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About renaming clients

Although you can rename a client in the Unitrends system, it is best practice not to change the name of a client because this can have undesirable results for replicating, vaulting, and archiving systems. Instead, it is recommended that you add the client to the system as a new client with a new name using the procedure described in About adding clients. Before adding the new client, change the IP address of the existing client in the Unitrends system to avoid conflicts. When you have built up retention for the new client, you can delete the original client (and its associated backups). For details, see To delete a client.

If it is necessary to rename a client, use the procedure To modify a client. You must save any backup schedules associated with this client after renaming it, or backup jobs for the client will not queue.

ClosedTo delete a client

Use this procedure to delete a client and its backups from the Unitrends appliance. Note that CIFS/NFS NAS clients cannot be deleted using this procedure. Instead, see To delete a CIFS/NFS client.

Warning!     When a client is deleted, all associated backups of that client are also deleted. Please use caution before deleting a client.

Note:  About master.ini configuration settings. Unitrends client configuration settings are saved in the master.ini file. Note that deleting the client from the Unitrends system also removes this file from the client and any customized settings you have added are lost. Be sure to save the client’s master.ini file before deleting if you think you may want to add the client to this or another Unitrends system and want to use these settings. After adding the client back to a system, replace the standard master.ini file with the one you have saved.

1 Access the Setup Wizard add computers step, or select Settings > Clients, Networking, and Notifications > Clients.
2 Select the client.
3 Click Delete this Computer.

Notes:   

• If a message displays indicating that this client is scheduled for backup, you must first remove the client from all schedules before deleting.
• If you are using Windows Instant Recovery and you remove a virtual client while a virtual restore of that client is in progress, the deletion may not be instantaneous. The clean up takes time because the restore is shut down and the client is removed.
ClosedTo push agent updates to one client

If push updates are supported for the client, install updates as described here. For push update requirements, see Requirements for pushing agent updates. To push updates to multiple clients, see To push install agent updates.

1 Select Settings > Clients, Networking, and Notifications > Clients.
2 Select the desired client.
3 Click Upgrade Agent.

Note that the Upgrade Agent option does not display if no upgrade is available for this client.

4 Upon clicking Upgrade Agent, updates are pushed to the client if these conditions are met:
• Trust credentials are valid.
• No backup or restore job is currently in progress or scheduled to run soon for the client.
• Push update requirements have been met (see Requirements for pushing agent updates).
• Updates are available for the client (client is not running the latest agent release).