Actions on centralized vaults

To access actions

  1. Connect the console to the management server.
  2. In the Navigation pane, click Vaults > Centralized.

All the operations described here are performed by clicking the corresponding buttons on the vaults toolbar. These operations can be also accessed from the [Vault name] actions item of the main menu.

The following is a guideline for you to perform operations with centralized vaults.

To

Do

Create a managed or an unmanaged vault
  1. Click Create Create.
  2. In the Type field, select the vault type: Managed or Unmanaged

The procedure of creating centralized vaults is described in-depth in the following sections:

Edit a managed or an unmanaged vault
  1. Select the vault.
  2. Click Edit Edit.

Depending on the vault you select (managed or unmanaged), the respective Edit page will be opened:

  • The Edit managed vault page lets you change the vault's name, user accounts and information in the Comments field.
  • The Edit unmanaged vault page lets you edit the vault's name and information in the Comments field.

Detach a managed vault
  1. Select the vault.
  2. Click Detach.

Detaching a vault removes association between the vault and the storage node and deletes this vault from the GUI. Nevertheless, all archives stored in the vault will remain untouched. The plans and tasks that use this vault will fail.

Later on, you'll be able to attach this detached vault to the same or to another storage node.

Notes.

  • Tape-based vaults cannot be detached.
  • To detach a vault from an unavailable storage node, remove the storage node from the management server.

Attach the previously detached managed vault

Click Attach.

The procedure of attaching a managed vault to a storage node is described in-depth in the Attaching a managed vault section.

Note. Tape-based vaults cannot be attached.

Validate a vault
  1. Select the vault.
  2. Click Validate Validate.

You will be taken to the Validation page with an already pre-selected vault as a source. The vault validation checks all the archives in this vault.

Open an unmanaged vault folder
  1. Select the unmanaged vault.
  2. Click Explore.

The vault will be available for examination with the standard file manager program.

Delete a vault
  1. Select the vault.
  2. Click Delete Delete.

The vault will be deleted along with all the archives stored in there. The plans and tasks that use this vault will fail.

Change user credentials for accessing a vault

Click Change user.

Changing user credentials is available for vaults that reside on shared storages only.

Refresh a vault's information

Click Refresh.

While you are reviewing the vault content, archives can be added to the vault, deleted or modified. Click Refresh to update the vault information with the most recent changes.