Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

Assigning a retention policy to a Client resource

You can override the retention setting specified in the data protection policies that apply to a Client resource by specifying a retention setting for the Client resource itself.

1. (Optional) Create or customize the retention policy that you plan to assign to the Client resource.
   1. In the NetWorker Administration window, click Server.
   2. In the expanded left pane, select Time Policies.
   3. Create a policy or modify a retention Policy resource:
      • To create a policy, from the File menu, select New.
      • To modify a policy, right-click the retention policy and select Properties.
   4. For a new policy only, in the Name box, type a name for the retention policy.
   5. Optionally, in the Comment box, type a description of the retention policy.
   6. From the Number of periods and Period lists, specify the duration of the retention period.
   7. Click OK.
2. In the NetWorker Administration window, select View > Diagnostic Mode to enable diagnostic mode view.
   A check mark next to Diagnostic Mode in the View menu indicates that diagnostic mode view is enabled.
3. In the NetWorker Administration window, click Protection.
4. In the expanded left pane, select Clients.
5. In the right pane, right-click the client resource and select Modify Client Properties.
   The Client Properties dialog box appears, starting with the General tab.
6. From the Retention policy list, select the retention policy to apply to all backups of the client resource, regardless of the retention setting for any data protection policies that apply to the client resource.
7. Click OK.