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Retention Settings

This section describes retention settings for backup files stored on the backup target.

Parent Tag	Parameter	Description
RetentionInfo	Parent tag that encapsulates information about retention policy settings.
	RestorePointsCount	Number of restore points that is maintained by the backup job. For Free/Workstation edition, the RestorePointsCount parameter defines the number of days on which the backup job is run. For Server edition, the RestorePointsCount parameter defines the number of restore points maintaned in the backup chain.

Parent Tag

Parameter

Description

RetentionInfo

Parent tag that encapsulates information about retention policy settings.

RestorePointsCount

Number of restore points that is maintained by the backup job.

For Free/Workstation edition, the RestorePointsCount parameter defines the number of days on which the backup job is run.

For Server edition, the RestorePointsCount parameter defines the number of restore points maintaned in the backup chain.

Example

You use the Server edition and want to keep 20 restore points in the backup chain on the backup target. The input XML file will contain the following parameters: