# Namespaces

This is the default landing page for **Backup & Recovery**. It provides a top-level overview of all your cluster **Namespaces** and provides links to take actions for each. When a cluster is selected, this page displays your backup and restore options available for all **Namespaces** within the selected cluster.

## Accessing Namespaces

1. Log in to the T4K **Management Console**.
2. From the left panel menu, click **Backup & Recovery**.
3. Select one of your clusters from the left panel menu, which displays a dropdown menu for you to select from.
4. From this dropdown menu, select **Namespaces**.
5. From the page displayed, choose what you want to configure or action. Refer to the following image and descriptions in the associated table.

## Namespaces Overview

![Namespaces](/files/pd5t7ysXXwA2dl6UYJU2)

<table><thead><tr><th width="124.33333333333331">Field No.</th><th width="205">Field/Button Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Namespace selector</td><td>This dropdown lists all namespaces in the selected cluster alphabetically. Click one or all to display the selection.</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Search Namespace</td><td>A search field to find the namespace that you want to display. The list filters as you type.</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Views</td><td>View namespaces in list or honeycomb format.</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Protection Status</td><td>This dropdown enables the list to be filtered by protection status; e.g. <strong>Protected</strong>, <strong>Unprotected</strong>, or <strong>All</strong>.</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Selector checkboxes</td><td>Checkboxes may be selected/deselected to facilitate the execution of bulk actions. Use the table header row checkbox to select/deselect all listed namespaces.</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Schedule icon</td><td>This icon shows whether a namespace has had a schedule configured or not.</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Protected icon</td><td>An indicator of whether the namespace is protected by backups/ Snapshots or not.</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Create Backup</td><td>This is to create a Backup of selected Namespace.<br>Refer <a data-mention href="/pages/xcIyfdD4txpQWJXftva7">/pages/xcIyfdD4txpQWJXftva7</a></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Create Snapshot</td><td>This is to create a Snapshot of selected Namespace.<br>Refer <a data-mention href="/pages/xcIyfdD4txpQWJXftva7">/pages/xcIyfdD4txpQWJXftva7</a></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Create Restore</td><td>This is to create a Restore of last Available Snapshot or Backup of that Namespace.<br>Refer <a data-mention href="/pages/xcIyfdD4txpQWJXftva7">/pages/xcIyfdD4txpQWJXftva7</a></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Bulk Actions</td><td>Refer to <a data-mention href="/pages/wvdAIZpkFwNUpEJ6ArHB">/pages/wvdAIZpkFwNUpEJ6ArHB</a>.</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>setting</td><td>This is to adjust the columns visibility in listing.</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Actions</td><td><p>This button displays a dropdown menu of further actions that can be taken in relation to a single cluster. Menu options are:<br>- Create Backup</p><p>- Create Snapshot<br>- Create Restore<br>- View Backup &#x26; Restore summary<br>- View Namespace details<br>- View Target summary<br>Refer to <a data-mention href="/pages/xcIyfdD4txpQWJXftva7">/pages/xcIyfdD4txpQWJXftva7</a>.</p></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Pagination</td><td>This is to navigate to a particular page number.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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