GFS Backups Immutability Period
The immutability period for backups with GFS flags depends on multiple settings of a scale-out backup repository. The following table shows how the immutability period is counted depending on the scale-out backup repository configuration.
Scale-Out backup Repository Settings | Performance Tier Immutable | Capacity Tier Immutable | Archive Tier Immutable |
|---|---|---|---|
Perfomance Tier Only | The immutability period is the same as the GFS retention period1. Note: The actual retention depends on the Block Generation settings. For more information, see Block Generation. | — | — |
Performance Tier + Capacity Tier with Copy Policy | The immutability period is the same as the GFS retention period1. Note: The actual retention depends on the Block Generation settings. For more information, see Block Generation. | The immutability period is the same as the immutability period of an object storage repository set as the capacity extent. | — |
Performance Tier + Capacity Tier with Move Policy | The immutability period is the same as the immutability period of an object storage repository set as the performance extent. | The immutability period is the same as the immutability period of an object storage repository set as the capacity extent. | — |
Performance Tier + Capacity Tier with Copy Policy + Archive Tier | The immutability period is the same as the immutability period of an object storage repository set as the performance extent. | The immutability period is the same as the immutability period of an object storage repository set as the capacity extent. | The immutability period is the same as the GFS retention period1. |
Performance Tier + Capacity Tier with Move Policy + Archive Tier | The immutability period is the same as the immutability period of an object storage repository set as the performance extent. | The immutability period is the same as the immutability period of an object storage repository set as the capacity extent. | The immutability period is the same as the GFS retention period1. |
Performance Tier + Archive Tier | The immutability period is the same as the immutability period of an object storage repository set as the performance extent. | — | The immutability period is the same as the GFS retention period1. |
1 Valid only in case the GFS retention period is longer than the immutability period for object storage repository.