Storage Limits for Users

Managed Backup provides the feature of a separate storage limit management for users. This feature allows you to manage your users' storage expenses flexibly and efficiently.

To manage this feature, the Backup > Storage Limits permission should be granted as the administrator permission on Organization > Administrators.

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Add New Storage Limit
• Edit Storage Limit
• Delete Storage Limit
• Assign Storage Limit to Existing User

To open the list of storage limits, select the Storage Limits item in the Storage menu of the Management Console. The list of storage limits has a grid view.

Add New Storage Limit

User limit can be configured by Provider and by Administrator with Manage Users permission.

To add a new storage limit, proceed as follows:

1. Open the Management Console.
2. In the Backup menu, select the Storage Limits item.
3. Click Add New.
   • In the Name field, specify the display name of the storage limit. This is a mandatory field.
   • In the Description field, enter a description of the storage limit.
   • Select Use Backup Limit check box if you want to limit the total size of backups for this storage limit. If you want to keep the total size of backups unlimited for this storage limit, keep this check box deselected.
   • In the Storage Limit (GB) field, specify the required value in Gigabytes.
   • Select Use Restore Limit check box if you want to limit the total size of restores for this storage limit. If you want to keep the total size of restores unlimited for this storage limit, keep this check box deselected.
   • In the Restore Limit (GB) field, specify the required value in Gigabytes.
   • In the Cost ... field, specify the maximum level of expenses for the storage limit. This value is specified in the currency used for billing.
   • In case the cloud storage is Amazon Glacier or Glacier Deep Archive select the required retrieval option

4. Once you are finished with the storage limit settings, click Save.

If the user has assigned a storage limit, it always prevails over the company storage limit applied to this user.

Edit Storage Limit

To edit the storage limit, proceed as follows:

1. Open the Management Console.
2. In the Backup menu, select the Storage Limits item.
3. In the storage limit grid, select the one you want to edit, then click Edit.
   • In the Storage Limit (GB) field, you can specify the required value in Gigabytes
   • In the Restore Limit (GB) field, you can specify the required value in Gigabytes
   • In the Cost ... field, you can specify the maximum level of expenses for the storage limit. This value is specified in the currency used for billing.
4. Make the required changes in the storage limit, then click Save.

Delete Storage Limit

To delete the storage limit, proceed as follows:

1. Open the Management Console.
2. In the Backup menu, select the Storage Limits item.
3. In the storage limit grid, select the one you want to delete, then click X.
4. In the Delete storage limit dialog box, specify another storage limit for users who are assigned to the storage limit to be deleted, then click OK.

Assign Storage Limit to Existing User

To assign the storage limit to an existing user, proceed as follows:

1. Open the Management Console.
2. In the Organization menu, select the Users item.
3. In the grid, find the user you want the storage limit to be applied to, then click Edit.
4. In the backup destinations list specified for the user, find the destination you want the storage limit to be applied το, then click Edit.

5. In Change Storage Limit dialog select one of existing storage limits and save your selection.

6. Once you are finished with storage limit settings, click Save.