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Step 2. Specify Repository Name and Description

At the Info step of the wizard, enter a name for the new backup repository and provide a description for future reference. The name must be unique in Veeam Backup for AWS; the maximum length of the name is 125 characters; the maximum length of the description is 1024 characters.

Specifying Repository Name

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