New Job

Presents a list of job types, from which you can create a new job.

Save/Save All

This button will be enabled if any of the open jobs have been modified.  Selecting Save will result in the currently open and selected job to be saved to disk. Save All saves all open and modified jobs to disk.

Exit

Selecting this option will close the Peer Management Center Client application.  Note that as long as the Peer Management Center Service remains running, all running jobs will continue to operate.

Reset Perspective

Resets all current windows, views, and editors to their default size and layout.

View Agent Summary

Opens the Agent Summary view, which displays a list of all known Peer Agents deployed and their detailed status information, which can be used to assess the health of the environment.

Show View

Opens a submenu with the following options:

•View Alerts - Opens the Alerts view, which displays Peer Management Center alerts such as Peer Agent connection status changes.

•View Job Alerts - Opens the Job Alerts view, which displays alerts such as job restarts.

•View Task History - Opens the Task History view, which displays the status of tasks such as Daily Cleanup.

•View Progress - Opens the Progress view, which displays information pertaining to any running background tasks within the Peer Management Center.

Preferences

Opens the Preferences dialog, which enables the user to configure settings for the Peer Management Center.

Refresh

Refreshes all current views and tabs.

User Guide

Open the help system.

Download Peer Agent Installer

Opens the Peer Software website where you can download the Peer Agent installer compatible with this version of the Peer Management Center.

Retrieve PMC/Agent Logs

Collects and retrieve all useful log files for specified Peer Agents, the Peer Management Center, and all jobs.  This information is assembled into a single encrypted zip file that can optionally be uploaded to the Peer Software technical support team. The collection and retrieval of the log and support files is performed in the background, which might take a while, depending on content size and network speed.  Upon completion, you are notified and can view the zip file.

Retrieve Broker Statistics

Displays detailed statistical information about all messaging that has transpired for all connections (Peer Agents and the Peer Management Center) to the Peer Management Broker.

Thread Dump

Gives options to generate a thread dump of the running Peer Management Center Client and Service, as well as the running Peer Management Broker service.  Both can be used by our technical support to debug certain issues.

Generate Memory Dump File

Generates a memory dump of the running Peer Management Center Client and Service, which can be used by our technical support to debug certain issues.

Compress DB on Restart

Check this option in cases where the database consumes a large amount of disk space. This option will compress the database upon restart of the Peer Management Center Service.

Check for Updates

Check for updates to the Peer Management Center.  Minor releases can be automatically downloaded and installed.  Major releases require a new license key and must be requested from Peer Software Support.

About Peer Management Center

Displays Peer Management Center version information.