Modifying Cluster Protection Schedules; Modifying Cluster Transfer Settings - Dell DL4000 User Manual

periods of time and to help with management of these backup snapshots. The retention policy is
enforced by a rollup process that helps in aging and deleting old backups.
1. Do one of the following:
• In the Core Console, click the Machines tab, and then select the cluster that you want to modify.
• In the left navigation area, select the cluster that you want to modify.
2. Click the Configuration tab, and then click Retention Policy.
3. Select one of the options in the following table:
Text Box
Use Core default
retention policy
Use Custom
retention policy
NOTE: If you selected Custom alert settings, follow the instructions for setting a custom
retention policy as described in

Modifying cluster protection schedules

You can modify the protection schedules only if your cluster has shared volumes.
To modify cluster protection schedules:
1. Do one of the following:
• In the Core Console, click the Machines tab, and then select the cluster that you want to modify.
• In the left navigation area, select the cluster that you want to modify.
2. Click the Configuration tab, and then click Protection Settings.
3. Follow the instructions for modifying the protection settings as described in
Schedules, starting with Step 2.

Modifying cluster transfer settings

In AppAssure , you can modify the settings to manage the data transfer processes for a protected cluster.
NOTE: You can modify cluster transfer settings only if your cluster has shared volumes.
There are three types of transfers in AppAssure:
Text Box Description
Snapshots Backs up the data on your protected cluster.
VM Export Creates a virtual machine with all of the backup information and parameters as
specified by the schedule defined for protecting the cluster.
Rollback Restores backup information for a protected cluster.
To modify cluster transfer settings:
1. Do one of the following:
• In the Core Console, click the Machines tab, and then select the cluster that you want to modify.
• In the left navigation area, select the cluster that you want to modify.
2. Click the Configuration tab, and then click Transfer Settings.
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Description
This adopts the settings used by the associated core. Click Apply.
This lets you configure custom settings.
Customizing Retention Policy Settings, beginning with Step 4.
Modifying Protection