
Chapter 4: vmPRO SmartMotion™ Backup
vmPRO SmartMotion Backup Policies
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TimeInterval Steps
Weekly–BasicMode
Figure112:Weekly Tab – Basic
Mode
a. Select the Weekly tab to run backups and retain data on a weekly
basis.
b. Select the Enabletheweeklybackupschedule check box to
activate your backup and retention schedule.
c. In the RetainVMsfrom field, select the day of the week on which
both to run your backup and to delete retained files.
d. In the RetainVMsfor 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
a. In the RetainVMsfrom field, you select Monday.
b. In the RetainVMfor X weeks field, you enter 6.
The backup runs every week on Monday at the indicated time,
retaining all stored data for 6 weeks. After 6 weeks, the backed-
up data is deleted from the storage target. The backup and
retention schedule continues on this 6-week interval.
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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