Change Storage Location

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About this task

If you want to change to use your own storage location, contact the IBM Software Support team to update your subscription and then complete the following steps. Otherwise, IBM® Storage Protect for Cloud Microsoft™ 365 will continue to store data to the IBM Storage Protect for Cloud-hosted default storage.

Procedure

  1. On the Storage page, the Change to my own storage link is available. Click Change to my own storage. A pop-up window appears.
  2. In the pop-up window, you must choose how to handle the existing backup data stored in the default storage location.
    • Retain all backup data currently stored in IBM Storage Protect for Cloud storage for 90 days – The backup data in the default storage location will be retained for 90 days after the storage change. You will get an email notification 7 days before the data deletion. For data migration, contact IBM Software Support. The next backup job for each of the enabled backup types will store the backup data to the configured custom storage location.
    • Remove all backup data from IBM Storage Protect for Cloud storage – The backup data will be removed from the default storage location, and you cannot use the previous backup data for restore. After the storage location is changed, the backup jobs for the enabled backup types will start in a few seconds, and the new backup schedule of an object type will start once the corresponding backup job starts. The backup data will be stored in the configured custom storage location.
  3. Click OK to save the settings and configure the custom storage location.
    Note the following:
    • If you are using your own storage and would like to configure separate storage locations for each service type, contact the IBM Software Support team. The Storage page will display the configurations.
    • If you are using the Microsoft Azure Blob storage and facing the upper limit of your storage account, you can append an additional storage account of Microsoft Azure Blob Storage for backup and restore. If you have already appended the storage, you can view the storage information on the Storage page.
    Note: We recommend you contacting Microsoft Azure support first to request an increase for the maximum capacity of the storage account that you are currently using.

    To append an additional storage location, you need another Azure storage account. Currently, you can only append one additional storage account, and this is only available for BYOS customers on Azure. Once you save the new storage location, the new storage will be used to store backup data for the further incremental backup jobs and restore jobs. IBM Storage Protect for Cloud Microsoft 365 will no longer write to the legacy storage location. For details on storage configuration, refer to Microsoft Azure Blob Storage.

  4. Configure the storage information. For details of configuring storage information, refer to Storage Information. Click Validation Test to test whether the entered information is valid. If successful, click Apply to save and apply your own storage.
    Note: The changes from the default storage to a custom storage cannot be reverted, and the custom storage cannot be changed to another custom storage once saved.
    Either using the IBM Storage Protect for Cloud default storage or your own storage, the data retention settings can be applied to your backup data to help save your storage costs. Once there is backup data approaching the retention period, your administrator group will receive the Data Retention Notification. Once the next full snapshot of your Microsoft 365 scope takes place, we will begin pruning the old backup data that met your retention settings.
    • If you want to keep your data in default storage, you can contact IBM Software Support team to update your subscription and increase your retention settings, but please note that increasing your data retention may increase the price you pay for your backup. If you want to archive the backup data that met the retention settings for potential restore in the future, instead of letting them be deleted from IBM Storage Protect for Cloud storage, you can submit an export request to export the data from the default storage as a paid service. For details, refer to Introduction to Data Export Service.
    • If your subscription is the BYOS type, you can update your retention settings by navigating to General Settings > Retention Policy. Increasing your data retention may increase the price you pay for your backup.