Getting Started
Browser Requirements
The Administration Interface
Logging In to the Administration Interface
The Dashboard
Viewing Notifications in the Main Dashboard
Viewing Devices in the Main Dashboard
Viewing the System Status in the Main Dashboard
Viewing Licensing in the Main Dashboard
Navigating Between Portal Views
Using the Portal Administration Interface
Access URLs for Administrators and End Users
The Access Protocol
The HTTPS Access Port
Managing Global Administrators
Viewing Global Administrators
Adding and Editing Global Administrators
Deleting Global Administrators
Exporting Global Administrators To an Excel File
Importing Global Administrators from a File
Customizing Administrator Roles
Configuring an IP-Based Access Control List
Managing the CTERA Portal License
How the CTERA Portal License Works
Team Portals and Reseller Portal Licenses
Viewing CTERA Portal License Information
Adding License Keys
Adding or Editing a Comment for a License
Removing License Keys
Exporting License Keys to Excel
Managing Certificates
Installing an SSL Certificate
Note the Portal's DNS Suffix
Obtain an SSL Certificate
Generate a Certificate Signing Request
Sign the Certificate Request
Validate and Prepare Certificates for Upload
Install the Signed Certificate on CTERA Portal
Canceling a Pending Certificate Request
Exporting the Installed SSL Certificate
Importing an SSL Certificate
Managing Storage Nodes
What Storage Node to Use
Viewing Storage Nodes
Adding and Editing Storage Nodes
Amazon S3
Caringo (S3)
Cisco Cloud Services
Cloudian
DDN Web Object Scaler
EMC ECS (S3)
EMC Isilon (NFS)
EMC ViPR (S3)
Generic (NFS)
Generic (S3)
Google Cloud Storage (S3)
HGST Active Archive
HGST Active Scale
Hitachi HCP
HP Helion
IBM Cloud Object Storage (S3)
IBM Cloud Object Storage (Simple Object API)
IBM GPFS
IBM SoftLayer
Local Filesystem
Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
NetApp (NFS)
NetApp StorageGRID Webscale (S3)
Nutanix (S3)
OpenStack Swift
OpenStack Swift (KeyStone)
Oracle Storage Cloud Service
Scality (S3 API)
Scality RING
Verizon (S3)
Wasabi (S3)
Enabling and Disabling Writes to a Node
Migrating Storage Nodes
Deleting a Storage Node
Configuring Global Settings
Configuring Single Sign-On (SSO) To the Portal
Using SAML 2.0 For Single Sign-On
Introduction
Identity Provider Details
Defining SAML Single Sign-on in a CTERA Portal
Bypassing SAML Authentication
Setting Up CAC (Common Access Card)
CTERA Portal Snapshots (Backups)
The Snapshot Retention Policy Options
Configuring a Snapshot Retention Policy
Applying a Snapshot Retention Policy
Snapshot Retention for the Cloud Drive Service
Snapshot Retention for the Cloud Backup Service
Snapshot Consolidation
Managing Subscription Plans
Viewing Subscription Plans
Adding and Editing Subscription Plans
Setting or Removing the Default Plan
Exporting Plan Details to Excel
Deleting a Plan
Managing Add-Ons
Viewing Add-ons
Adding and Editing Add-Ons
Exporting Add-On Details to Excel
Deleting an Add-On
Configuring Message Settings
Managing Virtual Portals
Viewing Virtual Portals
Adding and Editing Virtual Portals
Assigning Global Plans to Virtual Portals
Assigning Add-ons to Virtual Portals
Exporting Virtual Portals to Excel
Deleting and Undeleting Virtual Portals
Configuring Virtual Portal Settings
Password Policy
Support Settings
Mobile App Settings
General Settings
User Registration Settings
Reseller Portal Settings
Team Portal Settings
Default Settings for New Folder Groups
Default Settings for New User
Cloud Drive Settings
Public Links
Collaboration
External Collaboration
Office 365 Integration
Preview Only Mode
Adding a Customized Watermark
Adding a Customized Footnote
Remote Access Settings
Advanced
Overriding Global Settings for a Specific Virtual Portal
Customizing the Portal Look and Feel
Managing the Portal Colors
Managing a Skin
Managing Devices
Viewing All Devices
Viewing Individual Device Details
Managing Individual Device Details
Syncing Content to the Portal
Managing Shares
Performing Backup Operations
Exporting a List of Devices to Excel
Changing a Virtual Gateway License
Remote Wiping Mobile Devices
Deleting Devices
Managing Portal Notifications and Email Templates
Viewing Notifications
Viewing Notifications in the Main Dashboard
Viewing Notifications in the Notification Page
Configuring Notification Settings
Email Notification Templates
Available Email Notification Templates
Customizing Email Notification Templates
Antivirus File Scanning
Setting up Antivirus File Scanning
Managing Antivirus Servers
Deleting an Antivirus Server
Background Scanning and Rescanning Files
Monitoring Antivirus Scanning
Preventing Data Loss (DLP)
Setting up DLP for CTERA
Setting up DLP File Scanning in a CTERA Portal
Managing DLP Servers in a CTERA Portal
Deleting a DLP Server in a CTERA Portal
Monitoring DLP Scanning
Key Management
Setting up Key Management for a CTERA Portal
Generating Keys for the Key Management Service
Setting Up the CTERA Portal Key Management Service
Managing Key Management Servers in CTERA Portal
Changing a Key Management Certificate
Deleting a Key Management Server
Removing the Key Management Service
Using Seeding for the Initial Back Up or Restore
Viewing Seeding Stations
Adding Seeding Stations
Importing an Initial Backup From a Seeding Disk
Deleting Seeding Stations
Exporting Content To Restore
Managing Logs
Viewing System Logs
Viewing Access Logs
Viewing Audit Logs
Exporting Logs to Excel
Managing Log Settings
Clearing Logs
Managing Alerts Based on Log Events
Viewing Log Based Alerts
Adding and Editing Alerts
Deleting an Alert
Understanding CTERA Log Messages
Log Message Levels
Common Log Attributes
Log Message Topics
Log Message Examples
Emergency Messages
Alert Messages
Error Messages
Warning Messages
Notice Messages
Info Messages
Debug Messages
Getting Help and Support for the CTERA Portal
Managing Reports
Viewing the Portals Report
Viewing the Storage Report
Generating an Up-To-Date Report
Exporting Reports to Excel
Managing Servers
Viewing Servers
Editing Server Settings
General Settings
Address Mappings
Clients
DB Replication
Activity
Tasks
Status
Restarting and Shutting Down a Server
Deleting a Server
Installing a New Version
Managing Firmware Images
Viewing Firmware Images
Uploading Firmware Images
Marking a Firmware Image as the Current Firmware Image
Viewing Devices that Use a Specific Firmware Image
Deleting Firmware Images
CTERA Portal Scripts
Getting Started
CTERA Portal Scripts