Add or edit data source options

When you add or edit a data source, you must specify account credentials to ensure proper authentication to the server.

See Adding a data source.

See Editing a data source.

Table: Add or edit data source options

Item

Description

Data Type

Identifies the data source type that you want Backup Exec Retrieve to connect to.

Name or IP address

Indicates the name or the IP address of the data source that you want Backup Exec Retrieve to connect to.

User name

Indicates the user name for an account that has authorized access to this data source.

This option does not apply to the Archiving Option data type.

Password

Indicates the password for this account. The software encrypts the password but does not display it.

This option does not apply to the Archiving Option data type.

Confirm password

Confirms the password for this account.

This option does not apply to the Archiving Option data type.

Domain

Indicates the domain name for this account (if applicable to the type of data source you selected).

This option does not apply to the Archiving Option or the Backup Exec System Recovery Manager data types.

Add or edit data source options