Scheduling Automatic Snapshots and Retention Policy
To configure snapshots:
1 In the CONFIGURATION tab, select Storage > Snapshots in the navigation pane.
2 Click To enable click here or Scheduled Snapshots.
Note: Snapshots are disabled for EXT3 and XFS volumes.
3 Schedule or disable automatic snapshots.
Select Periodical Snapshots to enable automatic snapshots every set number of hours.
Select Daily Snapshots to enable daily automatic snapshots at a set hour.
4 If you enabled snapshots, click Next and specify the retention policy.
Retention Policy – Specify the snapshot retention policy.
Retention Policy | Retain all snapshots at least | Retain daily snapshots | Retain weekly snapshots | Retain monthly snapshots | Retain yearly snapshots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Short | 24 hours | 10 days | 2 weeks | 0 months | 0 years |
Normal | 24 hours | 7 days | 3 weeks | 2 months | 0 years |
Long | 24 hours | 3 days | 2 weeks | 6 months | 1 year |
Custom | User defined. | ||||
See Understanding Snapshot Retention Policies for help choosing values.
5 Click Finish.