PowerProtect Data Manager 19.13 Microsoft Exchange Server User Guide

Primary backup objective

A primary backup objective contains a backup target and one or more schedules.

The backup target determines where and how PowerProtect Data Manager stores the asset backups:

• Which protection storage system and storage unit to use.
• Which network interface is necessary to reach the selected protection storage system.
• Whether to enable retention locking that protects against accidental deletion or tampering.

The schedules determine what and when PowerProtect Data Manager backs up:

• The types of backups to perform.
• When backups should start.
• How often to perform each type of backup.
• How long to retain each type of backup.
• The times when PowerProtect Data Manager may and may not perform backups.

Primary retention objective

A primary retention objective contains a retention target and retention rules.

The retention target determines where and how PowerProtect Data Manager stores the asset backups:

• Which protection storage system and storage unit to use.
• Which network interface is necessary to reach the selected protection storage system.
• Whether to enable retention locking that protects against accidental deletion or tampering.

The retention rules determine how PowerProtect Data Manager handles backup data from the asset:

• How long to retain each type of backup.
• Whether different types of backup should be retained for the same period.
• Whether to extend the retention period for specific backups.

Replication objective

A replication objective contains a replication target and one or more schedules.

The replication target determines where and how PowerProtect Data Manager stores the replicas:

• Which protection storage system and storage unit to use.
• Which network interface is necessary to reach the selected protection storage system.
• Whether to enable retention locking that protects against accidental deletion or tampering.

The schedules determine what and when PowerProtect Data Manager replicates:

• The types of backups to replicate.
• When replication should start.
• How often to replicate.
• How long to retain each replica.
• The times when PowerProtect Data Manager may and may not replicate.

Extended retention objective

Protection policies that were created in PowerProtect Data Manager 19.9 or earlier may have extended retention objectives. However, you cannot edit or add new extended retention objectives.

Cloud tier objective

A cloud tier objective contains tiering rules:

• Which backups, retentions, or replicas to move to the cloud tier.
• When to move data to the cloud tier.