Edit a namespace

You can change the configuration of an existing namespace.

Before you begin

This operation requires the System Administrator role in ECS.

The Namespace Administrator role can modify the AD or LDAP domain that contains the users in the namespace that are object users or management users that can be assigned the Namespace Administrator role for the namespace.

About this task

You cannot edit the Name, Server-side Encryption, or Compliance fields after the namespace has been created.

Procedure

  1. In the ECS Portal, select Manage > Namespace.
  2. On the Namespace Management page, locate the namespace you want to edit in the table. Click Edit in the Actions column beside the namespace you want to edit.
  3. On the Edit Namespace page:
    • To modify the domain or local users to whom you want to assign the Namespace Administrator role, in the Namespace Admin or Domain Group Admin fields, change the user IDs.
    • To modify the default replication group for this namespace, in the Replication Group field, select a different replication group.
    • To modify which of the following settings are enabled, click the appropriate On or Off options.
      • Namespace Quota
      • Default Bucket Quota
      • Access During Outage
  4. To modify an existing retention policy, in the Retention Policies area:
    1. Click Edit in the Actions column beside the retention policy you want to edit.
    2. To modify the policy name, in the Name field, type the new retention policy name.
    3. To modify the retention period, in the Value field, type the new retention period for this retention policy.
  5. To modify the AD or LDAP domain that contains the object users in the namespace and management users that can be assigned the Namespace Administrator role for the namespace, click Domain.
    1. To modify the domain name, in the Domain field, type the new domain name.
    2. To modify the groups and attributes for the domain users that are allowed to access ECS in this namespace, type the new values in the Groups, Attribute, and Values fields.
  6. Click Save.