HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft SQL Server Licenses - Manual (Page 39)

3. To modify the default retention time for the instance and its virtual copies, enter the number
of hours or days you want to keep the instance and its contents.
The minimum retention period is 1 hour; the maximum is 43,800 hours/1,825 days (5 years).
For more information about retention time restrictions, see
“How Recovery Manager Policies
Work” (page 37) .
4. Click Finish.
The virtual copy policy is effective immediately for all future virtual copies.
NOTE: You can also use the Recovery Manager CLI command HpRmCli Sql policy to
set Recovery Manager policies. For more information, see “Using the Recovery Manager CLI”
(page 53) .
Modifying the Policy for a Virtual Copy
To modify the retention time or the expiration time or both for a virtual copy:
1.
In the node tree pane, right-click the virtual copy you want to modify, and select Edit Time
Constraints.
2. To set a new retention time, select the Retention Time checkbox and enter a new value.
3. To set a new expiration time, select the Expiration Time checkbox and enter a new value.
For more information on setting the retention and expiration time, see “How Recovery Manager
Policies Work” (page 37) .
4. Click Ok.
NOTE: You can also use the CLI command HpRmCli Sql policy to modify Recovery Manager
policies. For more information, see “Using the Recovery Manager CLI” (page 53) .
NOTE: Setting the same expiration value and retention value for a virtual copy using Edit Time
Constraints must be done at the same time.
Configuring Email Notifications
You can configure Recovery Manager to automatically send an email when:
•
You create a virtual copy or remote virtual copy, or Recovery Manager automatically creates
a virtual copy or remote virtual copy according to the task schedule.
•
You create a backup or Recovery Manager automatically creates a backup according to the
task schedule.
•
You restore a volume, an instance, or a database.
In addition, you can configure the email to notify you only when an operation completes, or only
when an error message displays, or when either occurs.
NOTE: For more information about scheduling automatic virtual copies and remote virtual copies,
see “Scheduling Automatic Virtual Copies” (page 43) . For more information about scheduling
automatic backups, see “Scheduling Automatic Backups of an Instance or a Database” (page 47) .
To configure email notifications:
1.
In the node tree pane, right-click the instance for which you want to configure email
notifications, and select Email Config.
2. In the Email Configuration pane, enter the appropriate information in the following text boxes:
•
Email Type - By Default, the Email Type is SMTP
•
SMTP Host Name - Name of the email server
•
Port - Port of the email server
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