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Retention Rule Wizard - Local Storage Retention Options
Use this screen to define the retention options for data in the local storage buffer.
When this Retention Rule is assigned to a backup set that is configured for Local Storage, it changes the behavior of the Local Storage (for that backup set). Instead of a snapshot of the latest generation, local storage will backup the same number of generations as are online (on DS-System).
NOTE THE STORAGE IMPLICATIONS: The local storage could grow substantially, therefore the Retention Rule should be enforced regularly.
 
Time-based local retention
• Generations of a file that fit these categories will be kept on Local Storage. Everything else will be deleted from the Local Storage.
Keep all generations for [...]
The latest generation is always kept. All older generations that fall within this time period will be kept (while those that do not will be deleted).
Deletion of files
If files are removed from source
Check to enable this option. These options only apply to backed up files that DS-Client detects were deleted from the backup source.
A backed up file qualifies for delete if:
• After [...]: DS-Client detects this amount of time has passed since the file was removed from the backup source.
• Keep generations: Specify the number of generations of the file to keep. The generations that are kept will be counted starting from the latest one. If “0” (zero), the entire file is deleted (all generations).