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Chapter 4: vmPRO SmartMotion™ Backup

vmPRO SmartMotion Backup Policies

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TimeInterval Steps

Monthly

Figure114:Monthly Tab

a. Select the Monthly tab to run backups and retain data on a monthly

basis.

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

activate your backup and retention schedule.

c. In the RetainVMsfrom field, select one of the following:

l Specificday – Use to define a specific day of the month on

which to run backups and begin the retention period. In the

subsequent drop-down list, select the specific day of the month.

l Thefirstbackupofthemonth – Use to begin the retention

period on the first backup of the month.

l Thelastbackupofthemonth – Use to begin the retention

period on the last backup of the month.

Caution:A monthly backup is scheduled only if you select

the Specificday option. Use Thefirstbackupofthe

month and lastbackupofthemonth options to define

retention policies only, and then schedule backups to run

daily or weekly.

d. In the RetainVMsfor X months field, enter the number of months

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

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

Example

l You select Thelastbackupofthemonth.

l In the RetainVMsfor X months field, you enter 3.

l You schedule backups to run weekly on Fridays.

The backup runs every week on Fridays, retaining all stored

data for 3 months. After 3 months of backups, the backed-up

data is deleted from the storage target, with the exception of the

last Friday backup of the month. The backup and retention

schedules continue, backing up data every Friday and deleting

stored data every 3 months before the last Friday of the month.

Note:Monthly retention schedules only affect backups that occur

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

policy's monthly retention schedule is defined remains in the

NAS target.

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