Adding a VM replication sub-policy to a Pure Storage FlashArray SLA policy

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The procedures describe how to add a VM replication sub-policy to a Pure Storage FlashArray SLA policy.

Procedure

  1. Select the source icon and define the recovery point objective to determine the minimum frequency and interval with which backups must be made. In the Frequency field select Minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly, then set the interval in the Interval field. The lowest available frequency is five minutes.
    Tip: Edits to the frequency and interval of an SLA policy apply to all associated job schedules.
  2. Click Add VM Replication.
  3. In the VM Replication Destination pane select a Pure Storage FlashArray host destination from the list of available resources as the VM replication destination.
  4. In the Options pane set the VM replication sub-policy options.
    Keep Snapshots
    After a certain number of snapshot instances are created for a resource, older instances are purged from the storage controller. Enter the age of the snapshot instances to purge in the Days field, or the number of instances to keep in the Snapshots field.
    Target Volume Prefix Label
    Enter an optional label to identify the target volume. This label is added as a prefix to the volume name created by the job.
    Tip: Volume prefix labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores. Labels cannot begin with numeric characters.
    Snapshot Prefix Label
    Enter an optional label to identify the snapshot. This label is added as a prefix to the snapshot name created by the job.
    Tip: Snapshot labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores.
    Name
    Enter an optional label to replace the default snapshot sub-policy label displayed in IBM® Storage Defender Copy Data Management. The default initial label is VM Replication0.
    Protocol
    If more than one storage protocol is available, select the protocol to take priority in the job. Available protocols include iSCSI and Fibre Channel.
    Full Copy Method
    Select the full copy method. Available methods include Clone or VADP-based VM Replication.