The smo backup update command
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You can run the backup update command to update the backup retention policy.
Syntax
smo backup update
-profile profile_name
[-label label \[-data \| -archivelogs\] \| \[-id guid\]
\[-retain \{-hourly \| -daily \| -weekly \| -monthly \| -unlimited\}\]
\[-comment comment_text\]
[-quiet | -verbose]
Parameters
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-profile profile_name
Specifies the profile for which to update backups. The profile contains the identifier of the database and other database information.
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-id guid
Verifies the backup with the specified GUID. The GUID is generated by SnapManager when you create a backup. You can use the smo backup list command to display the GUID for each backup.
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-label label
Specifies the backup label and scope of the backup as data file or archive log.
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-data
Specifies the data files.
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-archivelogs
Specifies the archive log files.
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-comment comment_text
Enter text (up to 200 characters) about the backup update. You can include spaces.
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-quiet
Displays only error messages in the console. The default is to display error and warning messages.
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-verbose
Displays error, warning, and informational messages in the console.
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-retain {-hourly | -daily | -weekly | -monthly | -unlimited}
Specifies whether the backup should be retained on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, or unlimited basis. If -retain is not specified, the retention class defaults to -hourly. To retain backups forever, use the -unlimited option. The -unlimited option makes the backup ineligible for deletion.
Example
The following example updates the backup to be set the retention policy to unlimited:
smo backup update -profile SALES1 -label full_backup_sales_May -retain -unlimited -comment save_forever_monthly_backup
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