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Configure SLA Policies

SLA Policies allow storage and virtualization administrators to create customized templates for the key processes involved in the creation and use of Backup jobs. Copy types, destinations, and parameters are configured in SLA Policies, which can be used and re-used in Backup jobs.

Generally, a storage administrator creates SLA Policies after registering storage providers in ECX and creating accounts that will create, edit, and run Backup and Restore jobs through role-based access control. When configuring a Backup job definition, available SLA Policies display in the job creation wizard, tailored to the type of Backup job being created. VMware Backup jobs support DellEMC Unity, IBM, and NetApp SLA Policies.

ECX Backup jobs utilizing a VM Replication-based SLA Policy can also be directed to Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 destinations through an AWS Storage Gateway.

In a NetApp ONTAP-based SLA Policy, after an initial primary snapshot is added to the job, additional vaults and mirrors ensure your data is replicated to multiple locations.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN:

Register storage providers to be used in the SLA Policies. Assign the storage providers to Sites. See Register a Provider and Add a Site.
If configuring an AWS-based SLA Policy, ensure the AWS provider has been correctly added to ECX. AWS access keys and secret keys must first be configured through the AWS Management Console and then added to ECX. See the "Add an Amazon Web Services (AWS) key and register an associated provider" section in Add a Key.
Create an account with the necessary permissions to create and run Backup jobs. See Role-Based Access Control Overview.
All related NetApp ONTAP storage resources associated with a VMware provider must be added to ECX, which include NetApp ONTAP storage controllers and clusters. See Register a Provider.
For email notifications, at least one SMTP server must be configured. Before defining a job, add SMTP resources. See Register a Provider.

CONSIDERATIONS:

Note that a VADP-based VM Replication of a virtual machine with vRDM will convert the vRDM to a VMDK. When restoring the virtual machine, consider the size requirements of the virtual machine in addition to the vRDM when selecting a destination datastore. The original datastore may not have enough free space to store the converted vRDM file. Physical RDMs are not supported.
Note that VMware Backup and Restore jobs only support vCenters or ESX hosts running vSphere 5.1 through 6.5.
Restoring to an older snapshot is not supported if a new snapshot is being used for mirror replication.

CONSIDERATIONS FOR VMWARE VIRTUAL VOLUMES:

SLA Policies that include virtual machines stored on virtual volume (VVOL) datastores through VM Replication sub-policies are supported. Replication is supported on the VM Replication target.
Storage snapshots of virtual machines that reside on a VVOL are currently not supported. If a storage snapshot operation is selected for a virtual machine that resides on a VVOL, the virtual machine is skipped.

To create an SLA Policy:

Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select SLA Policies . The All SLA Policies pane opens.
In the All SLA Policies pane, click New . The New SLA Policies pane opens.
Select a type of policy to create based on your storage provider. Select AWS to create an Amazon Web Services Backup job containing VM copies, NetApp ONTAP to create a NetApp ONTAP Backup job containing snapshots, VM copies, mirrors and vaults, IBM to create an IBM Backup job containing FlashCopies, Global Mirrors with Change Volumes, and VM Copies, or DellEMC Unity to create a DellEMC Unity Backup job containing snapshots and replication copies. VMware Backup jobs support IBM, DellEMC Unity, and NetApp ONTAP SLA Policies depending on your storage provider.
Enter a name and a meaningful description of the SLA Policy.
Configure AWS SLA Policies
To add a VM Replication sub-policy to an AWS SLA Policy:
1. Select the source icon and define the recovery point objective to determine the minimum frequency and interval with which backups must be made. In the Frequency field select Minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly, then set the interval in the Interval field. The lowest available frequency is five minutes.
2. Click Add VM Copy .
3. In the VM Replication Destination pane select an AWS cloud destination from the list of available resources as the VM Replication destination, along with an associated storage gateway. Note that storage gateways are discovered based on the region of the AWS provider.
4. In the Options pane set the VM Replication sub-policy options.
5. Keep Copies
6. After a certain number of copies are created for a resource, older copies are purged from the gateway. Enter the age of the copies to purge in the Days field, or the number of copies to keep in the Copies (maximum) field.
7. Target Volume Prefix Label
8. Enter an optional label to identify the target volume. This label is added as a prefix to the volume name created by the job.
9. Note: Volume prefix labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores. Labels cannot begin with numeric characters.
Configure DellEMC Unity SLA Policies
To add a VM Replication sub-policy to a DellEMC Unity SLA Policy:
1. Select the source icon and define the recovery point objective to determine the minimum frequency and interval with which backups must be made. In the Frequency field select Minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly, then set the interval in the Interval field. The lowest available frequency is five minutes.
2. Click Add VM Copy .
3. In the VM Replication Destination pane select a DellEMC host destination from the list of available resources as the VM Replication destination, along with an associated storage pool. If no storage pool is selected, the storage pool with the largest amount of space available is chosen by default.
4. In the Options pane set the VM Replication sub-policy options.
5. Keep Snapshots
6. After a certain number of snapshot instances are created for a resource, older instances are purged from the storage controller. Enter the age of the snapshot instances to purge in the Days field, or the number of instances to keep in the Snapshots field.
7. Snapshot Prefix Label
8. Enter an optional label to identify the snapshot. This label is added as a prefix to the snapshot name created by the job.
9. Note: Snapshot labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores.
10. Name
11. Enter an optional label to replace the default snapshot sub-policy label displayed in ECX. The default initial label is VM Copy0
12. Access Type
13. Select the access type for file-based storage. Available access types include Hidden .ckpt folder (read-only) and Shares, based on CIFS or NFS mounting.
14. Destination storage limit in GB / Destination volumes limit
15. Specify quotas for storage usage and the number of volume created on the destination for all jobs utilizing the SLA Policy.
To add a snapshot sub-policy to a DellEMC Unity SLA Policy:
1. Select the source icon and define the recovery point objective to determine the minimum frequency and interval with which backups must be made. In the Frequency field select Minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly, then set the interval in the Interval field. The lowest available frequency is five minutes.
2. Click Add Snapshot . In the Options pane, set the snapshot sub-policy options.
3. Keep Snapshots
4. After a certain number of snapshot instances are created for a resource, older instances are purged from the storage controller. Enter the age of the snapshot instances to purge in the Days field, or the number of instances to keep in the Snapshots field.
5. Name
6. Enter an optional name to replace the default snapshot sub-policy name displayed in ECX. The default initial name is Snapshot0.
7. Snapshot Prefix Label
8. Enter an optional label to identify the snapshot. This label is added as a prefix to the snapshot name created by the job.
9. Note: Snapshot labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores.
10. Access Type
11. Select the access type for file-based storage. Available access types include Hidden .ckpt folder (read-only) and Shares, based on CIFS or NFS mounting.
To add a Replication sub-policy to a DellEMC Unity SLA Policy:
1. Select the source icon and define the recovery point objective to determine the minimum frequency and interval with which backups must be made. In the Frequency field select Minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly, then set the interval in the Interval field. The lowest available frequency is five minutes.
2. Click Add Replication .
3. In the Replication Destination pane select a DellEMC host destination from the list of available resources as the Replication destination, along with an associated storage pool. If no storage pool is selected, the storage pool with the largest amount of space available is chosen by default.
4. In the Options pane set the Replication sub-policy options.
5. Keep Snapshots
6. After a certain number of snapshot instances are created for a resource, older instances are purged from the storage controller. Enter the age of the snapshot instances to purge in the Days field, or the number of instances to keep in the Snapshots field.
7. Name
8. Enter an optional name to replace the default Replication sub-policy name displayed in ECX. The default initial name is Replication0.
9. Keep Source Volume name for target volume
10. Enable to retain the source volume name for copy data generated by ECX.
11. Target Volume Prefix Label
12. Enter an optional label to identify the target volume. This label is added as a prefix to the volume name created by the job.
13. Note: Volume prefix labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores. Labels cannot begin with numeric characters.
14. Snapshot Prefix Label
15. Enter an optional label to identify the snapshot. This label is added as a prefix to the snapshot name created by the job.
16. Note: Snapshot labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores.
17. Synchronization
18. Specify the time in minutes in which the change volumes will be synchronized with a consistent copy of the data. If a copy does not complete in the cycle period, the next cycle period will not start until the copy is complete. Synchronization can also be initiated manually.
19. Destination storage limit in GB / Destination volumes limit
20. Specify quotas for storage usage and the number of volume created on the destination for all jobs utilizing the SLA Policy.
Configure IBM Spectrum Virtualize SLA Policies
To add a VM Replication sub-policy to an IBM Spectrum Virtualize SLA Policy:
1. Select the source icon and define the recovery point objective to determine the minimum frequency and interval with which backups must be made. In the Frequency field select Minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly, then set the interval in the Interval field. The lowest available frequency is five minutes.
2. Click Add VM Copy .
3. In the Destination pane select an IBM host destination from the list of available resources as the VM Replication destination, along with an associated storage pool. If no storage pool is selected, the storage pool with the largest amount of space available is chosen by default. To select the original target destination, select Use Original.
4. In the Options pane set the VM Replication sub-policy options.
5. Keep Snapshots
6. After a certain number of snapshot instances are created for a resource, older instances are purged from the storage controller. Enter the age of the snapshot instances to purge in the Days field, or the number of instances to keep in the Snapshots field.
7. Target Volume Prefix Label
8. Enter an optional label to identify the target volume. This label is added as a prefix to the volume name created by the job.
9. Note: Volume prefix labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores. Labels cannot begin with numeric characters.
10. Snapshot Prefix Label
11. Enter an optional label to identify the snapshot. This label is added as a prefix to the snapshot name created by the job.
12. Note: Snapshot labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores.
13. Name
14. Enter an optional label to replace the default snapshot sub-policy label displayed in ECX. The default initial label is VM Copy0.
15. Protocol
16. If more than one storage protocol is available, select the protocol to take priority in the job. Available protocols include iSCSI and Fibre Channel.
17. Full Copy Method
18. Select the full copy method. Available full copy methods include Clone or VADP-based VM Replication.
19. Destination storage limit in GB / Destination volumes limit
20. Specify quotas for storage usage and the number of volume created on the destination for all jobs utilizing the SLA Policy.
To add a FlashCopy sub-policy to an IBM Spectrum Virtualize SLA Policy:
1. Select the source icon and define the recovery point objective to determine the minimum frequency and interval with which backups must be made. In the Frequency field select Minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly, then set the interval in the Interval field. The lowest available frequency is five minutes.
2. In the Target FlashCopy Storage Pool pane select an IBM host destination from the list of available resources as the FlashCopy destination, along with an associated storage pool. If no storage pool is selected, the storage pool with the largest amount of space available is chosen by default. To select the original target destination, select Use Original. Note that you can select multiple storage pools from multiple IBM resources, but only one storage pool is allowed for each node.
3. To enable an Incremental FlashCopy, select Enable Incremental FlashCopy in the Incremental FlashCopy Storage Pool pane. Select an IBM host destination from the list of available resources as the FlashCopy destination, along with an associated storage pool. If no storage pool is selected, the storage pool with the largest amount of space available is chosen by default. To select the original target destination, select Use Original.
4. If the Enable Incremental FlashCopy option is selected, note that the base FlashCopy will be sent to the destination selected in the Incremental FlashCopy Storage Pool pane. Subsequent incremental FlashCopies will be sent to the destination selected in the Target FlashCopy Storage Pool pane.
5. Note that the Target FlashCopy Storage Pool must reside on the same storage system as the Incremental FlashCopy Storage Pool.
6. Note: When editing an existing SLA Policy, Incremental FlashCopy options cannot be altered.
7. Click Add FlashCopy . In the Options pane, set the FlashCopy sub-policy options.
8. Keep Snapshots
9. After a certain number of snapshot instances are created for a resource, older instances are purged from the storage controller. Enter the age of the snapshot instances to purge in the Days field, or the number of instances to keep in the Snapshots field.
10. Name
11. Enter an optional name to replace the default FlashCopy sub-policy name displayed in ECX. The default initial name is FlashCopy0.
12. FlashCopy Volume Prefix
13. Enter an optional label to identify the FlashCopy. This label is added as a prefix to the FlashCopy name created by the job.
14. Note: FlashCopy labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores.
To add a Global Mirror with Change Volumes sub-policy to an IBM Spectrum Virtualize SLA Policy:
1. Select the source icon and define the recovery point objective to determine the minimum frequency and interval with which backups must be made. In the Frequency field select Minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly, then set the interval in the Interval field. The lowest available frequency is five minutes.
2. Click Add Global Mirror with Change Volumes .
3. In the Global Mirror with Change Volumes Destination pane select an IBM host destination from the list of available resources as the Global Mirror destination, along with an associated storage pool. If no storage pool is selected, the storage pool with the largest amount of space available is chosen by default. To select the original target destination, select Use Original.
4. In the Options pane set the Global Mirror with Change Volumes sub-policy options.
5. Keep Snapshots
6. After a certain number of snapshot instances are created for a resource, older instances are purged from the storage controller. Enter the age of the snapshot instances to purge in the Days field, or the number of instances to keep in the Snapshots field.
7. Name
8. Enter an optional name to replace the default Global Mirror sub-policy name displayed in ECX. The default initial name is Global Mirror0.
9. Keep Source Volume name for target volume
10. Enable to retain the source volume name for copy data generated by ECX.
11. Volume Prefix Label
12. Enter an optional label to identify the volume. This label is added as a prefix to the volume name created by the job and cannot be edited after the job is submitted.
13. Note: Volume prefix labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores. Labels cannot begin with numeric characters.
14. Cycle Period (seconds)
15. Specify the time in which the change volumes will be refreshed with a consistent copy of the data. If a copy does not complete in the cycle period, the next cycle period will not start until the copy is complete. The range of possible values is 60 through 86400. The default is 300.
16. Global Mirror Volume Prefix
17. Enter an optional label to identify the Global Mirror. This label is added as a prefix to the Global Mirror name created by the job.
18. Note: Global Mirror labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores.
19. Destination storage limit in GB / Destination volumes limit
20. Specify quotas for storage usage and the number of volume created on the destination for all jobs utilizing the SLA Policy.
Configure IBM Spectrum Accelerate SLA Policies
To add a VM Replication sub-policy to an IBM Spectrum Accelerate SLA Policies:
1. Select the source icon and define the recovery point objective to determine the minimum frequency and interval with which backups must be made. In the Frequency field select Minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly, then set the interval in the Interval field. The lowest available frequency is five minutes.
2. Click Add VM Copy .
3. In the Destination pane select an IBM host destination from the list of available resources as the VM Replication destination, along with an associated storage pool. If no storage pool is selected, the storage pool with the largest amount of space available is chosen by default. To select the original target destination, select Use Original.
4. In the Options pane set the VM Replication sub-policy options.
5. Keep Snapshots
6. After a certain number of snapshot instances are created for a resource, older instances are purged from the storage controller. Enter the age of the snapshot instances to purge in the Days field, or the number of instances to keep in the Snapshots field.
7. Golden Snapshot
8. Enable to create a golden snapshot on a thin provisioned pool, which cannot be deleted through an automated process .
9. Note that when space is limited, IBM Spectrum Accelerate snapshots are deleted after associated jobs complete. In a thin provisioned pool, the golden snapshot option ensures the snapshot will not be deleted. This option is not compatible with thick provisioned pools, and may lead to the loss of data if the SLA Policy snapshot is expired prematurely by the storage system to reclaim space.
10. Target Volume Prefix Label
11. Enter an optional label to identify the target volume. This label is added as a prefix to the volume name created by the job.
12. Note: Volume prefix labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores. Labels cannot begin with numeric characters.
13. Snapshot Prefix Label
14. Enter an optional label to identify the snapshot. This label is added as a prefix to the snapshot name created by the job.
15. Note: Snapshot labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores.
16. Name
17. Enter an optional label to replace the default snapshot sub-policy label displayed in ECX. The default initial label is VM Copy0.
18. Protocol
19. If more than one storage protocol is available, select the protocol to take priority in the job. Available protocols include iSCSI and Fibre Channel.
20. Full Copy Method
21. Select the full copy method. Available full copy methods include Clone or VADP-based VM Replication.
22. Destination storage limit in GB / Destination volumes limit
23. Specify quotas for storage usage and the number of volume created on the destination for all jobs utilizing the SLA Policy.
To add a snapshot sub-policy to an IBM Spectrum Accelerate SLA Policy:
1. Select the source icon and define the recovery point objective to determine the minimum frequency and interval with which backups must be made. In the Frequency field select Minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly, then set the interval in the Interval field. The lowest available frequency is five minutes.
2. Click Add Snapshot . In the Options pane, set the snapshot sub-policy options.
3. Keep Snapshots
4. After a certain number of snapshot instances are created for a resource, older instances are purged from the storage controller. Enter the age of the snapshot instances to purge in the Days field, or the number of instances to keep in the Snapshots field.
5. Golden Snapshot
6. Enable to create a golden snapshot on a thin provisioned pool, which cannot be deleted through an automated process .
7. Note that when space is limited, IBM Spectrum Accelerate snapshots are deleted after associated jobs complete. In a thin provisioned pool, the golden snapshot option ensures the snapshot will not be deleted. This option is not compatible with thick provisioned pools, and may lead to the loss of data if the SLA Policy snapshot is expired prematurely by the storage system to reclaim space.
8. Snapshot Prefix Label
9. Enter an optional label to identify the snapshot. This label is added as a prefix to the snapshot name created by the job.
10. Note: Snapshot labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores.
11. Name
12. Enter an optional name to replace the default snapshot sub-policy name displayed in ECX. The default initial name is Snapshot0.
To add a Replication sub-policy to an IBM Spectrum Accelerate SLA Policy:
1. Select the source icon and define the recovery point objective to determine the minimum frequency and interval with which backups must be made. In the Frequency field select Minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly, then set the interval in the Interval field. The lowest available frequency is five minutes.
2. Click Add Replication.
3. In the Replication Destination pane select an IBM Spectrum Accelerate host destination from the list of available resources as the Replication destination, along with an associated storage pool. If no storage pool is selected, the storage pool with the largest amount of space available is chosen by default.
4. In the Options pane set the Replication sub-policy options.
5. Keep Source Snapshots / Keep Destination Snapshots
6. A replication sub-policy provides snapshots to both a Source, or Primary location, and a Destination, or Replication location. After a certain number of snapshot instances are created for a resource, older instances are purged from the Source and Destination. In the Keep Source Snapshots and Keep Destination Snapshots fields, enter the age of the snapshot instances to purge in the Days field, or the number of instances to keep in the Snapshots (maximum) field.
7. Golden Snapshot
8. Enable to create a golden snapshot on a thin provisioned pool, which cannot be deleted through an automated process .
9. Note that when space is limited, IBM Spectrum Accelerate snapshots are deleted after associated jobs complete. In a thin provisioned pool, the golden snapshot option ensures the snapshot will not be deleted. This option is not compatible with thick provisioned pools, and may lead to the loss of data if the SLA Policy snapshot is expired prematurely by the storage system to reclaim space.
10. Name
11. Enter an optional name to replace the default Replication sub-policy name displayed in ECX. The default initial name is Replication0.
12. Keep Source Volume name for target volume
13. Enable to retain the source volume name for copy data generated by ECX.
14. Target Volume Prefix Label
15. Enter an optional label to identify the target volume. This label is added as a prefix to the volume name created by the job.
16. Note: Volume prefix labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores. Labels cannot begin with numeric characters.
17. Snapshot Prefix Label
18. Enter an optional label to identify the snapshot. This label is added as a prefix to the snapshot name created by the job.
19. Note: Snapshot labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores.
20. Synchronization
21. Specify the time in minutes in which the change volumes will be synchronized with a consistent copy of the data. If a copy does not complete in the cycle period, the next cycle period will not start until the copy is complete. Synchronization can also be initiated manually.
22. Destination storage limit in GB / Destination volumes limit
23. Specify quotas for storage usage and the number of volume created on the destination for all jobs utilizing the SLA Policy.
Configure NetApp ONTAP SLA Policies
To add a snapshot sub-policy to a NetApp ONTAP SLA Policy:
1. Select the source icon and define the recovery point objective to determine the minimum frequency and interval with which backups must be made. In the Frequency field select Minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly, then set the interval in the Interval field. The lowest available frequency is five minutes.
2. Click Add Snapshot . In the Options pane, set the snapshot sub-policy options.
3. Keep Snapshots
4. After a certain number of snapshot instances are created for a resource, older instances are purged from the storage controller. Enter the age of the snapshot instances to purge in the Days field, or the number of instances to keep in the Snapshots field.
5. Disable system snapshot policy
6. Disables all the system snapshot jobs on the storage volumes.
7. Snapshot Prefix Label
8. Enter an optional label to identify the snapshot. This label is added as a prefix to the snapshot name created by the job.
9. Note: Snapshot labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores.
10. Name
11. Enter an optional name to replace the default snapshot sub-policy name displayed in ECX. The default initial name is Snapshot0.
To add a VM Replication sub-policy to a NetApp ONTAP SLA Policy:
1. Select the source icon and define the recovery point objective to determine the minimum frequency and interval with which backups must be made. In the Frequency field select Minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly, then set the interval in the Interval field. The lowest available frequency is five minutes.
2. Click Add VM Copy .
3. In the VM Replication Destination pane select an SVM from the list of available resources as the VM Replication destination, along with an associated aggregate. If no aggregate is selected, the aggregate with the largest amount of space available is chosen by default.
4. In the Options pane set the VM Replication sub-policy options.
5. Keep Snapshots
6. After a certain number of snapshot instances are created for a resource, older instances are purged from the storage controller. Enter the age of the snapshot instances to purge in the Days field, or the number of instances to keep in the Snapshots field.
7. Disable system snapshot policy
8. Disables all the system snapshot jobs on the storage volumes.
9. Snapshot Prefix Label
10. Enter an optional label to identify the snapshot. This label is added as a prefix to the snapshot name created by the job.
11. Note: Snapshot labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores.
12. Name
13. Enter an optional label to replace the default snapshot sub-policy label displayed in ECX. The default initial label is VM Copy0.
14. Storage Efficiency (Deduplication)
15. Enable or disable storage efficiency. Storage efficiency uses data deduplication to store the maximum amount of data while consuming less space.
16. Destination Datastore Type
17. Set the destination datastore type. Available datastore types include NFS and VMFS.
18. NFS - A NetApp volume will be created for NFS access and the target datastore will be created on that NFS share.
19. VMFS - A NetApp volume will be created and a LUN will be created on the volume. The volume will be mapped to the ESX, and the LUN will be formatted for VMFS. A VMFS datastore will be created on the LUN.
To add a mirror sub-policy to a NetApp ONTAP SLA Policy:
1. Select a snapshot, VM Replication, vault or mirror from the workflow pane and click Add Mirror .
2. In the Mirror Destination pane select a storage controller or SVM from the list of available resources as the mirror destination, along with an associated aggregate. If no aggregate is selected, the aggregate with the largest amount of space available is chosen by default.
3. In the Options pane set the Mirror sub-policy options.
4. Name
5. Enter an optional name to replace the default mirror sub-policy name displayed in ECX. The default initial name is Mirror0.
6. Keep Source Volume name for target volume
7. Enable to retain the source volume name for copy data generated by ECX.
8. Volume Prefix Label
9. Enter an optional label to identify the volume. This label is added as a prefix to the volume name created by the job and cannot be edited after the job is submitted.
10. Note: Volume prefix labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores. Labels cannot begin with numeric characters.
11. Storage Efficiency (Deduplication)
12. Enable or disable snapshot storage efficiency. Storage efficiency uses data deduplication to store the maximum amount of data while consuming less space.
13. Throttle
14. Set the transfer throughput in KBs per second between the source and the destination, which controls the number of parallel transfers that can take place.
15. Destination storage limit in GB / Destination volumes limit
16. Specify quotas for storage usage and the number of volume created on the destination for all jobs utilizing the SLA Policy.
To add a vault sub-policy to a NetApp ONTAP SLA Policy:
1. Select a snapshot, vault or mirror from the workflow pane and click Add Vault .
2. In the Vault Destination pane select a storage controller or SVM from the list of available resources as the vault destination, along with an associated aggregate. If no aggregate is selected, the aggregate with the largest amount of space available is chosen by default.
3. In the Options pane set the Vault sub-policy options.
4. Keep Snapshots
5. After a certain number of snapshot instances are created for a resource, older instances are purged from the storage controller. Enter the age of the snapshot instances to purge in the Days field, or the number of instances to keep in the Snapshots field.
6. Name
7. Enter an optional name to replace the default vault sub-policy name displayed in ECX. The default initial name is Vault0.
8. Keep Source Volume name for target volume
9. Enable to retain the source volume name for copy data generated by ECX.
10. Volume Prefix Label
11. Enter an optional label to identify the volume. This label is added as a prefix to the volume name created by the job and cannot be edited after the job is submitted.
12. Note: Volume prefix labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores. Labels cannot begin with numeric characters.
13. Storage Efficiency (Deduplication)
14. Enable or disable snapshot storage efficiency. Storage efficiency uses data deduplication to store the maximum amount of data while consuming less space.
15. Throttle
16. Set the transfer throughput in KBs per second between the source and the destination, which controls the number of parallel transfers that can take place.
17. Destination storage limit in GB / Destination volumes limit
18. Specify quotas for storage usage and the number of volume created on the destination for all jobs utilizing the SLA Policy.
Configure Pure Storage FlashArray SLA Policies
To add a VM Replication sub-policy to a Pure Storage FlashArray SLA Policy:
1. Select the source icon and define the recovery point objective to determine the minimum frequency and interval with which backups must be made. In the Frequency field select Minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly, then set the interval in the Interval field. The lowest available frequency is five minutes.
2. Click Add VM Copy .
3. In the VM Replication Destination pane select a Pure Storage FlashArray host destination from the list of available resources as the VM Replication destination.
4. In the Options pane set the VM Replication sub-policy options.
5. Keep Snapshots
6. After a certain number of snapshot instances are created for a resource, older instances are purged from the storage controller. Enter the age of the snapshot instances to purge in the Days field, or the number of instances to keep in the Snapshots field.
7. Target Volume Prefix Label
8. Enter an optional label to identify the target volume. This label is added as a prefix to the volume name created by the job.
9. Note: Volume prefix labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores. Labels cannot begin with numeric characters.
10. Snapshot Prefix Label
11. Enter an optional label to identify the snapshot. This label is added as a prefix to the snapshot name created by the job.
12. Note: Snapshot labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores.
13. Name
14. Enter an optional label to replace the default snapshot sub-policy label displayed in ECX. The default initial label is VM Copy0
15. Protocol
16. If more than one storage protocol is available, select the protocol to take priority in the job. Available protocols include iSCSI and Fibre Channel.
17. Full Copy Method
18. Select the full copy method. Available methods include Clone or VADP-based VM Replication.
To add a snapshot sub-policy to a Pure Storage FlashArray SLA Policy:
1. Select the source icon and define the recovery point objective to determine the minimum frequency and interval with which backups must be made. In the Frequency field select Minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly, then set the interval in the Interval field. The lowest available frequency is five minutes.
2. Click Add Snapshot . In the Options pane, set the snapshot sub-policy options.
3. Keep Snapshots
4. After a certain number of snapshot instances are created for a resource, older instances are purged from the storage controller. Enter the age of the snapshot instances to purge in the Days field, or the number of instances to keep in the Snapshots field.
5. Snapshot Prefix Label
6. Enter an optional label to identify the snapshot. This label is added as a prefix to the snapshot name created by the job.
7. Note: Snapshot labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores.
8. Name
9. Enter an optional name to replace the default snapshot sub-policy name displayed in ECX. The default initial name is Snapshot0.
To add a Replication sub-policy to a Pure Storage FlashArray SLA Policy:
1. Select the source icon and define the recovery point objective to determine the minimum frequency and interval with which backups must be made. In the Frequency field select Minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly, then set the interval in the Interval field. The lowest available frequency is five minutes.
2. Click Add Replication .
3. In the Replication Destination pane select a Pure Storage FlashArray host destination from the list of available resources as the Replication destination.
4. In the Options pane set the Replication sub-policy options.
5. Keep Source Snapshots / Keep Destination Snapshots
6. A Pure Storage replication sub-policy provides snapshots to both a Source, or Primary location, and a Destination, or Replication location. After a certain number of snapshot instances are created for a resource, older instances are purged from the Source and Destination. In the Keep Source Snapshots and Keep Destination Snapshots fields, enter the age of the snapshot instances to purge in the Days field, or the number of instances to keep in the Snapshots (maximum) field.
7. Name
8. Enter an optional name to replace the default Replication sub-policy name displayed in ECX. The default initial name is Replication0.
9. Snapshot Prefix Label
10. Enter an optional label to identify the snapshot. This label is added as a prefix to the snapshot name created by the job.
11. Note: Snapshot labels must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores.
When you are satisfied that the SLA Policy-specific information is correct, click Finish. The SLA Policy appears on the All SLA Policies pane and can be applied to new and existing Backup job definitions.

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