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Chapter 4: vmPRO SmartMotion™ Backup

vmPRO SmartMotion Backup Policies

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data is sent and retained by backup policies configured for vmPRO B, and not those configured for

vmPRO A.

BackupandRetentionSchedules

Each vmPRO appliance can have multiple backup policies, and each policy has its own schedule.

However, a specific policy can run only once per day. In addition, in a group configuration, only two

backup policies can run simultaneously for the master appliance and any of its nodes.

Retention schedules define both the amount of backed-up data to store and the amount of time for which

to store the data on a Network Attached Storage (NAS) target. For information about setting retention

schedules, see Retention Schedules for SmartMotion Backups.

ConfigurationFileBackup

Within a backup policy, you can select to back up an encrypted copy of the vmPRO appliance's current

configuration file. This file contains all configuration data needed to restore the vmPRO appliance.

When SmartMotion backs up a vmPRO appliance's configuration file, it sends the file to the base

directory of the NAS target. This base directory follows the hierarchy convention of <StorageSub-

folder>\<YYY_MM>\<YYY_MM_DD_HHMMSS>.

To restore the configuration file, use the Quantum vmPRO Configuration Save and Import feature.

Access this feature, as well as the configuration file, from the vmPRO GUI to which you are restoring the

vmPRO appliance's configuration. For more information about the Quantum vmPRO Configuration

Save and Import feature, see vmPRO GUI Menus.

Retention Schedules for SmartMotion Backups

Retention schedules define both the amount of backed-up data to store, and the amount of time for which to

store the data on a Network Attached Storage (NAS) target. You can define retention schedules when you

configure SmartMotion™ backup policies.

Retention schedules apply only when multiple copies of a virtual machine (VM) are backed up. Single copies

of backed-up VMs are stored indefinitely.

Important Concepts

Review the following before defining new retention schedules for currently running backup policies.

DailyRetentionSchedules

If you define a new daily retention schedule for a backup policy, all data backed up through this policy –

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