Use this dialog box to view or change the system configuration of the client computer. Not all options are available for all clients.
Client Name
Name
The client name of the computer used by the software to uniquely identify the client in the CommCell environment.
Display Name
The name of the client as it is displayed to the user in the software interfaces, such as the CommCell Console and Command Center.
Host Name
Displays the full interface name of the client computer.
CommServe HostName
Displays the full interface name of the CommServe computer. This name is used by the Client to communicate with the CommServe.
Storage Virtual Machine Name
Displays the full name of the Vfiler or Vserver for the given host name.
Physical/Virtual
Displays whether the client is a Physical or Virtual client. (Applies to clients in a clustered environment.)
Active Physical Node
Displays the Client Name of the active node. (Applies to clients in a clustered environment.)
Edit display name
This button is available when the client is not the CommServe client. Click to change the display name for the client.
Edit
Click to update the client name, the host name, and the CommServe host name for the client. This button appears dimmed if the MediaAgent is the CommServe. If the client is also the CommServe, the Name Change button replaces the Edit button.
Name Change
This button is available for the CommServe client to change the client name. Click to open the Name Change Wizard. For information on the available name change operations, see Name Management Overview.
Client Information
OS
Displays the operating system that runs the computer.
Platform
Displays the processor platform that runs the computer.
Client Type
When selected, this option allows you to specify a NetApp client as a cluster file server, a physical file server, or a storage virtual machine
Cluster File Server
This option is available only for NetApp Cluster-Mode clients. When selected, designates the client as a cluster interface.
Physical File Server
This option is available only for NetApp 7-Mode clients. When selected, designates the client as a physical file server.
Physical File Server/Cluster File Server
This option is available for unassigned clients. When selected, this option enables the client as the controller of a cluster interface.
Storage Virtual Machine
When selected, this option enables the client as a storage virtual machine that is part of a cluster interface.
Select Physical File Server
This option is available for Vfilers. Allows you to associate a Vfiler to a NetApp 7-Mode client.
Select Cluster Client
This option is available only for NetApp Cluster-Mode Vservers. Allows you to assign the Vserver to a Cluster-Mode cluster.
Select Physical File Server/Cluster File Server
This option is available for unassigned client types. Allows you to associate the Vfiler or Vserver to its physical file server or cluster.
Time Information
Override
When selected, you can set the time zone of the client computer. Overriding the local client time zone is helpful if your client is a pseudo client. After the time zone is set, the backup schedules for the client honor the new time zone.
If the Override check box is cleared, the client services are automatically restarted and the local time zone of the client computer is displayed.
Note
The override option is not available if the client is also the CommServe.
Time Zone
Displays the local time zone of the client computer. If you selected the Override check box, the time zone you set is displayed.
Note
For NAS Agent clients, the time zone is the time zone of the Detect MediaAgent selected on the NAS client NDMP properties settings.
Clock skew with CommServe
Displays the approximate difference in time between the client and the CommServe computer. This calculation automatically adjusts for differences in time zones.
Description
Enter a description about the client in TEXT or HTML format.
TEXT
To enter notes about the client, click TEXT, and then type the note.
Text is the default description type. Using text, you can enter more information in the Description box, and it is easier to export client descriptions to other formats such as Microsoft Excel.
HTML
To create a hyperlink, click HTML, and then type the address, for example, www.yourcompany.com. The address is automatically converted to a hyperlink.