Planning for policies
Policy configuration is flexible enough to meet the various needs of all the Cloud object store accounts in a NetBackup environment. To take advantage of this flexibility, take time to plan before starting to configure the policies.
The following table outlines the steps to take to ensure that you get optimal results from your policy configurations.
Table: Steps for planning policies
Step | Action | Description |
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Step 1 | Gather information about the assets that you want to protect. | Gather the following information about each asset:
One asset may contain a large amount of data in several files, while the other accounts are smaller with a lesser number of files. To avoid long backup times, include the larger assets in one policy and the smaller ones in another policy. It may be beneficial to create more than one policy for the larger assets. |
Step 2 | Group the assets based on backup and restore requirements | Divide the different assets into groups according to the different backup and restore requirements. |
Step 3 | Consider the storage requirements | The storage unit settings apply to all the assets backed up by a policy. If assets have special storage requirements, create separate policies for the assets, even if other factors are the same, such as schedules. |
Step 4 | Consider the backup schedule | Create additional backup policies if the schedules in one policy do not accommodate all the assets that you want to protect. Consider the following factors when deciding to create additional policies:
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Step 5 | Select exactly what to back up. | You do not need to back up all the discovered assets, unless required. Create queries to select and back up only the required asset(s). |