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CrashPlan PRO Server's administration console (also known as “admin console”) has a number of features that help you administer your backup, including:
Adding and managing storage
Viewing server status
Obtaining reports and alerts
Customizing reports and alerts
Use this same console to manage users, computers and organizations. These features allow you to control, manage and enforce:
What files and folders are being backed up
Who can back up and restore
Where backups are stored
How backup takes place: timing, security
What users can do, view and change
Retention policies
From the admin console you can also:
CrashPlan PRO provides a couple of ways to help you efficiently manage default settings and configuration information.
CrashPlan PRO console features provide the following benefits:
Centralized control for servers, organizations, users and computers from a single location
Central administration console allows you to expand storage and manage backup destinations
At-a-glance status reports provide information about server status so that you can manage your resources
Reports and alerts inform you of critical situations that need your attention so that you can respond quickly
Customizable reports and alert message enable you to edit standard text to reflect the common terms and usage that your organization understands