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Table Of Contents
- VMware vFabric Data Director Administrator and User Guide
- Contents
- About VMware vFabric Data Director
- Updated Information
- VMware vFabric Data Director and vFabric Postgres Overview
- Managing Data Director Resources
- Managing Users and Roles
- Managing Organizations
- Managing Database Groups
- Managing Database Templates
- Managing Databases
- Cloning Databases
- Managing Database Entities
- Safeguarding Data
- Monitoring the Data Director Environment
- Managing Licenses
- Reconfiguring Data Director Networks
- Change the vCenter IP Address
- Reconfigure the Web Console Network Mapping or Network Adapter
- Reconfigure the vCenter Network Mapping
- Reconfigure the vCenter Network Adapter Settings
- Reconfigure the DB Name Service Network or DB Name Service Network Adapter
- Reconfigure the Internal Network or Internal Network Adapter Mapping
- Verify Network Settings in Data Director
- Data Director Troubleshooting
- Index
When you enable PITR, Data Director creates a baseline external backup. The default retention period is
forever. You can change the baseline backup's retention period from the database Properties dialog box's
Backup tab.
Backup Template Settings
Data Director backup templates contain backup settings that use a combination of methods to safeguard data,
provide consistent database backups, and enforce limits on resource consumption. You can use the default
backup template settings or adjust the settings to suit your business requirements.
Each database backup template contains settings for snapshot backups, external backups, and point-in-time
recovery.
External Backup Settings
Frequency
How often to take backups. Settings are every 12 hours, daily, weekly, monthly,
or never.
Start time
Automatic means the system controls the backup start time. If you specify a
start time, each external backup will be initiated within two hours of the target
start time depending on system load.
Retention
How long to keep the external backup. Retention time settings are 1 day, 1
week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 6 months, or 1 year.
Snapshot Backup Settings
Frequency
How often to take backups. Settings are every 4, 8, 12, or 24 hours, or never.
Start time
Automatic means the system controls the backup start time. If you specify a
start time, each snapshot backup will be initiated within 10 minutes of the target
start time depending on system load.
Retention
Select how long to keep the snapshot backup, or select how many copies of
snapshot backups to keep.
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You can retain snapshot backups for 4, 8, 12, 24, or 48 hours.
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The number of copies of snapshot backups that you can keep varies
according to the Frequency setting. You can keep from one copy up to as
many copies of snapshot backups as are taken in a 24-hour period.
Table 10-1. Snapshot Backup Copies to Keep per Backup Frequency Setting
Take Snapshot Backups
Every.... Copies to Keep
4 hours 1-12 copies
8 hours 1-6 copies
12 hours 1-4 copies
24 hours 1-2 copies
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