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Workspace Storage Protect Family
Categories Product functionality
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 27, 2018

RELATED IDEAS

Spectrum Protect Node Replication - option to block DELETE BACKUP/ARCHIVE from replicating to target server

Add possibility to supress replicating "delete backup"/"delete archive" commands from node replication, possibly depending on setting "DISSIMILARPOLICIES" or "backdelete/archdelete=no for node on target server (possibly new parameter not to confuse established options)
When "delete backup" or "delete archive" commands are issued on the backup client side, as is the results are replicated(i.e., data are dropped) regardless of dissimilarpolicies, and/or backdelete/archdelete=no on target server. This is fine in some cases, but where there is concern about some admin at some point abusing the rights, node replication does not provide any meaningful protection (couple hours depending on replication settings) after which data are irrecoverable.
It is of course possible to disable backdelete/archdelete on source server, then the client won't be able to delete the data, but that's a problem for application backups.
It could potentially significantly improve benefits of node replication if target server could be set to
-Follow archive retention rules when deletion is issued by client to source server
-Inactivate the data and follow policies, but don't outright delete backups when deletion is issued by client to source server

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