PowerProtect Data Manager 19.14 File System User Guide

Configure a primary retention objective

Retention objectives apply to self-service protection policies.

1. Click Add under Primary Retention.
   The Add Primary Retention dialog appears.
2. On the Target pane, specify the following fields:
   1. Storage Name—Select a backup destination from the list of protection storage, or select Add to add protection storage and complete the details in the Storage Target dialog.
   2. Storage Unit—Select whether this protection policy should use a New storage unit on the selected protection storage system, or select an existing storage unit from the list.

      Hover over a storage unit to view the full name and statistics for available capacity and total capacity, for example, testvmpolicy-daily-123ab (300 GB/1 TB).

      The Space field indicates the total amount of space, and the percentage of available space, on the protection storage system.

      When you select New, PowerProtect Data Manager creates a storage unit on the selected protection storage system upon policy completion. The storage unit name follows the format policy name-hostname-unique identifier.

      For example, testvmpolicy-daily-123cd.

   3. Network Interface—Select a network interface from the list, if applicable.
   4. Retention Lock—Move the Retention Lock slider to the right to enable retention locking for these backups.
      The retention lock mode setting comes from the configuration of the selected storage unit. When you enable retention locking, the Retention Lock Mode field displays the corresponding storage unit setting.

      Setting a retention lock applies to the current backup copy only, and does not impact the retention lock setting for existing backup copies.

   5. SLA—From the list, select an existing service level agreement that you want to apply to this objective, or select Add to create an SLA within the Add Service Level Agreement wizard.
      The PowerProtect Data Manager Administrator Guide provides instructions.
3. On the Retention (Self Service) pane, change any required retention periods.
   By default, all backup types share the same retention period.
4. To change the retention periods for specific backup types:
   1. Clear Set the same retention time for all backup types.
   2. Change the Retain <backup_type> For field values as required.
   After changing this option, you can create additional backup patterns with different retention periods. For example, you can add a full backup pattern Retain full backups created every week on the Monday and Tuesday for 2 months.
   Self-service retentions created with older versions of the File System agent continue to use the same retention period for full and synthetic full backups.
5. Click Save to save the changes and return to the Objectives page.
   The Objectives page updates to display the name and location of the storage target under Primary Retention.