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Create a policy to back up applications

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You should create a policy to back up the application data to cloud.

Before you begin

  • If you want to move backups from object store to archival storage, ensure that you are using the required ONTAP version.

    • If you are using Amazon Web Services, you should be using ONTAP 9.10.1 or later

    • If you are using Microsoft Azure, you should be using ONTAP 9.10.1 or later

    • If you are using Google Cloud, you should be using ONTAP 9.12.1 or later

    • If you are using StorageGrid, you should be using ONTAP 9.12.1 or later

  • You should configure the archive access tier for each cloud provider.

Steps

  1. In BlueXP UI, click Protection > Backup and recovery > Applications.

  2. From the Settings drop-down, click Policies > Create Policy.

  3. In the Policy Details section, specify the policy name.

  4. In the Retention section, select one of the retention type and specify the number of backups to retain.

  5. Select Primary or Secondary as the backup storage source.

  6. (Optional) If you want to move backups from object store to archival storage after a certain number of days for cost optimization, select the Tier Backups to Archival checkbox.

  7. Click Create.

    Note You cannot edit or delete a policy, which is associated with an application.