Creating a fixed content device object

You create a Content Engine object that represents the fixed content device before creating a fixed storage area that uses that device. To create a storage area after executing this procedure, see Create a storage area.

Prerequisite

Before you can create a Content Engine object to represent a fixed content device, you must configure the device, and the device must be accessible to the Content Engine network. For more information about configuring the device and making it accessible to Content Engine, see Fixed storage areas.

To create a Content Engine object to represent the device

  1. Select the Fixed Content Devices node under the domain node.
  2. Right-click the node and click New > Fixed Content Device.
  3. Complete the Create a Fixed Content Device wizard. For information about running the wizard, see Create a Fixed Content Device Wizard.

RESTRICTION When you enter a name for the fixed content device, do not use the following characters: * \ / , : ; ' " # ? < > | .