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Version 5.4.3 Revision B249 …and then keep one recovery point per month for 2 months
…and then keep one recovery point per month for 1 year
Newest Recovery Point is set to the current day, month, and year.
In this example, the oldest recovery point would be 1 year, 4 months, and 6 days old.
8Click Save.
Understanding archives
Retention policies enforce the periods for which backups are stored on short-term (fast and expensive) media. 
Sometimes certain business and technical...

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6 On the Machines page of the wizard, select which protected machine or machines contains the recovery 
points you want to archive.
7Click Next.
8 On the Options page, enter the information described in the following table.
9Click Next. Cloud Account Select an account from the drop-down list.
NOTE: To select a cloud account, you must first have added it 
in the Core Console. For more information, see Adding a cloud 
account.
Container...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B251 10 On the Date Range page, enter the Start Date and Expiration Date of the recovery points to be archived.
•To enter a time, click on the time shown (default, 8:00 AM) to reveal the slide bars for selecting 
hours and minutes.
•To enter a date, click the text box to reveal the calendar, and then click on the preferred day.
11 Click Finish.
Setting a scheduled archive
The Scheduled Archive feature lets you set a time when an archive of a selected...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B252 7 On the Machines page of the wizard, select which protected machines contain the recovery points you 
want to archive.
8Click Next.
9 On the Options page, select one of the following Recycle Actions from the drop-down list:
•Replace this Core. Overwrites any existing archived data pertaining to this core but leaves the 
data for other cores intact.
• Erase completely. Clears all archived data from the directory before writing the new archive.
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Pausing or resuming a scheduled archive
There may be times when you want to pause a scheduled archive job, such as if you need to make changes to 
the destination archive location. Also, if you opted to initially pause archiving when you performed the Setting 
a scheduled archive procedure, you likely want to resume the scheduled archive at a later time. Complete the 
steps in the following procedure to pause or resume scheduled archive.
To pause or...

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Version 5.4.3 Revision B254 6Click Next.
7 On the Machines page of the wizard, select which protected machines contain the recovery points you 
want to archive.
8Click Next.
9 On the Schedule page, select one of the following Send data frequency options: 
•Daily
•Weekl y
•Monthly
10 Enter the information described in the following table based on your selection from Step 9.
11 To pause archiving for resuming at a later time, select Initial pause archiving.
12 Click Finish....

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Checking an archive
You can scan an archive for structural integrity by performing an archive check. This check verifies the presence 
of all necessary files within the archive. To perform an archive check, complete the steps in the following 
procedure.
To check an archive
1 Navigate to the AppAssure Core Console, and then click the Tools tab.
2 From the Archive option, click Check Archive.
3 The Check Archive dialog box appears.
4For Location type,...

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Importing an archive
When you want to recover archived data, you must import the entire archive to a specified location. 
Afterwards, you are able to browse the data. To import an archive, complete the steps in the following 
procedure.
To import an archive
1 Navigate to the AppAssure Core Console, and then select the Tools tab.
2 From the Archive option, click Import.
3For Location type, select one of the following options from the drop-down list:...

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Archiving to a cloud
When data reaches the end of a retention period, you may want to extend that retention by creating an archive 
of the aged data. When you archive data, there is always the matter of where to store it. AppAssure lets you 
upload your archive to a variety of cloud providers directly from the Core Console. Compatible clouds include 
Microsoft Azure, Amazon, Rackspace, and any OpenStack-based provider.
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Managing cloud accounts
This chapter describes how to define links to existing cloud storage provider accounts, and how to manage those 
cloud accounts for use with AppAssure. For example, you can archive AppAssure data to the cloud, or import 
archived data from the cloud. This chapter includes the following sections:
•Adding a cloud account
•Editing a cloud account
•Configuring cloud account settings
•Removing a cloud account
AppAssure lets you...