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Edit a Provider

Revise the properties of a provider as needed.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN:

Review the properties of your current providers. See Configure Providers Overview for a list of supported providers.

To edit the properties of a provider:

Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Providers . The Provider Browser opens.
In the Provider Browser pane, browse to the desired provider and select it.
Right-click the provider. Then click Edit . An update dialog opens.
Make revisions as needed. Fields to revise include the following:
Site
A user-defined provider location, created in the Sites view on the Configure tab.
Name
A user-defined name for the provider. This can be the same as the host name or it can be a meaningful name that is used within your organization to refer to the provider. Provider names must be unique.
Host Address
A resolvable IP address or a resolvable path and machine name.
Port
The communications port of the provider you are adding. Select the Use SSL check box to enable an encrypted Secure Socket Layer connection. The typical default port is 80 for non SSL connections or 443 for SSL connections.
Username
The name used to access the provider.
Password
The password associated with the user name.
Comment
Optional provider description.
Click OK when you are satisfied that the policy-specific information is correct.

NEXT STEPS:

If the storage provider you edited has not recently been cataloged, catalog it. See Plan Overview.