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  2. NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section III. Configuring storage
  4. Configuring storage units
  5. Creating a storage unit
  6. Editing storage unit settings
NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

Editing storage unit settings

Only make changes to a storage unit during periods when no backup activity is expected. This way backups are not affected for the policies or protection plans that use the affected storage units.

To edit storage unit settings

  1. Open the NetBackup web UI.
  2. On the left, select Storage > Storage units. Select the Storage units tab.
  3. Select the storage unit that you want to edit.
  4. Click Edit and make the required changes.

    For example, you can edit the following settings:

    • The basic properties of the storage unit.

    • Additional properties

    • Media servers

    • Staging schedule

To edit a tape storage unit

  1. On the left, click Storage > Storage units.
  2. On the tape storage unit list, click on the tape storage unit you want to edit.
  3. Click Edit and make the required changes. Click Save after making the changes.

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