You can change replication settings or the retention period for a group snapshot. The retention period you specify begins when you enter the new interval. When you set a retention period, you can select a period that begins at the current time (retention is not calculated from the snapshot creation time). You can specify intervals in minutes, hours, and days.
Steps
- Select .
Note: If two or more clusters are added, ensure that the cluster you intend to use for the task is selected in the navigation bar.
- Click the Group Snapshots sub-tab.
- Select the check box for the group snapshot you want to edit.
- Click Actions.
- In the resulting menu, select Edit.
- Optional: Select the Include snapshot in replication when paired check box to ensure that the snapshot is replicated when
the parent volume is paired.
- Optional: Select one of the following as the retention period for the snapshot:
- Keep forever: Retains the snapshot on the system indefinitely.
- Set retention period: Determine a length of time (days, hours, or minutes) for the system to retain the snapshot.
Note: When you set a retention period, you select a period that begins at the current time (retention is not calculated from the snapshot creation time).
- Click OK.