This section provides a general overview of the Archive Manager.


Implemented as a standard Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0 snap-in, the Archive Manager is the control center for the software. It resides on the Archive Manager server, the computer where the software is installed, and defaults to the standard MMC 3-pane view.


The left pane, the console tree, provides a hierarchical view of the whole system. By selecting the Archive Manager folder at the top of the console tree, you can manage areas that affect the overall system, such as managing license keys and entering user account information used by all plans and store tasks.


Each folder type in the console tree has specific actions defined. Actions can be initiated from the Actions (right-hand) console pane, the Action drop-down menu on the top menu bar, or by right-clicking the folder and selecting an action from the pop up menu.


The center console pane is the status or results pane. This is where you see information related to the currently selected folder in the console tree. When actions are available for items in the center pane, they will be available in the actions pane as a sub-group of actions.


When the Archive Manager is initially started, Archive Manager will be the only folder shown in the console tree, and you will be prompted to activate your software. After activation the console tree can be expanded to show Archive Manager (top level), with Storage, Local Plans, and Remote Computers underneath. Click the links below for a brief discussion of each console tree folder.