Policies

In Cohesity DataProtect as a Service, a policy is a reusable collection of settings that define how and when the objects & files in a source are protected. You can create as many policies with specific settings for different use cases as you need.

In a policy, you set the frequency (Backup every) and retention period (Keep for) for each protection run. You can also add a Periodic Full Backup, Quiet Times, and Log Backup schedules — see More Options.

Create a Policy

To create a policy:

1. In DataProtect as a Service, navigate to Policies.

2. Click Create Policy.

   The Create Protection Policy screen appears.

   

3. Enter a Policy Name, choose a Backup every interval and a Keep for retention period.

   The minimum backup interval that can be configured is 12 hours.

4. If you wish to add a DataLock, Periodic Full Backup, Quiet Times, or schedule database Log Backups, click More Options.

5. Click Create.

More Options

Settings	Descriptions
DataLock	Typically used for compliance and regulatory purposes, DataLock is a protection policy option that can only be enabled by a user with the Data Security role. Use it when you need to prevent the deletion of backup snapshots for a specified duration. You can set the DataLock duration to the same period as your backup retention, or to a shorter period. Only a user with the Data Security role can enable or disable DataLock on a policy, or delete or edit a DataLocked policy. Disabling a DataLock does not unlock any previously DataLocked snapshots.
Periodic Full Backup	After the first Protection Run, Cohesity DataProtect as a Service backs up only the data that changed with incremental backups. Use this option to add a full backup run at regular intervals.
Quiet Times	If there are times you need to protect your network from too much traffic, add a Quiet Time period to define the times when new Protection Runs do not start. (Note that those already running at the beginning of a Quiet Time will still complete the run.) By default, a Quiet Time period is set in your browser's time zone. To add more Quiet Time periods, click Quiet Times again.
Log Backup	If you are protecting databases, you can set a separate frequency and retention period for your log backups.

Next > Your policy is now available to choose when you protect a source.

Extended Retention

Snapshots selected for extended retention are retained for a longer time than defined in the protection schedule. You can retain the first snapshot of the backup run taken on the specified hours, every run, days, weeks, months, or years for a longer period of time. For more information, see Extended Retention.