Configure computers

After a computer is added in Server Backup Portal, you can configure settings for the computer. Settings include vault settings, retention types and bandwidth throttling settings.

Many of these settings can be configured using policies. A policy is a collection of settings for computers and jobs that Admin users create and assign to computers. See Create and manage policies.

You can specify settings for a computer on the Computers page in Portal. You can also start configuring a computer by clicking a link in the Dashboard notification for a new computer.

Beginning with Portal 8.90 and Windows Agent 8.90a, backups on Windows servers can be configured automatically based on job templates. To be auto-configured, the Windows Agent must be installed with a default encryption password and registered to a Portal child site where agent auto-configuration is enabled. See Install the Windows Agent and plug-ins.