periods of time and to help with management of these backup snapshots. The retention policy isenforced by a rollup process that helps in aging and deleting old backups.1. Do one of the following:• In the Core Console, click the Machines tab, and then select the cluster that you want to modify.• In the left navigation area, select the cluster that you want to modify.2. Click the Configuration tab, and then click Retention Policy.3. Select one of the options in the following table:Text Box DescriptionUse Core defaultretention policyThis adopts the settings used by the associated core. Click Apply.Use Customretention policyThis lets you configure custom settings.NOTE: If you selected Custom alert settings, follow the instructions for setting a customretention policy as described in Customizing Retention Policy Settings, beginning with Step 4.Modifying cluster protection schedulesYou can modify the protection schedules only if your cluster has shared volumes.To modify cluster protection schedules:1. Do one of the following:• In the Core Console, click the Machines tab, and then select the cluster that you want to modify.• In the left navigation area, select the cluster that you want to modify.2. Click the Configuration tab, and then click Protection Settings.3. Follow the instructions for modifying the protection settings as described in Modifying ProtectionSchedules, starting with Step 2.Modifying cluster transfer settingsIn AppAssure , you can modify the settings to manage the data transfer processes for a protected cluster.NOTE: You can modify cluster transfer settings only if your cluster has shared volumes.There are three types of transfers in AppAssure:Text Box DescriptionSnapshots Backs up the data on your protected cluster.VM Export Creates a virtual machine with all of the backup information and parameters asspecified by the schedule defined for protecting the cluster.Rollback Restores backup information for a protected cluster.To modify cluster transfer settings:1. Do one of the following:• In the Core Console, click the Machines tab, and then select the cluster that you want to modify.• In the left navigation area, select the cluster that you want to modify.2. Click the Configuration tab, and then click Transfer Settings.146
