Removing a client

Removing, or decommissioning, a client removes it from backup schedules and locks it to prevent access to the server.

About this task

After you decommission a client, no further backups occur and all file versions, including the most recent backup, become inactive copies. After retention periods expire and all file copies are removed from server storage, the associated file spaces are deleted and the client definition is deleted from the server.

You can manage retention settings for inactive backup versions on the Properties page for the policy domain that stores the client data (Services > Details > Policy Sets > Keep Extra Backups).

You cannot recommission a client after it is decommissioned. To back up the client system again, you must register a new client and associate it with a schedule.

Procedure

  1. On the Operations Center menu bar, click Clients.
    The Clients page opens.
  2. In the Clients table, select one or more clients and click More > Decommission.