HP Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere manual Deleting a Virtual Copy

Deleting a Virtual Copy

To delete a virtual copy:

1.Follow the instructions in “Viewing Virtual Copy Information” (page 60).

2.Click the Virtual Copies tab.

3.Select the virtual copy you wish to delete from the Virtual Copy Set list.

4.Click Delete.

The Confirm dialog box appears.

5.Click OK.

The virtual copy deletion task is submitted and started and you are asked to confirm your intent to delete the virtual copy.

The virtual copy is then removed from the Virtual Copy Set list.

Modifying Virtual Copy Policies

Virtual copy policies can be defined for a given virtual machine or datastore.

To modify the policy of a virtual copy:

1.Follow the instructions in “Viewing Virtual Copy Information” (page 60).

2.Choose the virtual machine or datastore to which you want to apply a set of policies.

3.Click the Virtual Copies tab.

4.Click Policy.

The policy dialog appears.

a.Select the maximum number of virtual copy sets. Based on the order in which they are created, non-expirable virtual copies are deleted when they reach a position in the queue that exceeds this count.

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 (Days, Months, Years) 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.

•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.

•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.

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