Setting User Preferences - Web Console

Changing Your CommCell Password

You can change the password for your CommCell user account using the Web Console. Note: This operation is not available for external users, such as Active Directory users.

Use the following steps to change your CommCell password:

1. From the Web Console home page, click the user name arrow in the upper-right corner, and then select Preferences.

2. On the Change Password tab, do the following:

   • In the Old Password box, enter the old password of your CommCell user account.

   • In the New Password box, enter the new password for your CommCell user account.

   • In the Re-enter New Password box, re-enter the new password.

3. Click Save.

Setting Up Data Management Alerts

You can set up alerts to receive email notifications when the following occurs:

• Your data has not been backed up in the last 4 days

• The backup data fails to be restored

• Other data management scenarios specified by the administrator

These alerts can be configured for all your clients or a particular client. The following sections describe the steps to set up alerts at one of these levels:

For All Clients

1. From the Web Console home page, click the user name arrow in the upper-right corner, and then select Preferences.

2. Under Manage Alerts for all Clients, select the alerts that you want to enable:

   • No backup for last 4 days

     Receive an alert when your data from all clients has not been backed up in the last 4 days.

   • Recovery Job failed

     Receive an alert if the backup data from all clients fails to be restored.

   • Custom Alerts

     You may see custom data management alerts defined by the administrator. These alerts apply to all clients in the Web Console. Contact your administrator for more information about these alerts.

3. When an alert is selected or cleared, click Yes or No to indicate whether you want to override the client-level alert selection in the Web Console.

   If you choose No, alerts selected at the client level are not affected by the alert change.

For a Client

1. From the Web Console home page, click My Data.

2. Click Settings for the computer where you want to set alerts, and then under the Restore section, click Select Files .

3. In the Alerts section, select the alerts that you want to enable:

   • No backup for last 4 days

     Receive an alert when your data from the selected client has not been backed up in the last 4 days.

   • Recovery Job failed

     Receive an alert if the backup data from the selected client fails to be restored.

   • Custom Alerts

     You may see custom data management alerts defined by the administrator. Contact your administrator for more information about these alerts.