Endpoint backup server item attributes

Main: General

Attribute name

Description

Host name

This field displays domain name of the Endpoint backup server computer. If the computer has an asset configuration item in Miradore, some additional information about the computer is listed in this field as well.

Host name should be only changed if the backup server's host name has changed and the current value is outdated.

Display name

This field contains the Endpoint backup server's display name.

The display name is shown to end-users in the Endpoint backup client as a name of the remote backup server.

Type

This field shows the type of the endpoint backup server. The options are: "File system" and "HTTP".

File system refers to a local or network file system location, whereas HTTP means an HTTP backup server. The HTTP backup servers, or Endpoint backup servers, are optional components of Miradore, and they must be installed separately. For more information, please read: How to install an Endpoint backup server.

Status

This field determines whether the Endpoint backup server is enabled or disabled.

Only enabled backup servers can be used for storing backup files. Disabled backup servers are not shown in the Endpoint backup client for end-users.

Hide from users

This field defines whether this Endpoint backup server is shown to end-users in Endpoint backup client. If No, then Endpoint backup users cannot configure backup jobs to store data on this backup server.

Description

An optional description of the Endpoint backup server can be entered here.

Main: Server configuration

Attribute name

Description

File storage path

This field defines the file storage path for the Endpoint backup server.

The file storage doesn't necessarily have to be located on the same computer.

The backup server must have read and write permissions to the file storage path.

Transfer block size (MB)

This field defines in megabytes the size of the data blocks in which the backup data is transferred from a managed device to Endpoint backup server.

Possible value: A natural number between 1 and 5.

Hide from users

This field defines whether Endpoint backup users are allowed to create their own backup jobs, which store backup data to this backup server in the user interface of Endpoint backup client.

If Hide from users = Yes, the Endpoint backup users cannot use this backup server as a backup storage.

However, administrators can still create backup jobs which use this backup server for storing the backup files.

Main: HTTP(S) settings

Attribute name

Description

Site name

This field defines the website name for the Endpoint backup server.

Port

This field defines the Endpoint backup server's port number which the backup clients use to establish a connection.

Use SSL

This field defines whether SSL is used for the connection between Endpoint backup server and backup clients. In other words, it defines whether the connection protocol is either HTTP or HTTPS.

Ignore SSL errors

This field defines whether SSL errors are ignored or not.

Calculated URL

This field displays the Endpoint backup server's URL address.

Main: File storage settings

Attribute name

Description

File storage path

File storage path for Endpoint backup server.

Transfer block size

Transfer block size, in megabytes for Endpoint backup server.

Possible values: integers between 1 and 5.

Main: Database connection settings

Attribute name

Description

Server

This field displays the name of the server where Endpoint backup database has been installed to.

Instance

This field displays the instance name of the Endpoint backup database which is used with this backup server.

Database

This field displays the database name.

Main: AD authentication settings

Attribute name

Description

Allowed AD groups

This field defines the Microsoft Active Directory groups which are allowed to store backups to this Endpoint backup server.

Main: Summary

Attribute name

Description

Month

Specifies the month and year on which the summary report entry is based on.

Users

Total count of users who have backed up or restored files to/from this destination.

Source devices

Total count of unique devices which have backed up or restored files to/from this destination.

Transferred data (MB)

Displays in megabytes the amount of data that has been backed up to this destination during last 30 days.

Total source data (MB)

Displays in megabytes the total size of source directories.