Overview
Default Retention Policy section allows you to configure the default global retention settings for all newly added clients, both physical and virtual.
You can adjust the default retention settings for the primary CFA, as well as for the respective cloud secondary CFA, if applicable.
Retention settings for File & Folder backups
The following retention settings are available for the File & Folder backups:
| Setting | Available options | Default value |
|---|---|---|
| Full | seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, quarters, years | 3 months |
| Differential | seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, quarters, years | 3 months |
| Incremental | seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, quarters, years | 3 months |
Retention settings for DR Image backups
The following retention settings are available for the DR Image backups:
| Setting | Available options | Default value |
|---|---|---|
Keep all backups for X days | 3, 7, 14 | 7 |
Keep last backup of the day for X week(s) | 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 14 | 4 |
Keep last backup of the week for X month(s) | 0, 1, 3, 6, 12 | 6 |
Keep last backup of the month for X year(s) | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, forever | 1 |
The system records the last successful backup in a day, in a week, and in a month, and keep it for the given period of time.
Retention settings for VM backups
The following retention settings are available for the VM backups (VMware and Hyper-V):
| Setting | Available options | Default value |
|---|---|---|
Keep all backups for X days | 3, 7, 14 | 7 |
Keep last backup of the day for X week(s) | 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 14 | 4 |
Keep last backup of the week for X month(s) | 0, 1, 3, 6, 12 | 6 |
Keep last backup of the month for X year(s) | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, forever | 1 |
The system records the last successful backup in a day, in a week, and in a month, and keep it for the given period of time.