Backup rotation of Resource Group on SnapCenter 4.1 Plugin for VMware

kiyomits — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:07:09 GMT

Can you tell us backup rotation of Resource Group under SnapCenter 4.1 Plugin for VMware.

I tested backup rotation, the results are follows.

Add VM to ResoureGroup
Backup rotation continues
Change from VM to Datastore
New backup rotation starts, past backups remain
Remove VM from ResoureGroup
New backup rotation starts, past backups remain

Can you please to tell me this is the correct specification and reference ?

Re: Backup rotation of Resource Group on SnapCenter 4.1 Plugin for VMware

matte — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 15:49:33 GMT

if you remove an element fomr the Resource Group the backup will be retained to give you the possibility to restore it according to the retention you specified.

I.e with retention policy of 2 backups, you have a RG with vm1, vm2, vm3

first backup will contain vm1, vm2, vm3

second backup will contain vm1, vm2, vm3

now you delete vm3

third backup will contain vm1, vm2

if the retention will delete the fist backup that means you will not have the possibility to chose 2 possible restore for svm3 hence you will see 3 backups.

this is a design choice, in the feature i think will be introduced the option to change this behavior..

hope that helps

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Backup rotation of Resource Group on SnapCenter 4.1 Plugin for VMware

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