Configuring a protection policy using an existing Storage Unit with vault stage enabled
Prerequisites
Ensure that at least one protection policy is created with vault stage enabled.
Steps
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From the left navigation pane, select
.
The
Protection Policies window appears.
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In the
Protection Policies window, click
Add.
The
Add Policy wizard appears.
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On the
Type page, specify the following fields, and then click
Next:
- Name—Type a descriptive name for the protection policy. For example, reuse an existing SU with vault stage)
- Description—Type a description for the policy.
- Type—Select
Virtual Machine, which includes protection for SQL application-aware virtual machines.
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Select an existing Storage-Unit to use as a target directory, from the
Add Primary Backup window.
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On the
Purpose page, select
Crash Consistent for point-in-time backup of virtual machines.
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Click
Next.
The
Assets wizard appears.
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On the
Assets page, select the assets for inclusion in this policy by choosing the appropriate option from the list.
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Click
Add under
Primary Backup.
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Select an existing Storage Unit which has vault stage enabled, to use as the target directory, from the
Add Primary Backup UI.
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Select the network interface to use when transferring data from the client to the Internal Storage.
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Define the Service Level Agreement (SLA) for the policy now or edit later.
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Select
Synthetic Full backup to be performed once a day. You can choose multiple backup schedules for this policy.
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Choose the
backup every time range.
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Choose the
Retain for time range.
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Choose
Start and
End time range.
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Click
Save to continue.
Notice that a vault stage is automatically added to the newly created protection policy.
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Optionally, click the checkbox next to
Options, to enable additional parameters for the protection policy or click
Next.
The
Summary page appears.
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Click
Finish, review the protection policy group, configuration details.
NOTE:You can change or update all the details of the protection policy except the policy type. Click
Edit to update the protection policy information.
Results
When you reuse an existing Storage Unit that is already vaulted, you notice that the new policy inherits the vault stage automatically.