Detaching Backup Repositories

Detaching a Backup Repository saves the Backup Repository data and metadata in a consistent state and then stops the product's interaction with the Backup Repository (such as read and write of data and metadata, and so on). You may want to detach a Backup Repository in order to move it to a different location or to put the storage with the Backup Repository on maintenance.

Important
Since the product stops working with detached backup repositories, jobs that back up VMs to a detached Backup Repository will fail.

To detach a Backup Repository, follow the steps below:

  1. Go to the main menu and click Settings.

  2. Go to the Repositories tab and choose a Backup Repository.

  3. In the Backup Repository title, click Manage and then click Detach.


    Note
    A Backup Repository cannot be detached if a job that backs up to this Backup Repository is running.

    The Backup Repository is detached from the product. You can reattach the Backup Repository to NAKIVO Backup & Replication when needed.