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  2. NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide
  3. Section III. Configuring hosts
  4. Managing host properties
  5. Data Classification properties
NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide

Data Classification properties

To access these settings, in the web UI click Hosts > Host properties. Select the server and click Edit media server or Edit primary server. Then click Data classification.

The Data classification properties apply to currently selected primary or media server.

Data classifications must be configured in the Data classification host properties before storage lifecycle policies can be configured.

Note:

Data classifications cannot be deleted. However, the name, description, and the rank can be changed. The classification ID remains the same.

The Data classification page contains the following properties.

Table: Data classification properties

Property

Description

Rank column

The Rank column displays the rank of the data classifications. The order of the data classifications determines the rank of the classification in relationship to the others in the list. The lowest numbered rank has the highest priority.

Use the Up and Down buttons to move the classification up or down in the list.

To create a new data classification, click Add. New data classifications are added to bottom of the list.

Name column

The Name column displays the data classification name. While data classifications cannot be deleted, the data classification names can be modified.

NetBackup provides the following data classifications by default:

  • Platinum (highest rank by default)

  • Gold (second highest rank by default)

  • Silver (third highest rank by default)

  • Bronze (lowest rank by default)

Description column

In the Description, enter a meaningful description for the data classification. Descriptions can be modified.

Data Classification ID

The Data classification ID is the GUID value that identifies the data classification and is generated when a new data classification is added and the host property is saved. .

A data classification ID becomes associated with a backup image by setting the Data classification attribute in the policy. The ID is written into the image header. The storage lifecycle policies use the ID to identify the images that are associated with classification.

ID values can exist in image headers indefinitely, so data classifications cannot be deleted. The name, description, and rank can change without changing the identity of the data classification.

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