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

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The procedures describe how to add a 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 Replication.
  3. In the Replication Destination pane select a Pure Storage FlashArray host destination from the list of available resources as the Replication destination.
  4. In the Options pane set the replication sub-policy options.
    Keep Source Snapshots / Keep Destination Snapshots
    A Pure Storage replication sub-policy provides snapshots to both a Source, or Primary location, and a Destination, or Replication location. After a certain number of snapshot instances are created for a resource, older instances are purged from the Source and Destination. In the Keep Source Snapshots and Keep Destination Snapshots fields, enter the age of the snapshot instances to purge in the Days field, or the number of instances to keep in the Snapshots (maximum) field.
    Name
    Enter an optional name to replace the default replication sub-policy name displayed in IBM® Storage Defender Copy Data Management. The default initial name is Replication0.
    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.
  5. When you are satisfied that the SLA policy-specific information is correct, click Finish. The SLA policy appears on the All SLA Polices pane and can be applied to new and existing backup job definitions.