I would recommend updating to DPA 6.1 (released last Friday) which includes the following default retention periods (equivalent of datamine maintenance plans, except with DPA 6.1 there are default periods so data is automatically cleaned up).
JOB DATA: Kept forever (never deleted)
CONFIGURATION DATA: 365 days
STATUS DATA: 90 days
PERFORMANCE DATA: 30 days
OCCUPANCY DATA: 365 days
The retention period setting is part of the data collection policy. In a new install, the DEFAULT DATA COLLECTION policy is applied to all objects. If you go to POLICIES / DATA COLLECTION POLICIES and edit the DEFAULT DATA COLLECTION POLICY you can edit a collection request (such as Avamar Job Monitor) and expand the RETENTION PERIOD setting and change to match your requirements.
In DPA 6.1, under SYSTEM SETTINGS, there is a new option in the server settings for "Data Deletion" where you can select the schedule for data deletion to run (by default it will perform data deletion between 9am - 5pm everyday).
Thanks for you reply. I was wondering how I could apply a policy to delete older data from the DB after a particular period. I am glad EMC has introduced this feature in DPA 6.1.
I will try to get our server upgraded to DPA 6.1 in the coming days. Atleast I know where to look for after the upgrade. Thanks again!!
eagarg1
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December 10th, 2013 13:00
Hi Jacob,
I would recommend updating to DPA 6.1 (released last Friday) which includes the following default retention periods (equivalent of datamine maintenance plans, except with DPA 6.1 there are default periods so data is automatically cleaned up).
JOB DATA: Kept forever (never deleted)
CONFIGURATION DATA: 365 days
STATUS DATA: 90 days
PERFORMANCE DATA: 30 days
OCCUPANCY DATA: 365 days
The retention period setting is part of the data collection policy. In a new install, the DEFAULT DATA COLLECTION policy is applied to all objects. If you go to POLICIES / DATA COLLECTION POLICIES and edit the DEFAULT DATA COLLECTION POLICY you can edit a collection request (such as Avamar Job Monitor) and expand the RETENTION PERIOD setting and change to match your requirements.
In DPA 6.1, under SYSTEM SETTINGS, there is a new option in the server settings for "Data Deletion" where you can select the schedule for data deletion to run (by default it will perform data deletion between 9am - 5pm everyday).
Regards,
Gareth
rjacob1
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December 10th, 2013 13:00
Gareth,
Thanks for you reply. I was wondering how I could apply a policy to delete older data from the DB after a particular period. I am glad EMC has introduced this feature in DPA 6.1.
I will try to get our server upgraded to DPA 6.1 in the coming days. Atleast I know where to look for after the upgrade. Thanks again!!
Jacob