Binding backups to a policy

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You can add, update, delete, or change the processing order of existing binding statements.

About this task

A backup policy determines how backups on local shadow volumes are managed and retained.

Procedure

  1. Start Microsoft™ Management Console (MMC).
  2. In the navigation tree, click IBM Storage® Protect.
  3. Select an SQL Server instance.
  4. In the Actions pane, click Properties.
  5. From the list of available property pages, select VSS Policy Binding.
  6. Add, update, delete, or change the processing order of existing binding statements.
    Tip: You can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard character to represent all characters.
    For example, in the Server field, enter the asterisk to bind the policy to all SQL Servers.
  7. To change the processing order, use Move Up and Move Down.
    Policies are processed from the bottom to the top of the file, and processing stops at the first match.
    Tip: To ensure that more specific statements are processed before general statements, list the more general specification before the more specific statement.
  8. Save the binding statement.
  9. Verify new or updated policies and bindings.
    1. Run one or more test backup operations.
    2. On the Recover tab, verify the management classes that are bound to the test backups.