Add Backup Policy page
Business Enterprise Elite Overview
This topic provides instructions for configuring the backup schedule and retention period for your backup policy using the Add Backup Policy page.
Access Path
- On the menu bar, click All Organizations, and select the required organization from the drop-down list.
- On the menu bar, click Manage > Backup Policies.
The Manage Backup Policies page opens with a list of added backup policies. - Click Create New Backup Policy and select MS-SQL from the drop-down list.
The Create New Backup Policy: MS-SQL page opens.
The Create New Backup Policy: MS-SQL page consists of the following tabs:
Summary
On the Summary tab, you can configure the general information, such as name and description for your backup policy.
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Field Description
The following table lists the fields on the Summary tab.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The name of the backup policy. |
| Description | The short description for the backup policy. |
Actions
The following table lists the actions on the Summary tab.
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Next | Navigates to the next Backup Schedule tab. |
Backup Schedule
On the Backup Schedule tab, you can configure the schedules for your backup policy.
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Field Description
The following table lists the fields on the Backup Schedule tab.
| Field | Description |
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Backup Type |
Select Full backup, Differential backup, or Transaction Logs. |
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Start at |
The time when you want backups to start. In the adjacent box, select the AM or PM option depending on when you want backups to occur. |
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Duration (Hrs) |
The duration after which you want backup operations to stop. For example, if you set Start at to 5 AM and you set the duration to 5 hours, backups from your server start at 5 AM and stop at 10 AM, even if they do not complete. |
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Max Bandwidth (Mbps) |
The maximum bandwidth that each MS-SQL servers can consume while backing up data to Phoenix. For scheduled backup, the job will consume the assigned bandwidth. However, for manually triggered backup, the job will consume the available bandwidth on your network. |
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Repeat on |
The days on which you want backups to occur. For transaction log backups, you can specify an interval of 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60, or 120 minutes. Log backups are triggered as soon as a full or differential backup completes. |
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Ignore backup duration for first backup
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Ignores the specified backup duration for the first backup job. You can disable this option to enforce backup duration for the first backup job. |
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Automatic Retry
|
The option to define the automatic retrial options for backup. For more information, see Backup retry.
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Max number of retries
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In an active schedule window, the maximum number of retry attempts for a job.
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Wait interval before each retry
|
The wait interval between each retry.
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Actions
The following table lists the actions on the Backup Schedule tab.
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
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Add More
|
Adds fields to create a new schedule.
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| Previous | Navigates to the previous Summary tab. |
| Next | Navigates to the next Retention tab. |
Retention
On the Retention tab, you can configure the retention period for your backup data.
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Field Description
The following table lists the fields on the Retention tab.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Policy Name | The name of the retention policy. |
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Keep all snapshots for |
The duration for which you want to retain all snapshots. |
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Keep weekly revisions for |
The duration for which you want to retain weekly snapshots. |
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Keep monthly revisions for |
The duration for which you want to retain monthly snapshots. |
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Keep yearly revisions for |
The duration for which you want to retain yearly snapshots. |
Note: Any changes that you make to the existing retention policies will be applied to all the new as well as the existing snapshots.
Actions
The following table lists the actions on the Add Retention Policy tab.
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Previous | Navigates to the previous the Backup Schedule tab. |
| Finish | Completes the process of adding a new backup policy. |