HP 3PAR Application Software Suite for VMware Licenses - Manual (Page 67)

b. (Optional) Select whether to enable expirable Virtual Copies. Expirable copies are
removed according to a specified schedule and are not affected by the maximum count.
When enabling the expirable Virtual Copies option, you must specify the length of time
(Hours or Days) from the current time that the Virtual Copies are to expire. You can set
the expiry period up to 1825 days.
NOTE: Expirable Virtual Copies are not included in the maximum count.
When enabling expirable Virtual Copies, you also have the choice of specifying how
existing non-expirable copies are handled.
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Delete the oldest when count reaches maximum. This is the recommended setting.
Select this option if you plan to create both expirable and non-expirable Virtual
Copies. All non-expirable copies (new and existing) will be counted against the
maximum count with the oldest being deleted as it exceeds the maximum count. The
RMVMware CLI and Scheduler have the option of overwriting the default policy.
However, Virtual Copies created using the GUI interface are bound by the default
policy.
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Phase out non-expirable Virtual Copies (Advanced).
Select this option if you plan to mostly create expirable Virtual Copies and want to
eventually phase out older non-expirable Virtual Copies. In this case, whenever a
newer expirable Virtual Copy is created, the oldest non-expirable copy will be
deleted. You can still create non-expirable Virtual Copies, as long as the aggregate
count is below the policy maximum.
NOTE: If all non-expirable Virtual Copies are in valid retention and have already
reached the maximum count, choosing the Enable expirable Virtual Copies option with
the Phase out non-expirable Virtual Copies setting will fail. If this happens, choose the
Delete the oldest when count reaches maximum option instead.
c. (Optional) Select a period of time to retain Virtual Copy sets.
A dialog box prompts you for the number of days to retain the Virtual Copy set.
i.
Select the Retention Period.
ii. Select Hours or Days.
NOTE: Setting the retention policy requires the HP 3PAR Virtual Lock license on
the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system. RMV will check for an existing HP 3PAR
Virtual Lock license on the storage system when a Virtual Copy is created with
retention is specified.
NOTE: The Virtual Copy set can be retained for up to 43,800 hours or 1,825
days.
NOTE: When using both the expiry and retention options, the expiry value must
be equal to or greater than the retention value.
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