Configure SLA Policies

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

If a virtual machine is associated with multiple SLA Policies, ensure that the policies are not scheduled to run concurrently. It is recommended to either schedule the SLA Policies to run with a significant amount of time between them, or combine them into a single SLA Policy.

To create an SLA Policy:

  1. From the navigation menu, expand Manage Protection, then click Policy Overview.
  2. Click Add SLA Policy. The New SLA Policy pane opens.
  3. In the Name field, enter a name that will provide a meaningful description of the SLA Policy.
  4. In the Main Policy section, define the restore point objective to determine the frequency and interval with which backups must be made. In the Retention field, enter the number of copies to keep either by number of days or number of snapshots. In the Frequency field, set the backup frequency and interval. In the Start Time field, enter a starting date and time.
  5. In the Target Site field, select a primary or secondary vSnap backup destination. Target sites are designated as primary or secondary through the Backup Storage pane. If more than one Primary or Secondary Backup Storage is available to IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, the vSnap backup destination with the largest amount of available storage will be used first.
  6. If your environment includes a mixture of encrypted and unencrypted vSnap servers, select Only use encrypted disk storage to back up data to encrypted vSnap servers. If this option is selected and no encrypted vSnap servers are available, the associated job will fail.
  7. In the Replication Policy section, select Backup Storage Replication to enable replication.Backup storage replication allows you to perform asynchronous replication of backup data from one vSnap server, such as the primary site, to another, such as the secondary site. Enter the backup frequency and interval through the associated pulldown menus. Select a replication target through the Target Site field.
  8. If your environment includes a mixture of encrypted and unencrypted vSnap servers, select Only use encrypted disk storage to replicate data to encrypted vSnap servers. If this option is selected and no encrypted vSnap servers are available, the associated job will fail.
  9. To use the same retention as the source vSnap server, select Same retention as source selection. Clear this option to set a new retention schedule.
  10. Note: Replication partnerships are established through the Backup Storage pane. Click the Manage Manage icon icon associated with the vSnap server you want to add a replication partnership, then select a partner in the Configure Storage Partners section. See Add a Backup Storage Provider.
  11. To create one-to-many replication scenarios, where a single set of backup data is replicated to multiple vSnap servers, create multiple SLA Policies for each replication site. In each SLA Policy, set the Backup Storage Target Site to the primary site, then set each Backup Storage Replication Target Site to the available replication sites.
  12. Configure IBM Spectrum Protect Offload options in the Additional Protection section. Offloading essentially creates two backups of your data – one on the vSnap server for short term protection, and one on the IBM Spectrum Protect server for longer term protection. Select Offload to IBM Spectrum Protect to enable offloading. Enter the backup frequency and interval through the associated pulldown menus.
  13. If Leverage most recent backup is selected, the offload occurs from the ESX original host or cluster directly, and the latest backup image on the vSnap server is mounted. Note that incremental backups are not supported if selected.
  14. Note: Microsoft Hyper-V is not currently supported for offloading.
  15. When you are satisfied that the SLA Policy-specific information is correct, click Save. The SLA Policy can now be applied to Backup job definitions.

NEXT STEPS:

  • Assign user permissions to the SLA policy. See Access.
  • Create a Backup job definition that utilizes an SLA Policy.

 


IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.2

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