Editing Backup Repository Settings

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 allows you to edit backup repository settings.

Consider the following:

• Editing the Backup proxy and Path values is not possible after the repository was created.

• Extending a backup repository with object storage is not possible after the backup repository was added to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 backup infrastructure.

For more information on how to extend a backup repository with object storage, see Specify Object Storage.

• Removing object storage from the backup repository configuration is not possible after the backup repository was extended with object storage.

• The retention type of a backup repository cannot be changed once set.

For more information about retention policies, see Retention Policy.

• The Edit command is unavailable if a backup repository is out of date.

For information on how to upgrade a backup repository, see Upgrading Backup Repositories.

To edit backup repository settings, do the following:

1. Open the Backup Infrastructure view.
2. In the inventory pane, select one of the following nodes:

• Backup Repositories. Contains all backup repositories added to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 backup infrastructure.
• Object storage. Contains backup repositories extended with S3 Compatible object storage, Azure Blob Storage Hot/Cool access tiers, Amazon S3 Standard and Amazon S3 Standard-Infrequent Access storage classes.
• Local disk. Contains Default Backup Repository and other JET-based backup repositories.
• Archive. Contains backup repositories extended with Azure Blob Storage Archive access tier and all Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes.

3. In the preview pane, do one of the following:

• Select a backup repository and click Edit Repository on the ribbon.

• Right-click a backup repository and select Edit.

4. Modify the required settings.

You can change the following parameters:

• The backup repository name and description.
• The retention period.