The retention policy for the Core specifies how long the recovery points for a protected machine are stored in the repository.
The Core retention policy is enforced by a rollup process which is performed as one component of running nightly jobs. Then, recovery points beyond the age specified in the retention policy are “rolled up” (combined) into fewer recovery points that cover a less granular period of time. Applying the retention policy on a nightly basis results in the ongoing rollup of aging backups. This eventually results in the deletion of the oldest recovery points, based on the requirements specified in that retention policy.
Different retention settings can be configured for source and target Cores.
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NOTE: This topic is specific to customizing retention policy settings on the Rapid Recovery Core. When you save customized retention policy settings on the Core, you establish the default retention policy settings which can be applied to all machines protected by this Core. For more information on customizing retention policy settings for individual protected machines, see Customizing retention policy settings for a protected machine. |
The Nightly Jobs settings for the Core appear.
The Nightly Jobs dialog box displays.
The Retention Policy dialog box for the Core default retention policy displays.
All settings are restored to the default values described in the table in step 6.
The retention policy options are described in the following table.
Text Box | Description |
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Keep all recovery points for n [retention time period]… |
Specifies the primary retention period for all recovery points saved to the repository. Enter a number to represent the retention period and then select the time period. The default is 3 days. You can choose from days, weeks, months, and years. |
…and then keep one recovery point per hour for n [retention time period] |
If selected, this setting keeps one recovery point per hour for a time period that you specify. The default is 2 days. You can choose from days, weeks, months, and years. If you do not want to save at least one recovery point hourly, clear this option. |
…and then keep one recovery point per day for n [retention time period] |
If selected, this setting keeps one recovery point per day for a time period that you specify. The default is 4 days. You can choose from days, weeks, months, and years. If you do not want to save at least one recovery point daily, clear this option. |
…and then keep one recovery point per week for n [retention time period] |
If selected, this setting keeps one recovery point per week for a time period that you specify. The default is 3 weeks. You can choose from weeks, months, and years. If you do not want to save at least one recovery point weekly, clear this option. |
…and then keep one recovery point per month for n [retention time period] |
If selected, this setting keeps one recovery point per month for a time period that you specify. The default is 2 months. You can choose from months and years. If you do not want to save at least one recovery point monthly, clear this option. |
…and then keep one recovery point per year for n [retention time period] |
If selected, this setting keeps one recovery point per year for a number of years that you specify. The default (1 year) is disabled by default. If you do want to save at least one recovery point yearly, select this option and specify a number of years. If you do not want to save at least one recovery point yearly, clear this option. |
The oldest recovery point is determined by the retention policy settings.
The following is an example of how the retention period is calculated.
Keep all recovery points for three days.
…and then keep one recovery point per hour for three days
…and then keep one recovery point per day for four days
…and then keep one recovery point per week for three weeks
…and then keep one recovery point per month for two months
…and then keep one recovery point per month for one year
In this example, the oldest recovery point would be one year and three months old.
The Retention Policy dialog box closes.
The Nightly Jobs dialog box closes. The retention policy you defined is applied during the nightly rollup.
You can also to apply these settings when specifying the retention policy for any individual protected machine. For more information about setting retention policies for a protected machine, see Customizing retention policy settings for a protected machine.
The retention policy for a protected machine specifies how long recovery points are stored in the repository. By default, each protected machine uses the retention policy established for the Core unless you specify a custom retention policy, as described in this procedure.
Starting with AppAssure version 5.4.1, Rapid Recovery includes the ability to set disparate retention policies between a protected machine on the source Core and the corresponding replicated machine on the target Core.
Use this procedure to define a custom retention policy for a protected machine, including a replicated machine.
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NOTE: The following applies to environments upgrading from AppAssure release 5.3.x to release 5.4.1 or any version of Rapid Recovery Core. If you want to customize a retention policy for any replicated machine, first upgrade the source and target Cores to AppAssure Core release 5.4.1, and then perform the Checking Repository job on each repository in that target Core. Completing this job is likely to take a substantial amount of time, based on the size of your repository and the underlying storage system. For background information about this job, see About checking the integrity of DVM repositories. For information on how to perform this job, see Performing an integrity check on a DVM repository. |
The Summary page for the selected machine displays.
The Settings page displays, showing configuration settings for the selected machine.
The Nightly Jobs dialog box displays.
The Retention Policy dialog box displays.
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NOTE: Running this job could take a substantial amount of time, based on the size of your repository. During this time, you can perform no other actions (snapshots, replication, virtual export, and so on) in the repository. For information about this job, see About checking the integrity of DVM repositories. |
Text Box | Description |
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Keep all recovery points for n [retention time period]… |
Specifies the primary retention period for all recovery points saved to the repository.
Enter a number to represent the retention period and then select the time period. The default is 3 days. You can choose from days, weeks, months, and years. |
…and then keep one recovery point per hour for n [retention time period] |
If selected, this setting keeps one recovery point per hour for a time period that you specify. The default is 2 days. You can choose from days, weeks, months, and years. If you do not want to save at least one recovery point hourly, clear this option. |
…and then keep one recovery point per day for n [retention time period] |
If selected, this setting keeps one recovery point per day for a time period that you specify. The default is 4 days. You can choose from days, weeks, months, and years. If you do not want to save at least one recovery point daily, clear this option. |
…and then keep one recovery point per week for n [retention time period] |
If selected, this setting keeps one recovery point per week for a time period that you specify. The default is 3 weeks. You can choose from weeks, months, and years. If you do not want to save at least one recovery point weekly, clear this option. |
…and then keep one recovery point per month for n [retention time period] |
If selected, this setting keeps one recovery point per month for a time period that you specify. The default is 2 months. You can choose from months and years. If you do not want to save at least one recovery point monthly, clear this option. |
…and then keep one recovery point per year for n [retention time period] |
If selected, this setting keeps one recovery point per year for a number of years that you specify. The default (1 year) is disabled by default. If you do want to save at least one recovery point yearly, select this option and specify a number of years. If you do not want to save at least one recovery point yearly, clear this option. |
The following is an example of how the retention period is calculated.
Keep all recovery points for three days.
…and then keep one recovery point per hour for three days
…and then keep one recovery point per day for four days
…and then keep one recovery point per week for three weeks
…and then keep one recovery point per month for two months
…and then keep one recovery point per month for one year
In this example, the oldest recovery point would be one year, 3 months old.
The Retention Policy dialog box closes.
The Nightly Jobs dialog box closes. The retention policy you defined for this machine is applied during the nightly rollup.
You can bypass your scheduled retention policy by forcing recovery points to roll up at the protected machine level.
The Summary page for the selection machine appears.
This section provides conceptual information about Rapid Recovery archives, including business cases for creating them, storage options, and uses. It also describes how to create a one-time archive, or how to create an archive that is continually updated on a schedule. Topics describe how to pause or edit scheduled archives, how to force or check an archive, and how to attach or import an archive.
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