A snapshot profile defines a schedule for taking and expiring snapshots. A snapshot profile can be assigned to an entire VergeIO cloud, a VM, or a NAS volume. Multiple, default snapshot profiles are created by the installation; these default profiles can be modified. Additionally, new snapshot profiles can be created.
Default profiles are created automatically at system installation. The following are default snapshot profiles:
SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley)
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act)
NAS Volume Syncs
*Cloud Snapshots (Default Profile for entire-system snapshots)
*The Cloud Snapshots profile is assigned to any new VergeIO installation to provide snapshots of the entire system according to this schedule. The schedule for cloud snapshots can be modified by altering this default profile or assigning a different profile for cloud snapshots (System -> Cloud Snapshots -> Select desired profile from the dropdown list).
From the main dashboard, select System from the left menu
Select Snapshot Profiles from the left menu.
Select New from the left menu.
Enter a Name for the new profile (required). It is recommended to use a name that is descriptive of the frequency/retention (e.g. houly3hrs-daily-4days) or descriptive of the elements to which it will be assigned (e.g. WebServers)
Optionally, a Description can be entered.
Click Submit at the bottom of the page.
The snapshot profile is created and its dashboard is displayed. At this point it is an empty profile; periods need to be added to actually implement a schedule.
A period defines a frequency and retention term. Adding multiple periods allows incorporating various frequencies and retentions within the same profile.
Snapshots retained indefinitely or for longer periods of time are likely to greatly increase storage usage over time; it is important to consider your data change rate and the amount of storage available for storing long term snapshots.
From the main dashboard, click Systemfrom the left menu.
Click Snapshot Profiles from the left menu.
Double-click the desired profile in the list.
The dashboard for the selected profile will appear; add, modify or remove periods to alter the existing schedule as desired. (Reference above instructions for configuring periods.)
The profile set here determines the schedule used for creating snapshots of the entire system. At install, a new VergeIO system is assigned the built-in "Cloud Snapshots" profile.
Virtual Machines do not necessarily need a snapshot profile defined as cloud snapshots automatically include restorable snapshots of each VM. However, a snapshot profile can be defined for an individual VM in order to provide a different schedule. For example, it may be desirable to capture more frequent Snapshots and/or retain snapshots longer for certain VMs. VM-level snapshots also provide for quiescing (guest agent required), which a cloud snapshot does not provide.
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