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    The /backupPolicies/{ID} resource can have properties representing advanced backup job settings.

    Property

    Type

    Description

    syntheticfullEnabled

    boolean

    Indicates whether creating synthetic full backups is enabled for the job.

    syntheticfullDays

    Array[string]

    Indicates on which days the synthetic full backup is created.

    Only present if the syntheticfullEnabled property has value true.

    activefullEnabled

    boolean

    Indicates whether creating active full backups is enabled for the job.

    compressionLevel

    string

    Level of compression for data that must be transferred to the target storage.

    Possible values:

    • Auto
    • None
    • Dedupe
    • Optimal
    • High
    • Extreme

    storageOptimization

    string

    Indicates storage optimization level.

    Possible values:

    • Local4096
    • Local1024
    • Lan
    • Wan

    encryptionEnabled

    boolean

    Indicates whether encryption is enabled for a backup job.

    encryptionKey

    string

    Indicates the encryption password for a backup job.

    Only present if the destinationType property has value localStorage, sharedFolder, or cloudRepository.

    encryptionHint

    string

    Defines the hint for an encryption password.

    Only present if the destinationType property has value localStorage, sharedFolder, or cloudRepository.

    activefullType

    string

    Indicates the schedule for an active full backup.

    Possible values:

    • Daily
    • Monthly

    Only present if the activefullEnabled property has value true.

    monthlyDay

    string

    Indicates the day of the week on which an active full backup is created monthly.

    Possible values:

    • Sunday
    • Monday
    • Tuesday
    • Wednesday
    • Thursday
    • Friday
    • Saturday

    Only present if the activefullEnabled property has value true and the activefullType property has value Monthly.

    monthlyWeek

    string

    Indicates the week of the month on which an active full backup is created monthly.

    Possible values:

    • Unspecified
    • First
    • Second
    • Third
    • Fourth
    • Last
    • Day

    Only present if the activefullEnabled property has value true and the activefullType property has value Weekly.

    months

    Array[string]

    Indicates in which months an active full backup is created.

    Only present if the activefullEnabled property has value true and the activefullType propery has value Monthly.

    days

    Array[string]

    Indicates on which days of the week an active full backup is created.

    Only present if the activefullEnabled property has value true and the activefullType property has value Weekly.

    enableDeletedRetention

    boolean

    Indicates whether the deleted items data must be removed from a full backup file.

    retainsDays

    integer

    Number of days after which deleted items data must be removed from a full backup file.

    dayNumber

    integer

    Number that defines a day of the month on which an active full backup file is periodically created.

     

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