Policy

Available in Classic and VPC

You can create, edit, and delete the policies to be applied to the backup job in the Policy interface.

Policy interface

The Policy interface includes the following components:
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Component	Description
① Menu name	Current menu name.
② Basic features	Available features when you first enter the Policy menu. [Create policy]: Click to Create policy of the backup data storage. [Features and pricing information]: Go to the Backup service overview page. [Download]: Click to download the policy list. [Refresh]: Reload the policy list.
③ Management features	Features to manage created policies. [Edit]: Click to Edit policy selected. [Delete]: Click to Delete policy selected.
④ Search bar	Search for the policy by name.
⑤ Policy list	The list of created policies. Policy name: The name you entered when creating the policy. Retention period: The period for retaining the backup data. Zone: The zone where the policy was created. Connecting storage: The name of the storage in the zone where the policy was created. Status: The current status of the policy. Created: Policy creation has been completed. Creating: A policy is being created according to the configured information. Editing: Policy settings are being edited. Deleting: The policy is being deleted.

To backup the data, create a policy at the storage where you want to store the backup data.
To create a policy:

From the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to Menu > Services > Storage > Backup.
Click the Policy menu.
Click [Create policy].
When the policy creation interface appears, set up the policy information and click [Next].
- Policy name: Enter a unique name for managing the policy.
  - The name should start with an English letter and be between 3-30 characters, consisting of lowercase English letters, numbers, and hyphens (-).
- Retention period: Enter the period for storing the backup data.
  - You can set the retention period regardless of the backup cycle.
  - To not miss any data due to expiration, select a data retention cycle appropriate for the backup cycle.
- Zone: Select the zone where the policy will be created.
- Connecting storage: The name of the storage in the selected zone automatically appears, and the policy is created in the storage.
After confirming the settings, click [Create].
- The policy status is displayed as Creating on the list, and after creation, the status changes to Created.

Note

Single policy can be only applied to a single job. Create policies for as many jobs as you want to perform.

You can edit the retention period of the policy among the setup information of the policy.
To edit a policy:

From the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to Menu > Services > Storage > Backup.
Click the Policy menu.
After clicking the policy you want to edit from the policy list, click [Edit].
Edit the retention period, and then click [Edit].
- The policy status is displayed as Editing, and after the editing is complete, it changes to Created.

To delete a policy:

Note

You cannot delete the policy currently in use. See the following and delete the schedule and the remote backup that use the policy first:

From the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to Menu > Services > Storage > Backup.
Click the Policy menu.
Click to select the policy to delete from the policy list, and click [Delete].
After checking the policy deletion popup, click the check box.
Click [Delete].
- The policy status is displayed as Deleting, and after the deletion, it disappears from the policy list.