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#AWS VIRTUAL TAPE LIBRARY SOFTWARE#
The total number of recovery points is 56. This is utilizing veeeam B+R software with the AWS virtual tape library. one point per year per 10 years = 10 recovery points.two points per month for 12 months = 24 recovery points.two points per week for four weeks = 8 recovery points.two points per day for seven days = 14 recovery points.The total number of “retention points” (points from which a customer can restore data) in the preceding diagram is computed as follows: Yearly retention policy: Backups taken at midnight on the last Saturday of every March are preserved for 10 years.Monthly retention policy: Backups taken at midnight and 6 PM on the last Saturday of each month are preserved for 12 months.Weekly retention policy: Backups taken at midnight and 6 PM Saturday are preserved for four weeks.Daily retention policy: Backups taken daily are stored for seven days.The total number of “retention points” specified in this policy is 90 (daily points) + 40 (one each quarter for 10 years) = 130.
Virtualizing the disk storage as tape allows integration of VTLs. A VTL presents a storage component (usually hard disk storage) as tape libraries or tape drives for use with existing backup software. The backup point taken at the end of each quarter for audit purposes is preserved for a longer duration. A virtual tape library ( VTL) is a data storage virtualization technology used typically for backup and recovery purposes. For example, the backup point taken daily, which serves as an operational recovery point, is preserved for 90 days. Rather than just specifying a “flat policy” for all backup points, customers can specify different retention policies based on when the backup is taken. The retention policy specifies the duration for which the backup must be stored. For example, the settings in the following screen indicate that backups are taken every alternate Sunday & Wednesday at 9:30AM and 1:00AM. For example, the settings in the following screen indicate that backups are taken daily at 6pm and at midnight.Ĭustomers can also schedule a weekly backup. The backup schedule indicates the frequency of the backup operation.
#AWS VIRTUAL TAPE LIBRARY UPDATE#
System Center DPM customers must update to, at least, DPM 2012 R2 UR5 before using DPM with the Azure Backup service. The feature is enabled in the latest release of the Azure Backup (which is available here). Customers who use tapes to address their long-term-retention needs now have a powerful and viable alternative with the availability of this feature. This article explains how customers can enable backup and retention policies. Make Azure a part of their long-term retention needs (instead of tape).Retain the backup data for longer periods.