Unisphere and Unisphere Central 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Create Snapshot Profile Expiration Rules for Remote Snapshots

Create remote expiration rules for a snapshot profile if you want the remote snapshots to expire on a different schedule than the local snapshots.

1. If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of Unisphere Central.
2. From the STORAGE menu, click Profiles.
   The Profiles view is displayed.
3. In the Profiles view click the Snapshot Profiles tab.
4. Click Rules subtab.
5. Click Edit Remote Snapshot Expiration.
   The Edit Remote Snapshot Expiration dialog box opens.
6. Configure the remote snapshot expiration rule.
   1. Select one or more Storage Centers for which you want to specify an expiration rule for remote snapshots.
   2. In the Remote Expiration field, specify the number of minutes, hours, days, or weeks to keep the remote snapshot before deleting it.
   3. Click OK.