Updated on 2022-09-16 GMT+08:00

Managing a Repository

A repository provides storage space for backups and source data for restore jobs. Backups generated during a backup job are saved in a repository. You can view, modify, and delete an existing repository.

Operation

Navigation Path

Description

Key Parameters

Viewing a repository

  • Viewing basic information:

    On the navigation bar, choose > Repository.

  • Viewing details:

    On the navigation bar, choose > Repository. On the displayed page, click the desired repository.

Background

You want to view basic information about a repository.

Precautions

Before performing this operation, ensure that the repository has been created.

Alarm Threshold

If the repository usage exceeds the threshold, an alarm is reported, prompting you to expand capacity or delete unneeded backup data. If you do not do so, subsequent backup jobs may fail.

Modifying a repository

On the navigation bar, choose > Repository. Move the mouse pointer to the repository you want to modify and click in the button area on the right, or click the repository you want to modify and click in the preview area on the right.

Background

You want to update information about a repository. After modification, the system automatically synchronizes the modification to the associated backup plan.

Precautions

  • Before performing this operation, ensure that the repository has been created.
  • After modification, the repository capacity cannot be less than the used capacity or greater than the total available capacity of the storage pool to which the repository belongs.

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Deleting a repository

On the navigation bar, choose > Repository. Move the mouse pointer to the repository you want to delete and click in the button area on the right, or click the repository you want to delete and click in the preview area on the right.

Background

You want to delete a repository.

Precautions

Before performing this operation, ensure that the repository is not associated with any backup plan.

If any associated backup plan is displayed in the Backup Plan area, find it on the backup plan page. Ensure that the backup plan is no longer needed and delete it. Then delete the repository.

If any associated backup plan is displayed in the Replication Plan area, find it on the replication plan page. Ensure that the replication plan is no longer needed and delete it. Then delete the repository.

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Clearing space

On the navigation bar, choose > Repository. Move the mouse pointer to the repository whose space you want to clear and click in the button area on the right, or click the repository and click in the preview area on the right.

Background

You no longer require some backups and want to remove them from the repository for more space.

Precautions

Before performing this operation, ensure that the repository has been created.

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