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CommCell® Console Overview

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Last updated: Nov 30, 2021 by tdopko@commvault.com (Unlicensed)

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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




The CommCell® Console

1 - CommCell® Browser - Shows all CommCell components
in an easy to navigate tree structure.

2 - Tabbed windows include:

  • Details of item selected in CommCell browser.
  • Job Controller.
  • Event Viewer.

3 - Toolbar - Provides quick access to CommCell configuration settings.



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.





To log on to the CommCell® Console

1 - Enter the Username or Email, Password and CommServe® hostname.

2 - Locally installed – Can be locally installed on all major operating systems.

3 - Web based – The web-based version of the console is  supported on all major 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.





The CommCell® Toolbar

1 - Toolbar Navigation - Quickly navigate using or clicking menu tabs.

2 - Click on the arrow to hide or unhide the toolbar.



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.





The Agents Browser

1 - The CommCell® Browser view is a hierarchical structure showing all CommCell® components.

2 - Select the Agents view to displays a categorized view of agents in the CommCell® environment.

3 - The browser displays all agents categorized by agent types.



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




The CommCell® Content and Summary Windows

1 - Content View - Displays detailed information based on what is selected in the CommCell browser window.

2 - Summary View - Can be selected to display summarized information.



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.




The Job Controller

1 - Currently active jobs and job status are displayed in the Job Controller.

2 - Add or apply Job Controller filters if needed.

3 - Pause & Play buttons are used
 to freeze and unfreeze the Job Controller window refresh. It does not pause the actual jobs.

4 - CommCell® summary data for all active jobs and streams.



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.



The Event Viewer

1 - Click to see all events or focused events.

2 - Set a time range for the Focused Events tab.

3 - Job severity icons allows to quickly gauge events.

4 - Event details are displayed.



5 - Pause & Play buttons to freeze and unfreeze Event Viewer window refresh.

6 - Maximum number of events that will be displayed.


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