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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 Sites & Providers Overview for a list of supported providers.

To edit the properties of a provider:

Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers , then select the Providers tab.
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 & Providers 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.
Credentials
Select or create your credentials. See Identities Overview.
Comment
Optional provider description.
Click OK when you are satisfied that the job-specific information is correct.

NEXT STEPS:

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