Create a backup plan for each level of service. As part of the configuration for a backup plan, you can add one or more backup destinations.
The following table shows examples of values to enter for each type of plan:
|
Plan name |
Primary Backup destination > Name |
Primary Backup destination > Storage |
Primary Backup destination > Retention period |
Secondary Backup destination > Name |
Secondary Backup destination > Storage |
Secondary Backup destination > Retention period |
Backup frequency |
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1_Essential |
Primary |
Primary-Site1 |
30 days |
not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
24 hours |
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2_Standard |
Primary |
Primary-Site1 |
30 days |
not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
24 hours |
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3_Premium |
Primary |
Primary-Site1 |
15 days |
Secondary |
Secondary-Site2 |
30 days |
8 hours |
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4_Standard + Offsite LTR 1 year |
Primary |
Primary-Site1 |
30 days |
Secondary |
Secondary-Site2 |
30 days |
24 hours |
|
Long Term |
LTR-Site3 |
1 year |
Yearly full backups |
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5_Premium + Offsite LTR 1 year |
Primary |
Primary-Site1 |
15 days |
Secondary |
Secondary-Site2 |
30 days |
8 hours |
|
Long Term |
LTR-Site3 |
1 year |
Monthly full backups |
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6_Premium + Offsite LTR |
Primary |
Primary-Site1 |
15 days |
Secondary |
Secondary-Site2 |
30 days |
8 hours |
|
Long Term |
LTR-Site3 |
7 years |
Yearly full backups |
Before You Begin
- Define storage that can be used for each backup destination.
Procedure
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From the navigation pane, go to Manage > Plans.
The Plans page appears.
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Click Create plan, and then click Backup plan.
The Create Backup Plan dialog box appears.
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In the Plan name box, enter the name of the plan.
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Under Storage, set the storage options:
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To change the storage, in the row for the primary storage, click the action button
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In the Name box, enter a unique name for the storage.
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From the Storage pool list, select the pool to use.
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In the Retention period box, enter the number of days that the software retains the data.
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Click Save.
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To configure an auxiliary copy, click Add.
The Add Storage dialog box appears.
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In the Name box, enter a unique name for the storage.
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From the Storage pool list, select the pool to use.
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In the Retention period box, enter the number of days that the software retains the data.
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Click Save.
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To configure long term retention for a backup destination, slide the Extended retention rules toggle switch to the right, and then select the backup type and retention period.
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Under RPO (recovery point objective), update the RPO options:
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In the Backup frequency box, specify how often incremental backup jobs are run. You can specify the frequency in number of hours or days. If you specify the frequency in days, then specify the start time for the jobs. The time is according to the time zone of the client.
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To update the backup window for incremental jobs, beside Backup window, click the text, and then in the Edit backup window dialog box, select the days and times when backup jobs will run.
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Click Save.