Workflow: Using Zerto’s Long Term Retention

Step Description Comments Link to Procedure
1.  
Create and configure Repositories for retention Before you can enable and use Long Term Retention, you must define the Repository where the Retention sets will reside. Creating a New Repository for Retention
2.  
Enable Long Term Retention for the VPG by defining the Retention Policy Do this either when you create and configure a VPG, or when you edit a VPG. Enabling Long Term Retention for the VPGs
3.  
(Ad hoc) Manually run the retention process Manually run the retention process ad hoc, as needed. Manually Running the Retention Process
4.  
Monitor your Long Term Retention status

Via the RETENTION STATUS tab

Monitoring Retention Status via the RETENTION STATUS Tab

5.  
Restore VMs or VPGs from the Repository Via Actions > Restore Restoring VMs or VPGs from a Repository