Updating Extended Data Retention Rules on a Storage Policy Copy

extendedRetentionFirst

Use this parameter to retain the first full backup of each extended retention rule.

Valid values are:

• 0 - to retain the last full backup of each extended retention rule which is default

• 1 - to retain the first full backup of each extended retention rule

retentionFlags

enableDataAging

To enable or disable data aging on the copy. When disable the data on the copy is retained for infinite period.

retentionFlags

enableManagedDiskSpace

To enable managed disk space option on the storage policy copy.

This option allows the free disk space on the disk media of the storage policy copy to be considered before the data on the copy is aged.

retentionFlags

selectJobsFromPreviousTier

The option to select the full backup job that is designated to be retained within the previous tier's timetable. For example, if two rules are defined as weekly and monthly, this option will allow the job retained for the monthly tier to be selected from the timetable of the weekly tier. Note this option is only enabled when there are two rules defined for extended retention.

Valid values are: 1 (enable) and 0 (disable).

retentionFlags

retainFullAndLastDifferential

Enable this parameter if you do not want to retain intermediate incremental and differential copies preceding a new differential. This is useful to minimize wasted disk space.

Valid values are: 1 (enable) and 0 (disable).

retentionFlags

jobBasedRetention

Job based retention criteria for Snap Vault or Snap Mirror copies.

retentionFlags

endDays

Use this parameter to specify number of days to retain a backup data in a copy.

This parameters enable extended retention for a copy.

If you want to enable more than one rule for extended retention, ensure that the values in rules are specified in the ascending order.

endDays for extendedRetentionRuleOne < endDays for extendedRetentionRuleTwo < endDays for extendedRetentionRuleThree

extendedRetentionRuleOne

extendedRetentionRuleTwo

extendedRetentionRuleOne

graceDays

Specify number of grace period. We recommend you to define the following values in the grace days parameter:

• For EXTENDED_ALLFULL rule set the value to 0.

• For EXTENDED_WEEK rule set between 0 - 3

• For EXTENDED_MONTH rule set between 0 - 7

• For EXTENDED_QUARTER rule set between 0 - 15

• For EXTENDED_HALFYEAR rule set between 0 - 30

• For EXTENDED_YEAR rule set between 0 - 45

extendedRetentionRuleOne

extendedRetentionRuleTwo

extendedRetentionRuleOne

isEnabled

Use this parameter, to enable/disable extended retention for a copy. Valid values are:

• 0 - Use this value to disable the parameter.

• 1 - Use this value to enable the parameter.

• 2 - Use this value if you do not want to change the configuration of the parameter. If the parameter is disabled, it remains disabled. If the parameter is enabled, it remains enabled.

extendedRetentionRuleOne

extendedRetentionRuleTwo

extendedRetentionRuleOne

rule

Use this parameter to specify extended rule for a copy. Valid values are:

• EXTENDED_ALLFULL, to specify extended retention rule for all full backups

• EXTENDED_WEEK, to specify extended retention rule for weekly full backups

• EXTENDED_MONTH, to specify extended retention rule for monthly full backups

• EXTENDED_QUARTER, to specify extended retention rule for quarterly full backups

• EXTENDED_HALFYEAR, to specify extended retention rule for half yearly full backups

• EXTENDED_YEAR, to specify extended retention rule for yearly full backups

extendedRetentionRuleOne

extendedRetentionRuleTwo

extendedRetentionRuleOne