Copy a protection plan policy (automanaged policy) to a classic policy
When a workload administrator subscribes an asset to a protection plan, NetBackup also creates an automanaged policy and an automanaged storage lifecycle policy (SLP). You cannot modify or delete automanaged policies or SLPs. You can only view the details of this type of policy.
If you prefer to use a classic policy for backups, you can copy the settings in an automanaged policy to a classic policy. This action is only available when a classic policy type exists that corresponds to the workload. For other protection plan types, you cannot copy the automanaged policy to a classic policy.
To copy an automanaged policy to a classic policy
- On the left, select Protection > Policies.
- To locate the automanaged policy, in the toolbar select the Filter icon.
- Go to Protection type and select Protection plan policies. You can also sort by Protection type by clicking on the Protection type column.
The policy name for this type is made up of the protection plan name and a suffix that contains the GUID. If you used the custom prefix option when you created the protection plan, then the name of the automanaged policy reflects that prefix instead. For example:
vmware_backups+00000aa1-1aab-1a00-000f-0a0a00000a0b - Select Actions > Copy policy.
- Enter a new policy name. Then select Copy.
NetBackup validates the settings in the policy and opens the policy.
- After you copy an automanaged policy, the new classic policy is configured to use an automanaged SLP. Change the storage for the policy to a storage that you manage.
On the Attributes tab, note that a value in the Policy storage is set to Any available.
Go to the Schedules tab.
Locate and select the schedule. Then select Edit.
Go to the Attributes tab.
- You have the following choices for the storage selection.
Choose not to override the policy storage with the storage that is configured for the schedule. Instead, select the storage on the policy Attributes tab.
To configure storage for the policy:
Clear the check box Override policy storage selection. Then select Save.
Go to the policy Attributes tab.
Locate the Policy storage list and then select the storage that you want to use.
In the schedule attributes, select a different storage that is not auto-managed.
To configure storage for a schedule:
Locate Override policy storage selection. Note that the storage that is selected in the list is an automanaged storage.
Select a storage that you manage.
Select Save.
- Review the other policy settings and make any wanted changes.
- Select Save.