Create a policy to back up datastores
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You can create a policy or use one of the following predefined policies that are available in BlueXP.
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You should create policies if you do not want to edit the predefined policies.
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To move backups from object store to archival storage, you should be running ONTAP 9.10.1 or later and Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure should be the cloud provider.
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You should configure the archive access tier for each cloud provider.
The following predefined policies are available in BlueXP:
| Policy Name | Label | Retention Value |
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1 Year Daily LTR (Long Term Retention) |
Daily |
366 |
5 Years Daily LTR |
Daily |
1830 |
7 Year Weekly LTR |
Weekly |
370 |
10 Year Monthly LTR |
Monthly |
120 |
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In the Virtual machines page, from the Settings drop-down list, select Policies.
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Click Create policy.
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In the Policy Details section, specify the policy name.
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In the Retention section, select one of the retention type and specify the number of backups to retain.
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Select Primary or Secondary as the backup storage source.
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(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 and enter the number of days after which the backup should be archived.
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Click Create.
You cannot edit or delete a policy, which is associated with a datastore.