1.3 Creating a backup policy

Creating a custom backup policy

• Sign in to the Aruba Cloud Management Platform;
• from the menu, select UTILITIES > Scheduling;
• in the Backup policy area, select Go to service;
• in the Backup Policy section, select New backup policy;
• in the Policy type window, select Custom backup policy and then select CONTINUE;
• the following information is required during the creation procedure:
  • 1. Information
    • enter a name for the backup policy (follow the naming rules);
    • you can associate one or more tags with the backup policy (follow the tagging rules);
    • you must assign the backup policy to a project. If you do not select one, the system assigns it to the default project;
    • select Continue;
  • 2. Configuration
    • in Step 1, under Select backup type, you must select FULL (the first step must be of type FULL);
    • you can specify the retention period;
    • select the frequency (day of the week) and recurrence time when you want the backup to run;
    • you can add additional scheduling steps using + Add step (these do not necessarily have to be of type FULL);
    • select Continue;
  • select Confirm on the right-hand side of the sticky bar to complete the custom backup policy configuration.

Creating a backup policy from a template

• Sign in to the Aruba Cloud Management Platform;
• from the menu, select UTILITIES > Scheduling;
• in the Backup policy area, select Go to service;
• in the Backup Policy section, select New backup policy;
• in the Policy type window, select Backup policy from template and then select CONTINUE;
• the following information is required during the creation procedure:
  • 1. Information
    • enter a name for the backup policy (follow the naming rules);
    • you can associate one or more tags with the backup policy (follow the tagging rules);
    • you must assign the backup policy to a project. If you do not select one, the system assigns it to the default project;
    • select Continue;
  • 2. Template selection
    • under Select template, select one of the global backup policies displayed;
    • select Continue;
  • 3. Schedules
    • specify the recurrence day and time (when you want the backup to run);
    • select Continue;
  • select Confirm on the right-hand side of the sticky bar to complete the configuration of the backup policy created from a template.

What to do after creating a backup policy