TSC Organization Management

Organizations

Overview

On the Organizations page of the UTBackup admin console (https://utbackup.utexas.edu), TSCs can view a list of organizations (and child orgs) for which you are authorized. Use the commands on the Organizations navigation menu to:

These commands appear when you select an organization

Organizations List

The list of organizations displays the following information about the organizations that you can view.

Click a name in the list of organizations to view more detailed information about that org. When you view an organization, you can use the commands on the Organization navigation menu to perform organization-related tasks.

Reference Diagram

Item

Description

a

Name

Email address for this organization

b

Registration Key

Registration key for this organization

c

Date Created

Date when this organization was created

d

Clients

Number of clients backing up in this organization

e

Selected Size

Size of the files selected for backup

f

Archive Size

Amount of disk space used for backed up files

g

Avg Daily

Average number of backups each day

h

Alerts

Number of alerts sent

i

Filter

Links to orgs that begin with the letter you clicked

j

Deactivated

Filter to display only deactivated orgs

Show All Users

Use Show All Users command when you want see a list of all the users associated with this org.

Click a name in the list of organizations to view more detailed information about that user. When user details are displayed, you can perform user-related tasks.

 

Item

Description

a

letter filters

Show usernames beginning with the selected letter

b

Deactivated

Show deactivated users

c

Alerts only

Show users with computers in a warning or alert state

d

Servers

Displays only if you are backing up to multiple servers. Choose the server that contains the data you want to see. All Servers displays data across all servers to which you are backing up.

e

Username

Email address for this organization

f

Clients

Number of active computers registered to this user

g

Selected

Total size of the files selected for backup

h

Complete %

Current % backed up

i

Total Stored

Size of backup archive as stored on the PRO Server

j

Comp %

Size of backup archive relative to total size of files selected

k

Last Backup

Last time any data was backed up to the PRO Server

l

Created

Date user was created

m

Month Delta

Change in archive size from the previous month

n

Displays the number of users

Download Org List to .xls

Use the Download to XLS command to create an .xls file that you can open in in Excel.

Add a New Organization

Use the Add a New Org command to create a new top-most organization.

 

Item

Description

a

Organization Name

Unique name of new organization

b

Contact Information

Indicates whether or not contact information for this org is hidden or displayed

 

Hide - Org contact information is hidden

 

Show - Org contact information is displayed

c

Maximum Seats

Maximum number of seats allowed

d

Disk Quota - Archive Size (GB)

Maximum combined size of the user's archives (backup files) in this and child orgs in GB

e

Auto Offer Computers as Destinations within an Account

Identifies whether or not computers in this organizations are automatically available as destination

 

Checked - Computers show up automatically as destinations. With Auto Offer… selected you don't have to explicitly select computers as backup destinations

 

Unchecked - Requires that you explicitly select computers as backup destinations

f

LDAP Authentication

Indicates whether or not LDAP Authentication would use the settings specified on the Server Settings page on the Servers tab

 

Checked - LDAP Authentication uses Server settings

 

Unchecked - LDAP Authentication not use Server settings

g

Alerts and Report Notifications

Indicates whether or not alerts and reports is to use the settings specified on the Mail and Alert settings on the Servers tab

 

Use Server Defaults - Uses Alerts and Reports settings on the Servers tab

h

Customize

Allows admin to enter specific Alerts and Reports settings

i

This organization has agreed…

Accepts Terms and Conditions on behalf of all users in your org

j

Save

Saves the changes you've made

k

Cancel

Ignores the changes you've made

Organization Detail

For each org, this page displays the following information.

Reference Diagram

 

Item

Description

a

Email

Email address for this organization

b

Clients

Number of clients backing up in this organization

c

Selected

Size of the files selected for backup

d

Backed Up %

Percentage of users backing up

e

Stored

Size of the files selected for backup

f

Comp %

Size of backup archive relative to total size of files selected

g

Last Backup

Average number of backups each day

h

Added

Date user was created

i

Month Delta

Change from previous month

j

Deactivated

Display only deactivated users

k

Alerts Only

Display only those users receiving alerts

l

Data Volume

Backup size over the last 30 days


View Restore Report

Use the View Restore Report to see the results of restores in an organization. Dates shown in red did not complete.

Reference Diagram

Item

Description

a

Filter By Email

Text in email address to display in report

b

Page

Page number of current page

c

Email

Email of user who restored

d

GUID

GUID of computer whose data was restored

e

Restore Date

Date of restore

f

Files

Number of files restored

g

Size

Size of restored files

Edit an Organization

Use the Edit Organization command to review and change the settings for this organization.

Reference Diagram

 

Note that these fields are the same as the ones you completed when you first created the org.

Item

Description

a

Organization Name

Unique name of new organization

b

Contact Information

Indicates whether or not contact information for this org is hidden or displayed

 

Hide - Org contact information is hidden

 

Show - Org contact information is displayed

c

Maximum Seats

Maximum number of seats allowed

d

Disk Quota - Archive Size (GB)

Maximum combined size of the user's archives (backup files) in this and child orgs in GB

e

Auto Offer Computers as Destinations within an Account

Identifies whether or not computers in this organizations are automatically available as destination

 

Checked - Computers show up automatically as destinations. With Auto Offer… selected you don't have to explicitly select computers as backup destinations

 

Unchecked - Requires that you explicitly select computers as backup destinations

f

LDAP Authentication

Indicates whether or not LDAP Authentication would use the settings specified on the Server Settings page on the Servers tab

 

Checked - LDAP Authentication uses Server settings

 

Unchecked - LDAP Authentication not use Server settings

g

Alerts and Report Notifications

Indicates whether or not alerts and reports are to use the settings specified on the Mail and Alert settings on the Servers tab

 

Use Server Defaults - Uses Alerts and Reports settings on the Servers tab

h

Customize

Allows admin to enter specific Alerts and Reports settings

i

This organization has agreed…

Accepts Terms and Conditions on behalf of all users in your org

j

Save

Saves the changes you've made

k

Cancel

Ignores the changes you've made


Default User Settings

Use the Default User Settings command on the Organization menu to set the user defaults for the encryption key policy, mount point and backup destinations for new users in an organization.

WARNING: The Default User Settings page is one of the most powerful in the PRO Server admin console. Be careful. A few clicks on this page can result in removing all of the backup archives for any computers belonging to the entire organizational tree.

Item

Description

a

Inherit Policy

 

Checked - Inherited policy is displayed. Items and “b” and “c” are not available.

b

Default Encryption Policy

Encryption policy

 

Account Password - The encryption key is secured with the account password.

 

Private key - Replaces the default encryption key with a new key that the user supplies.

c

Lock

Enforces the encryption policy to new AND existing users. Users cannot override this setting in the PRO Client.

 

NOTE: The options you select on the Security Settings page affect users' ability to restore their backups. In particular, locking an upgraded security setting deletes existing users' backup archives. As a result, you will be asked to confirm this operation before it takes effect.

d

Mount point

List of available mount points

 

Automatic Server Selection/Default Mount Point - CrashPlan automatically selects a mount point

e

Inherit Default Destinations

Indicates whether this user will inherit the default destinations from the organization

 

Checked - Uses the default destinations

 

Unchecked - Displays information about available destinations and options for adding new destinations

f

Current backup destinations

Available destinations

g

Name

Names of computers that are backup destinations for this user

h

Auto Start Backup

Indicates whether this computer will begin backing up immediately upon connecting

i

Stop Backups

Stops backups from this computer. Stopped backups can be restarted.

j

Remove

Removes selected computer as a destination option for all the clients in the org

k

Add new destination from this org

List of client computers available in this organization

l

Add new destination by GUID

GUID of specific computer to add as a destination

m

Auto-Start the new destination

Indicates whether or not backups should start automatically from this computer

 

Checked - Backups start automatically

 

Unchecked - Backups do not start automatically

n

Apply all changes to existing users

Indicates whether or not these new default settings affect current users in org and sub-orgs as well as new ones

 

Checked - Changes apply to new and existing users

 

Unchecked - Changed apply new users only

o

Save

Saves your changes.

p

Cancel

Ignores changes on this page.


Option

Effect

Deletes Backup Archives
(when Apply to Existing
is also Checked)

Auto Start

Indicates whether or not the clients granted this destination will automatically start backing up immediately

No

Stop Backups

Indicates whether or not backups running to this destination without canceling permission to use the destination

Yes

Remove

Removes the destination from the list

Yes


Removing Destinations

Removing an active destination from existing computers will IMMEDIATELY remove all backup archives stored at that destination as soon as you click Save. You will not see a confirmation massage.

When you attempt to remove destinations AND apply that change to existing users, warnings appear in the Admin Console.

Default Client Settings

Use the Default Client Settings command to specify default client preferences for an organization, including which files to include or exclude when backing up, plus security, network and general preferences.

See details about each of the items under Default Client Settings.

Reference Diagram

If Custom Config is not checked, the Default Client Settings window looks like this. In this case, you are viewing the Publish Default Client Settings window. In this window you can only publish (push down) settings to users and child orgs. You cannot make changes to the settings.

To make changes to settings, click the Custom Config button. The window in which you can make changes looks like this:

See details about each of the items under Default Client Settings.

Add User

Use the Add User command to create a new user in this organization. *Please Note: UTBackup relies on a separate LDAP authentication service for account creation. Because of this, LDAP must be disabled for the org for manual account creation. This is not a standard configuration.

Reference Diagram

Item

Description

a

First Name

User's first name

b

Last Name

User's last name

c

Username

Username, if different from email address

d

Email Address

User's email address - must be unique within the organization

e

Password

User's password

f

Password Verification

Re-enter password. Must match Password field exactly

g

Email Communications

Indicates whether or not this user is to receive alerts and reports from CrashPlan via email

 

Checked - User receives alerts and reports

 

Unchecked - User not receive alerts and reports

h

Disk Quota - Archive Size

Maximum size of backup archive in GB

i

User Status

Indicates user status:

 

Active - User is active, meaning this user's data is being backed up

 

Deactivated - User is no longer active and the user's backup data, computers and archives has been removed

j

Last Login Date

NA

k

Current Roles

Roles assigned to this user. Click a role to move it to the Additional Roles list.

l

Additional Roles

Roles you can assign to this user. Click a role to move it to the Current Roles list.

m

Save

Saves your changes

n

Cancel

Ignores changes

After you add a user, manage the user with the user commands.

Add Child Org

Use the Add Child Org command to create an org within an existing organization.

Reference Diagram

Item

Description

a

Parent ID

ID number of parent organization

b

Organization Name

Unique name of new organization

c

Hosted

Indicates whether or not this organization is being hosted by another PRO Server.

 

Checked - This organization is being hosted on another PRO Server. With the Hosted box checked, the Remote Master GUID field appears, in which you can enter the GUID for the master. In addition, several fields in the Settings area do not apply and are not displayed.

 

Unchecked - This organization is not being hosted on another PRO Server.

d

Contact Information - Show

Org contact information is displayed.

e

Contact Information - Hide

Org contact information is hidden.

f

Maximum Seats

Maximum number of seats allowed

g

Disk Quota - Archive Size (GB)

Maximum combined size of the user's archives (backup files) in this and child orgs in GB

h

Web Restore User Limit

The maximum size of data that users can recover using Web Restore.

i

Web Restore Org Admin

The maximum size of data that admins can recover using Web Restore.

j

Usernames are email addresses

Determines whether email addresses are being used as usernames. Unhosted only.

 

Inherit Yes / No - Indicates that this setting (Yes or No) is being inherited from the parent organization.

 

No - Do not use email addresses as usernames.

 

Yes - Use email addresses as usernames.

k

Auto Offer Computers as Destinations within an Account

Identifies whether or not computers in this organizations are automatically available as destination. Unhosted only.

 

Inherit Yes / No - Indicates that this setting (Yes or No) is being inherited from the parent organization.

 

Yes - Allows other computers to automatically be available as backup destinations.

 

No - Other computers are not automatically available as backup destinations.

l

Text-only Admin Alerts

Indicates whether or not admin alert messages should be formatted (HTML) or sent as text.

 

Inherit Yes / No - Indicates that this setting (Yes or No) is being inherited from the parent organization.

 

Yes - Send text-only admin alerts. Use this option if your mail client has trouble displaying formatted text.

 

No - Send formatted admin alerts. Use this option if you mail client can display formatted text.

m

Use server settings for LDAP authentication

Indicates whether or not LDAP Authentication would use the settings specified on the Server Settings page. Unhosted only.

 

Checked - LDAP Authentication uses Server settings.

 

Unchecked - LDAP Authentication does not use Server settings.

n

Alerts and Report Notifications

Indicates whether or not alerts and reports use the settings specified on the Mail and Alert settings. Unhosted only.

 

Use Server Defaults - Uses Alerts and Reports settings on the Servers tab.

 

Customize - Allows admin to enter specific Alerts and Reports settings

o

This organization has agreed…

Accepts Terms and Conditions on behalf of all users in your org

p

Save

Saves the changes you've made. If you clicked “Hosted” check box, PRO Server generates a Registration Key that you provide to the owner of the master PRO Server.

q

Cancel

Ignores your changes.

Email Backup Report

Use the Email Backup Reports command to send Backup reports for a range of dates to individuals in an organization.

Reference Diagram

Item

Description

a

Period Start Date

Start date

b

Period End Date

End date

c

Include Child Orgs

Indicates whether or not to include child orgs information in the report

 

Checked - Include child orgs

 

Unchecked - Exclude child orgs

d

Send Email To

Myself only - Sends report to current user

 

Org Managers - Sends report to users assigned Manager role in this organization

 

Additional Email Addresses - Additional users receiving report

e

Email Report

Send the Backup report

f

Cancel

Ignore changes on this page