Managing files used in the Restore from image playbook

To view files in the Files area, your user role needs to be granted the View permission for Files. To upload, edit, and delete files, the Manage permission for Files is required. All Administrator roles are granted these permissions.

To access the Files area:

To access the Files area, on the navigation bar click Settings > Files. The Files page opens to show all files that are currently stored on the server.

The storage limit in the Files area is 100 GB per Absolute account.

To add a file:

1. On the Files page, click Add file.
2. Drag the file into the dialog, or click browse and select it. Only upload .wim, .iso, or .xml files that meet the requirements of the Restore from image playbook. Note that file format validation is not performed.

3. Click Upload.

   If you are uploading a large file, ensure that your user session remains active until the upload is complete. If your session expires before the upload finishes, you will need to upload the file again.

4. If you want to cancel the upload, click Cancel in the small Uploading <file name> notification near the top of your browser window and then click Cancel upload.

The file is added to the Files page and an Asset file uploaded event is logged to Event History. A SHA256 hash has been automatically generated for the file. The file is now available for selection when a user creates a Restore from image Run Playbook request.

To view more information about a stored file, click the file you want to view. An overview dialog opens showing the following information:

• The file name and file size of the file

• Description: the manually entered description of the file, if provided

  To add or update the description, click Edit.

• File hash: the 64-digit SHA256 hash that was automatically generated when the file was uploaded. Click to copy the hash.
• Uploaded by: the user that uploaded the file
• Uploaded on: the date and time the file was uploaded to the Files area

You can add a description to a file.

To change the file name or replace the file, delete the file and upload a new file.

To edit a file:

1. On the Files page, hover over the file that you want to update and click .
2. In the Description field, enter additional information about the file. The maximum character length of this field is 255 characters.
3. Click Save. The file description is updated on the Files page and an Asset file updated event is logged to Event History.

If you delete a file that is assigned to an outstanding Run Playbook request, the request is unaffected.

To delete a file:

1. On the Files page, hover over the file that you want to delete and click .
2. On the confirmation dialog, Delete.

The file is removed from the Files page and an Asset file deleted event is logged to Event History.