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  • The Edit command is unavailable if a backup repository is out of date.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.
  1. In the preview pane, do one of the following:
  • Select a backup repository and on the Backup Repository tab, click Edit Repository on the ribbon.
  • Right-click a backup repository and select Edit.
  1. Modify the required settings.

You can change the following parameters:

  • The backup repository name and description.
  • Duration of applying the retention policy.

Note

If you have extended your backup repository with object storage for which immutability was enabled, you cannot change the duration of applying the retention policy.

Editing Backup Repository Settings