Add vault settings

Before a computer can back up data to or restore data from a vault, vault settings must be added for the computer. Vault settings provide vault information, credentials, and agent connection information required for accessing a vault.

Note: If an agent is registered to Portal, the agent’s vault settings are read-only in Windows CentralControl and you must use Portal to add and edit the vault settings.

When adding vault settings for a computer, Admin users and regular users can manually enter vault information, or select a vault profile with vault information and credentials. See Add a vault profile for a site.

If a policy is assigned to a computer, Admin users can select any vault profile from the policy. Regular users can only select policy vault profiles that are also assigned to them. See Assign vault profiles to a user.

If a policy is not assigned to a computer, Admin users can select any vault profile in the site. Regular users can only select vault profiles that are assigned to them.

Over-the-wire encryption is automatically enabled when you add vault settings or save existing vault settings.

When an E3 appliance reports a new IP address, the IP address is updated in Portal vault settings for computers that are registered to the appliance, and in the E3 vault profile. Agent versions 8.10 and later contact Portal to check for vault IP address changes. If a Super user or Admin user changes the name of an E3 vault profile, the name is updated automatically in vault settings for computers that are registered to the appliance.

To add vault settings:

1. On the navigation bar in Portal, click Computers.

2. Find the computer for which you want to add vault settings, and click the computer row to expand its view.

   If the Configure Manually box appears, click Configure Manually. The Configure Manually box appears for some computers where a backup job has not been created.

3. On the Vault Settings tab, click Add Vault.

   The Vault Settings dialog box appears.

   

4. Do one of the following:

   • In the Vault Name box, enter a name for the vault. In the Address box, enter the vault host name or IPV4 address. In the Account, Username, and Password boxes, enter an account and credentials for backing up data to and restoring data from the vault.

     Specifying the host name of the vault is recommended. This will allow DNS to handle IP address changes.

   • Click the Vault Profile box. If one or more vault profiles appear, click the vault profile that you want to add for the computer. Vault information and credentials are then populated in the Vault Settings dialog box.

     If a policy is assigned, the Vault Profile list includes vault profiles from the policy. If a policy is not assigned, the list includes vault profiles from the site. For a regular user, the list only includes vault profiles that are also assigned to the user.

5. (Optional) Change one or more of the following Advanced Settings for the vault connection:

   • Agent Host Name. Name to use for the computer on the vault. For a Hyper-V environment, by default, the name is the fully qualified domain name of the cluster or standalone host.

   • Port Number. Port used to connect to the vault. The default port is 2546.

   • Attempt to Reconnect Every. Specifies the number of seconds after which the agent should try to connect to the vault if the vault becomes unavailable during a backup or restore. The value can be from 30 to 1800 seconds.

   • Abort Reconnect Retries After. Enter the number of minutes after which the agent should stop trying to reconnect to the vault if the vault becomes unavailable during a backup or restore. The value can be from 60 to 720 minutes. If the Agent cannot connect to the vault successfully in the specified time, the backup or restore fails.

6. Click Save.