Override Predefined Retention Rules for a Backup Job

You can override the predefined storage policy retention rules and apply new rules for specific data retention jobs. Follow the steps given below to manually specify the data retention time for a specific job.

Note: Overriding the retention is a job based retention operation and does not affect any other jobs, it only affects the job that you are changing the retention.

1. From the CommCell Console, expand Client Computers > client >File System > defaultBackupSet.

2. Right-click subclient and click Backup.

3. In the Backup Options for Subclient dialog box, click Advanced, and then click the Media tab.

4. In the Advanced Backup Options dialog box, under Extend Job Retention section, specify the retention rules to apply to this job.

   • Infinite: Retains this job indefinitely.

   • Numberof Days: Prunes (deletes) this job after the number of days specified. Specify a value higher than the Storage Policy Default.

   • Storage Policy Default: Applies the retention rules of the associated storage policy.

5. Click OK and then click OK to close the Backup Options for Subclient dialog box.