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Chapter 4: vmPRO SmartMotion™ Backup
vmPRO SmartMotion Backup Policies
Time Interval
Monthly
Steps
a. Select the Monthly tab to run backups and retain data on a monthly
basis.
Figure 114: Monthly Tab
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:
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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.
The first backup of the month – Use to begin the retention
period on the first backup of the month.
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
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You select The last backup of the month.
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In the Retain VMs for X months field, you enter 3.
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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.
i 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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