Specifications

Text Box Description
...and then keep
one Recovery
Point per month
for n [retention
time period]
Provides a more refined level of retention. It is used as a building block to
further define how long recovery points are maintained.
Enter a number that represents the retention period and then select the time
period. The default is 2.
You can choose from:
• Months
• Years
...and then keep
one Recovery
Point per year for
n [retention time
period]
Enter a number that represents the retention period and then select the time
period.
The Newest Recovery Point text box is displayed the most recent recovery point. The retention
policy settings determine the oldest recovery point.
The following is an example of how the retention period is calculated.
Keep all recovery points for 3 days.
...and then keep one recovery point per hour for 3 days
...and then keep one recovery point per day for 4 days
...and then keep one recovery point per week for 3 weeks
...and then keep one recovery point per month for 2 months
...and then keep one recovery point per month for 1 year
Newest Recovery Point is set to the current day, month, and year.
In this example, the oldest recovery point can be one year, four months, and six days old.
5. Under Settings, in the Number of simultaneous Rollups text field, enter a numeric value
This setting determines how many rollup operations can be performed at the same time. Setting the
number above 1 will result in a shorter time to complete the rollup process, but will place a heavier
load on the Core while rollups are occurring.
NOTE: By default, set this value to 1. If rollup operations take too long, increment by one digit
and check system performance.
6. Click Apply.
The default retention policy defined will be applied during the nightly rollup.
Archiving Data
Retention policies enforce the periods for which backups are stored on short-term (fast and expensive)
media. Sometimes certain business and technical requirements mandate extended retention of these
backups, but use of fast storage is cost prohibitive. Therefore, this requirement creates a need for long-
term (slow and cheap) storage. Businesses often use long-term storage for archiving both compliance
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