Welcome to the Digital Storage Manager (DSM) Administration Guide. This document is designed to provide information on administering a DSM system.
Introduction to DSM system components and system architecture.
Description of the administrative tasks for setting up and maintaining a DSM system.
Setting Up Users & User Groups
Description of the creation and management of users and user groups within DSM.
Customizing the Database Structure
Description of the creation, use, and maintenance of database fields through the DSM client.
Description of Forms used in DSM, including the creation of new Forms and editing existing Forms.
Description of Global Finds used within DSM, including the creation of new Global Finds and the modification of existing ones.
Description of how Notifications are used in DSM, including the creation of new Notifications and the modification of existing ones. Notifications can only be created for records based on the Retrieval Requests folder type.
A description of Media Profiles and their associated Helper Applications, including enabling and setting up Helper Applications to assist and/or simplify archiving and retrieval tasks.
Description of File Type settings used to create new and modify existing File Types according to your needs.
Managing Stored Scripts and Solutions
Describes how to add, export, and delete Stored Scripts and Stored Solutions.
Managing the Application Server
Description of the Application Server and it’s primary uses.
Managing DSM Databases and Monitoring Processes
Description of all database monitoring and maintenance tasks, including monitoring SQL Server Agent jobs, processes, and InterSync activity. Additionally, this section describes the processes for backing up and restoring DSM databases.
Managing and Monitoring the InterSync Services
Describes in detail the components and functionality of InterSync, including the MetaData Service (MDS) and File System Service (FSS) Snap-Ins and all their associated functionality.