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6 Direct management
This section covers operations that can be performed directly on a managed machine by using the
direct console-age nt connection. The content of this section is applicable to both stand-alone and
advanced editions of Acroni s Backup & Re covery 10.
6.1 Administering a managed machine
This section describes the views that are available through the navigation tree of the console
connected to a managed machine, and explains how to work with each view.
6.1.1 Dashboard
Use the Dashboard to estimate at a glance whether the data is successfully protected on the
machine. The dashboard shows the summary of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agent's activities and
enables you to rapidly identify and resolve any issues.
Alerts
The alerts section draws your attention to issues that have occurred on the machine and offers you
ways of fixing or examining them. The most critical i ssues are displayed on the top. If there are no
alerts or warnings at the moment, the system displays "No alerts or warnings".
Types of alerts
The table below illustrates the types of messages you may observe.
Description Offer Comment
Failed tasks: X Resol ve Resolve will open the Backup plans and Tasks vi ew with
fail ed tasks , where you can exami ne the reas on of fai l ure.
Tasks that need interaction: X Resol ve Each time a task needs human interaction, the Dashboard
shows a message to inform you what action has to be
performed (f or exampl e, i nsert new CD or
Stop/Retry/Ignore on an error).
Fail ed to check the l i cens e for
the current edition. X day(s)
remaining until the software
stops working.
Pl eas e make sure you have a
valid license on Acronis
Li cens e Server.
Connect Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agent connects to Acronis
Li cens e Server at th e s tart and then ev ery 1–5 days (the
default is 1 day), as specified by the agent configuration
parameters.
If the l icens e check does not s ucceed for 1–60 days, as
specified by the agent configuration parameters (the
default is 30 days), the agent will stop working until there
has been a s uccessful l ast li cens e check.
Cannot check the l i cens e key
for the current edition for X
days. Ei ther Acronis Li cens e
Server was unavailable, or the
li cens e key data was
corrupted. Check connectivity
to the server and run Acronis
Li cens e Server to ma nage
licenses.
Connect Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 is stopped. For the past X
days, the agent was unable to check whether its license is
availa ble on Acronis Li cens e Server.
Thi s is probably due to th e license s erver bei ng
unavailable. You may also want to ensure that the licenses
are pres ent on th e l icens e s erver, or that the l i cens e key
data was not corrupted.
After a s ucces s ful licens e check the agen t wi l l s tart