Attribute	Description
Name	Identify the backup policy to users
Code	Unique code to identify the backup policy in the system
Description	Describe the backup policy to users
Backup configuration(s)	One or more valid backup configurations as described below

Backup configuration

The backup configuration consists of a:

Backup type

Attribute_____	Description
Snapshot backup	Incremental backup of change log of selected disks of the VM. Uses VMware definition of a snapshot backup
Filesystem backup	Back up defined paths in the VM filesystem
Complete backup	Back up selected disks of the VM

Using these backup types, the following configurations are valid:

Backup granularities

Attribute	Description
Defined hour	Backup on a defined date at a defined time
Hourly	Backup with a frequency of a fixed number of hours, less than 24 hours
Daily	Backup every day at a defined time
Weekly planned	Backup on defined day(s) at defined time(s)
Monthly	Backup once every month at the defined time

Backup granularity options

The backup granularity options are as follows

Attribute_____	Description
Don't apply time Don't apply day	Delegate the configuration of the day and/or time of the backup to the backup system
Define time in VM Define day in VM	Delegate the configuration of the day and/or time of the backup to the user configuring the VM. The user must have the privilege to Manage virtual machine backup schedule
Fixed day Fixed time	Set the day and/or time in the backup policy. The user cannot configure the day and/or time for the VM

Example backup configuration of Complete backup