You can edit an existing storage copy associated with a backup destination.
Procedure
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From the navigation pane, go to Manage > Plans.
The Plans page appears.
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From the Plans list, click the plan that has the copy you want to edit.
The Overview page of the plan appears.
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Click the Backup destinations tab.
The Regions page appears.
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Expand the region that has the copy you want to edit.
The Backup destinations tile opens.
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Click the copy that you want to edit.
The Configuration tab of the storage copy appears.
a. To enable compliance lock, in the General section, move the Compliance lock toggle key to the right.
Notes
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This action is irreversible. Contact Commvault support and obtain the authorization code to disable compliance lock.
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Compliance lock prevents manual deletion of snapshots.
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You cannot lower the retention on compliance lock enabled copy.
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If you enable compliance lock on a mirror copy, the software automatically enables compliance lock on all source mirror copies till it encounters a non-mirror copy, including the last non-mirror copy.
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If you upgrade to Commvault Platform Release 2024E (11.36), you should manually enable the compliance lock on the existing snapshot copies even if the compliance lock is enabled on the storage used on the snapshot copies.
For more information about compliance lock, see Configuring WORM Storage Mode on Cloud Storage.
b. In the Retention Rules section, click the edit icon.
The Edit retention settings window appears.
- Enable data aging: To enable data aging, move this toggle key to the right. Allows the data from this copy to be pruned during a data aging operation as long as the retention rules of this copy have been met.
- Retention period: This is the default method of retention. Use this method if you want to specify retention based on a time period.
- Extended Retention rules: To add a rule to retain backups beyond the retention period, move this toggle key to the right, and then select a rule type and a period of time.
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Click Save.