PowerProtect Data Manager 19.12 Cloud Disaster Recovery User Guide

Edit the retention period for backup copies

You can edit the retention period of one or more backup copies to extend or shorten the amount of time that backups are retained.

1. Select Infrastructure > Assets.
2. Select the tab for the asset type for which you want to edit the retention period in the Assets page. If a policy has been assigned, the table lists the assets that have been discovered, along with the associated protection policy.
3. Select a protected asset from the table, and then click View Copies. The Copy Locations pane identifies where the backups are stored.
4. Click CDR in the left pane.
   The table in the right pane displays the list of backup copies.
5. Select the check box next to the applicable backup copies, and then click Edit Retention.
6. Select one of the following options:
   1. Select Retention Date to select a calendar date as the expiration date for backups.
   2. Select Retention Value to define a fixed retention period in days, weeks, months, or years after the backup is performed. For example, you can specify that backups expire after 6 months.
   NOTE When you edit the retention period for copies that are retention locked, you can only extend the retention period.
7. Click Finish to save the changes.
   An informational dialog box that confirms the commencing of the retention process is displayed.
8. Do one of the following to close the dialog box.
   • Click Go to Jobs to monitor the retention process from the Jobs page.
   • Click Ok to close the dialog box.