Dell PowerVault DL4000 User Manual page 91

Text Box
day for n [retention
time period]
...and then keep one
Recovery Point per
week for n [retention
time period]
...and then keep one
Recovery Point per
month for n [retention
time period]
...and then keep one
Recovery Point per
year for n [retention
time period]
The Newest Recovery Point text box is displayed the most recent recovery point. The oldest recovery point is
determined by the retention policy settings.
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 1 year, 4 months, and 6 days old.
7. Click Apply to save your changes.
Description
Enter a number to represent the retention period and then select the time period. The
default is 4.
You can choose from:
– Days
– Weeks
– Months
– Years
Provides a more granular level of retention. It is used as a building block to further define
how long recovery points are maintained.
Enter a number to represent the retention period and then select the time period. The
default is 3.
You can choose from:
– Weeks
– Months
– Years
Provides a more granular level of retention. It is used as a building block to further define
how long recovery points are maintained.
Enter a number to represent the retention period and then select the time period. The
default is 2.
You can choose from:
– Months
– Years
Enter a number to represent the retention period and then select the time period.
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