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  2. Cohesity Alta SaaS Protection Administrator's Guide
  3. What is a connector?
  4. Configure General settings
Cohesity Alta SaaS Protection Administrator's Guide

Configure General settings

The first step in adding a connector is to configure the general settings. If the required Stor or Connector service is unavailable, contact Cohesity Support.

To configure the general settings

  1. In the Connector name field, enter a name for the connector.
  2. The Type field displays the connector type.
  3. In the Stor dropdown list, select the designated storage location for backed-up data.
  4. The Machine field displays the Connector service that will host the connector. If necessary, select a different service from the list. Contact Cohesity Support to make this change.

    Note:

    When the Pre-ingest encryption key is applied to the connector, the Full-text search feature, which affects Discovery and End-User search functionality, is disabled. You cannot preview or download items from the Administration and End-User portal. For more information, refer to the following tech note: About the Encryption Key

  5. (Optional) Select Enable email notification to receive alerts when the predefined error threshold is exceeded during backup. Enabling this option adds the Email notification tab to the connector setup.
  6. Click Nextto configure capture scope.

    See Configure Capture scope.

Note:

If your tenant is configured using the scope feature, the Scope dropdown list is displayed when you add a connector. You need to select the required scope from the Scope dropdown list. For more information, contact Cohesity Support.

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