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  2. NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide
  3. Section III. Configuring hosts
  4. Managing credentials for workloads and systems that NetBackup accesses
  5. Add a configuration for an external CMS server
  6. Edit or delete the configuration for an external CMS server
NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide

Edit or delete the configuration for an external CMS server

You can edit the properties of the configuration or delete the configuration from the Credential management.

Edit the configuration

You can edit the configuration to change the Description only. You cannot change the following properties: Configuration name, External CMS provider, Host name and Port number.

To edit the configuration

  1. On the left, click Credential management.
  2. On the External CMS servers tab, locate and click on the configuration that you want to edit.
  3. Click Edit and update the properties as needed.
  4. Review the changes and click Next.
  5. Select an existing credential or add a new credential and click Next.
  6. Review the changes and click Finish.
Delete the configuration

You can delete the configuration that you no longer need to use with NetBackup.

To delete the configuration

  1. On the left, click Credential management.
  2. On the External CMS servers tab, locate and click on the configuration that you want to delete.
  3. Click Delete.
  4. Confirm the deletion by clicking on Remove.

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