar to provide more efficient navigation and configuration. Configuration options are organized within the toolbar to provide quick access to perform common tasks. By placing the mouse on the toolbar, use the scroll wheel to quickly move through the different toolbars available. You can hide the toolbar by clicking the arrow in the upper right corner.

CommCell^® Console Browser Window

The CommCell browser is the primary window used to navigate and configure CommCell components. The browser provides two views: Browser (default) view and Agents view. The navigation is hierarchical in nature and most settings are customized through the properties pages accessed within the CommCell browser.

Content / Summary Window

The Content / Summary window provides information specific to what is selected in the CommCell^® browser. Depending on what object is selected in the browser, the Content / Summary window provides the following information:

• Content – displays the content contained within the object selected
• Summary – displays an overview summary of the object selected
• Extended Summary – when specific objects in the browser are selected, the extended summary view provides greater detail than the summary view
• Feature View – for specific objects, features related to the object are displayed

Job Controller Window

The Job Controller provides monitoring functionality for all active jobs within the CommCell^® environment. Jobs remain in the Job Controller for five minutes after the job completes, fails or is killed. The default time jobs are maintained after they finish and can be modified in User Preferences applet in the Control Panel.

Event Viewer Window

All Commvault^® software related events are reported in the Event Viewer. By default, 200 events are displayed in the event viewer, but the event log can maintain up to 10,000 events or 7 days of events. These options are configured in the System Settings applet in the Control Panel.