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Modifying The Cluster Retention Policy

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The Add Notification Group dialog box opens. 5. Add the notification options as described in the following table. Text Box Name Description Enable Events Description Enter a name for the notification group. Enter a description for the notification group. Select the events for notification, for example, Clusters. You can also choose to select by type: - Error - Warning - Info NOTE: When you choose to select by type, by default, the appropriate events are automatically enabled. For example, if you choose Warning, the Attachability, Jobs, Licensing, Archive, CoreService, Export, Protection, Replication, and Rollback events are enabled. Notification Options Select the method to specify how to handle notifications You can choose from the following options: - Notify by Email - Specify the e-mail addresses to which to send the events in the To, CC, and BCC text boxes. - Notify by Windows Event log - The Windows Event log controls the notification. - Notify by syslogd - Specify the host name and port to which to send the events. 6. Click OK to save your changes, and then click Apply. 7. To edit an existing notification group, next to a notification group in the list, click Edit. The Edit Notification Group dialog box is displayed for you to edit the settings. Modifying The Cluster Retention Policy The retention policy for a cluster specifies how long the recovery points for the shared volumes in the cluster are stored in the repository. Retention policies are used to retain backup snapshots for longer periods of time and to help with management of these backup snapshots. The retention policy is enforced by a rollup process that helps in aging and deleting old backups. 1. Do one of the following: - In the Core Console, click the Machines tab, and then select the cluster you wish to modify. - Or, in the left navigation area, select the cluster you wish to modify. 2. Click the Configuration tab, and then click Retention Policy. 3. Select one of the options in the following table. Text Box Use Core default retention policy Description This adopts the settings used by the associated core. Click Apply. 130

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The
Add Notification Group
dialog box opens.
5.
Add the notification options as described in the following table.
Text Box
Description
Name
Enter a name for the notification group.
Description
Enter a description for the notification group.
Enable Events
Select the events for notification, for example, Clusters. You can also choose to select by
type:
–
Error
–
Warning
–
Info
NOTE:
When you choose to select by type, by default, the appropriate events are
automatically enabled. For example, if you choose Warning, the Attachability, Jobs,
Licensing, Archive, CoreService, Export, Protection, Replication, and Rollback events
are enabled.
Notification Options
Select the method to specify how to handle notifications You can choose from the
following options:
–
Notify by Email
— Specify the e-mail addresses to which to send the events in the
To, CC, and BCC text boxes.
–
Notify by Windows Event log
— The Windows Event log controls the notification.
–
Notify by syslogd
— Specify the host name and port to which to send the events.
6.
Click
OK
to save your changes, and then click
Apply
.
7.
To edit an existing notification group, next to a notification group in the list, click
Edit
.
The
Edit Notification Group
dialog box is displayed for you to edit the settings.
Modifying The Cluster Retention Policy
The retention policy for a cluster specifies how long the recovery points for the shared volumes in the cluster are stored
in the repository. Retention policies are used to retain backup snapshots for longer periods of time and to help with
management of these backup snapshots. The retention policy is enforced by a rollup process that helps in aging and
deleting old backups.
1.
Do one of the following:
–
In the
Core Console
, click the
Machines
tab, and then select the cluster you wish to modify.
–
Or, in the left navigation area, select the cluster you wish to modify.
2.
Click the
Configuration
tab, and then click
Retention Policy
.
3.
Select one of the options in the following table.
Text Box
Description
Use Core default
retention policy
This adopts the settings used by the associated core. Click
Apply
.
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