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Chapter 4: vmPRO SmartMotion™ Backup

vmPRO SmartMotion Backup Policies

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TimeInterval Steps

Weekly–AdvancedMode

Figure113:Weekly Tab –

Advanced Mode

a. Select the Weekly tab to run backups and retain data on a weekly

basis.

b. Select the Enabletheweeklybackupschedule check box to

activate your backup and retention schedule.

c. Click the AdvancedMode link to display the AdvancedMode

view.

d. In the RetainVMsfromthefollowingdays field, select each day

of the week on which both to run the backup and for which to retain

stored data.

e. In the RetainVMsfor X weeks field, enter the number of weeks for

which to retain backed-up data. After the indicated number of

weeks, the backed-up data is deleted from the storage target.

Example

l In the RetainVMsfromthefollowingdays field, you

select Monday and Friday.

l In the RetainVMsfor X weeks field, you enter 6.

The backup runs every week on both Mondays and Fridays,

retaining all stored data for 6 weeks. After 6 Mondays, the

backed-up data is deleted from the storage target, with the

exception of the last 6 Friday backups. After 6 Fridays, the

backed-up data is deleted from the storage target, with the

exception of the last Monday backup.

Note:Weekly retention schedules only affect backups that occur

after the schedule is defined for the policy. Data backed up before a

policy's weekly retention schedule is defined remains in the

NAS target.

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