To set defaults for managed media servers

1. On the central administration server's navigation bar, click Media Servers.

2. Do one of the following:

   To set defaults to apply to a managed media server when it is installed	Do the following in the order listed: On the task pane, under Media Server Installation Tasks, click Configure managed media server defaults. Proceed with step 3.
   To set defaults for an existing managed media server	Do the following in the order listed: Right-click the managed media server for which you want to configure settings, and then click Properties. Click the Settings tab. Proceed with step 3.
   To set defaults for a group of managed media servers in a pool	Do the following in the order listed: Select or create the media server pool that contains the managed media servers to which you want to apply new settings. Right-click the media server pool, and then click Properties. Click the Settings tab. Check Apply these settings to all of the managed media servers in the pool. Proceed with step 3.

3. On the Settings tab, select the appropriate options as follows.

   Fast connection with the central administration server	Click this option to configure frequent communication between the central administration server and the managed media server. By default, when you choose this setting, job status updates are sent every 10 seconds to the central administration server. Job logs and job histories are sent whenever a job on the managed media server completes.
   Slow connection with the central administration server	Click this option to configure less frequent communication between the central administration server and the managed media server. By default, when you choose this setting, job status updates are sent every 120 seconds to the central administration server. Job logs and job histories are sent only when a job on the managed media server fails.
   Custom settings	Click this option to enable the Edit Custom Settings button. Click Edit Custom Settings to set specific defaults for job recovery thresholds, for sending job status updates, and for sending job logs and histories. See Setting communication thresholds and active job status updates for CASO . See Copying logs and histories to the central administration server.
   Edit Custom Settings	Click Edit Custom Settings to set specific defaults for job recovery thresholds, for sending job status updates, and for sending job logs and histories. See Setting communication thresholds and active job status updates for CASO . See Copying logs and histories to the central administration server.
   Monitor jobs that are created on the local managed media server in addition to the jobs that are delegated from the central administration server	Check Monitor jobs that are created on the local managed media server in addition to the jobs that are delegated from the central administration server to view jobs that are created on the local managed media server as well as delegated jobs. You can also hold, delete, run, cancel, and change the priority order of the jobs that are created on or copied to the local managed media server. Jobs that are created by policies on the managed media server cannot be deleted from the central administration server.
   Display alert when the difference in seconds between the clocks on the managed media server and the central administration server is more than	Check Display alert when the difference in seconds between the clocks on the managed media server and the central administration server is more than to enable Backup Exec to create an alert if the clock on the managed media server differs from the clock on the central administration server. Set the number of seconds that, if exceeded, generates the alert. CASO monitors the internal computer clocks on both the managed media servers and the central administration server. If time differences develop between the central administration server and the managed media servers, jobs could run at unexpected times. To prevent problems, the time reported on managed media server clocks should match the time reported on the central administration server clock. If you receive time difference alerts, reset the managed media server system clock to match the system clock on the central administration server. If you change the system time on either the managed media server or the central administration server, you must restart the Backup Exec services on the system.

4. Click OK.