How do SLP Policies Tie Into Backup Policies in NBU 7.5?

[rkelly_amcastle]

Hello,

I am trying to create some new policies in NBU 7.5.0.7 on a Server 08 machine. We also utilize a 5200 appliance and tape drives. We have a series of SLP policies which dictate the backup flow. For example the SLP Incremental Daily says advanced disk-->tape-->pure disk.

We have SLP's for daily, weekly, monthly, yearly. How do the backup policies know to use the SLP policies? I can't find that setting anywhere? Is there a global setting somewhere that says use these SLP policies by default?

Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you.

Ryan

[Will_Restore · Accepted solution]

You select the SLP in the Policy Storage dropdown on the Attributes tab (after selecting a Data classification just above it).

[rkelly_amcastle]

Thank you Will. What if you want to apply several SLP's to the Backup Policy? For example a Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly?

[Will_Restore]

Only one SLP for a policy.  Think of SLP as Storage and not Schedule.

NetBackup 7.5 Best Practice - Using Storage Lifecycle Policies

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO73205

[watsons · Accepted solution]

SLP is a storage type of policy, so essentially it is a (series of) storage destination.

Just like normal schedules, each schedule can be assign a different storage selection, 

If you have 4 schedules, in each schedule, look for "override policy storage selection", check it and you can select different SLP there.

[Will_Restore]

Now that's a means I had not considered.   What we've been doing instead of multiple schedules is creating an SLP with short term retention on disk and long term on tape.  "Kills two birds with one SLP stone" as it were. 

[watsons]

It's just another option out there.. :p

My usual practice is to simplify the management of policies, so I'd opt to use is SLP with multiple copies just like you.