Backup Retention Policy

Vinchin's backup retention policy provides flexible data retention methods, supporting the retention of backup data by day, by number of backup points, or by backup chain. This mechanism can be adapted to various application scenarios and different RTO/RPO policies, which greatly enhances the flexibility and convenience of data management, and is one of the core features provided by Vinchin to meet the needs of organizations for efficient disaster recovery.

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Key Benefits of Backup Retention Policy on Vinchin

Efficient Backup Retention Management

It merging backups according to the specified period or quantity after each backup. when the last backup point exceeds the retention period and other chains are present. It also supports backup chain retention which defines each full backup to the recovery point before the next full backup as a backup chian and lets you set how many backup chains to retain when creating a backup.
Efficient Backup Retention Management
Effective Archival Retention Management

Effective Archival Retention Management

For archival backups, Vinchin offers a dedicated retention strategy focused on both short-term and long-term retention. You can even assign retention labels to archival data, with the option to apply the Permanent Retention label for indefinite preservation. Simply apply this label manually to ensure that data is retained indefinitely.

Comprehensive GFS Retention Management

Vinchin supports GFS (Grandfather-Father-Son) retention, offering long-term data protection by maintaining cunstomized backups at weekly, monthly, and yearly intervals. This approach ensures efficient data management and quick recovery in a long backup chain, safeguarding your information across multiple timeframes.
Comprehensive GFS Retention Management

Why Vinchin?

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Automatic Management

Vinchin can automatically manage data based on set rules to optimize storage usage.

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User-Friendly Interface

Vinchin’s intuitive interface makes backup monitoring and operations easy and convenient.

 wide compatibility

Wide Compatibility

Vinchin supports 15+ virtual platforms and various physical environments for comprehensive data protection.

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