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  3. Section IX. Data Protection
  4. Configuration for EMC Avamar
  5. Import EMC Avamar server information
  6. CSV Format Specifications

CSV Format Specifications

Before importing, create a comma-separated values (CSV) file of Avamar server data. The CSV file must use the following order to populate the fields correctly when importing:

  1. Avamar Server Name - maximum 128 characters. Null is not accepted

  2. Utility Node IP Address - maximum 40 characters. Null is not accepted

  3. Utility Node User ID - maximum 64 characters. Null is not accepted

  4. Utility Node Password - maximum 256 characters. Null is not accepted

  5. Software Location - maximum 256 characters. If this field is blank, the following default is used: /usr/local/avamar.

  6. Database Address - maximum 128 characters. If the Avamar database is resident on the Utility Node, this should contain the Utility Node's IP Address.

  7. Database User ID - maximum 64 characters. If this field is blank, the following default is used: viewuser.

  8. Database Password - maximum 64 characters. If this field is blank, the following default is used: viewuser1.

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