BDRSuite v5.3 Publication2
Retention for Deleted (or) Removed VMs

Retention for Deleted (or) Removed VMs

This feature can be used to retain the deleted or removed virtual machine data for a particular number of days and removing the data permanently from the storage repository after the selected number of days exceeds . 

The following can be the cases;

  • Backup job configured for the entire host and a few VMs are deleted or moved from the host.

  • Backup job configured for specific VMs and those are deleted or moved from the host.

  • Backup job configured for entire host/specific VMs and then edited to exclude one or many VMs using the VM/Disk Exclusion option. 

      IMPORTANT

  •      This feature removes the deleted or removed VM’s data from the backup repository permanently based on the settings.
  •      So, once the retention time has reached, it removes the data from the storage targets. It cannot be undone.

In the Retention settings page,

Step 1: You can choose to enable by toggling the button or have this option disabled as per requirement. 

Step 2: If you choose to enable then enter the number of days to retain the removed (or) deleted VM data. 

Information Note:

  • In a scenario if the same deleted (or) removed VMs is added to the host again, as per the next schedule of the configured backup job, a full backup will be performed rather than an incremental backup. The same data will be replicated to the Backup Copy Job's or the Offsite DR's repository (If any configured).

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