Creating a local backup policy

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A local backup policy determines how different backup versions are retained on local shadow volumes.

Before you begin

Backup retention on local shadow volumes is determined by your overall backup strategy, the type and number of VSS backup version on IBM Storage Protect™ and on the local shadow volumes, and time-based policies. Ensure that there is sufficient local storage space on local shadow volumes. The amount of space that is required depends on the VSS provider that you use.

Procedure

  1. Start Microsoft™ Management Console (MMC).
  2. In the navigation tree, click IBM Storage Protect.
  3. Select an Exchange Server, SQL Server, or File System instance.
  4. In the Actions pane, click Properties.
  5. From the list of available property pages, select Policy Management.
  6. Add, delete, or update local policies for data retention.
    When you add a policy, specify a unique policy name. Double-click the policy to edit a policy field. To retain an unlimited number of snapshots, or to retain snapshots for an unlimited number of days, specify NL.
  7. Click Save.

What to do next

After you add a policy, you can bind a backup to that policy. Updates to existing, bound policies do not take effect until the next backup is run.