https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/SnapCenter-SQL-keep-snapshot-longer/m-p/149177#M12424 Hi RayHoltz , For long-term retention of backup copies, you should use SnapVault backup. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 05:00:11 GMT mrahul 2019-06-27T05:00:11Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/SnapCenter-SQL-keep-snapshot-longer/m-p/148396#M12364 <P>We have Snapcenter setup to backup a MSSQL instance.&nbsp; There is one backup that we want to keep longer than the normal retention period.&nbsp; Is there any way to mark the backup as a 'keep longer'.&nbsp; The reason is, there were major changes to a test database and we've been asked to restore that test database a couple times already.&nbsp; We don't want the snapshot to be deleted at the end of the retention period until it's owners say all is good and then we can delete.</P> <P>Thanks,</P> <P>Ray</P> Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:33:52 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/SnapCenter-SQL-keep-snapshot-longer/m-p/148396#M12364 RayHoltz 2025-06-04T12:33:52Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/SnapCenter-SQL-keep-snapshot-longer/m-p/149177#M12424 Hi RayHoltz , For long-term retention of backup copies, you should use SnapVault backup. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 05:00:11 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/SnapCenter-SQL-keep-snapshot-longer/m-p/149177#M12424 mrahul 2019-06-27T05:00:11Z