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Policies

About​

Policies are used to automate the configuration of backup accounts, partially or fully.

They are represented by "key-value" scripts. These scripts use the same format and syntax as the backup agent configuration. This makes it easy to create a manual agent configuration and use it to create a policy.

Applying Policies​

The rules for applying policies are as follows:

  • Only one policy per account can be applied.
  • Policies can be applied only from a parent account to a child account.
  • A policy applied to an account is inherited by child accounts.
  • In an account hierarchy, policies are cumulative.
  • In case of policy conflicts, the highest-level policy key is applied.
  • Anything injected by policy cannot be modified by the user.
  • Modifying a policy results in its application within a maximum of two hours.

ℹī¸ It is possible to force immediate loading of a policy by restarting the target backup agent.

Policy Management

To manage your policies, connect to the management console, then go to the Policies activity in the Administration section.

Account Management

Creation and Deletion​

To create a policy, click the "New policy..." button.

Policy Creation

You will then need to add the name and the policy content.

It is possible to delete one or more policies simultaneously. To do so, select the policies to delete and click the "Delete selected policy" button located at the bottom right of the interface.

Multiple Policy Deletion

To delete a single policy, you can also click the red trash can icon located at the far right of the policy row.

Single Policy Deletion

Editing​

Click the pencil icon (located at the far right of the row) to edit a policy.

Edit Button

You can then customize the policy name and its content.

Editing a Policy

Policy Content​

ℹī¸ When you use the same key on several consecutive lines, it is only necessary to enter it on the first line. The following lines can start directly with :, meaning that the key from the previous line is still used.

ℹī¸ If a line starts with an unknown special character, it will be interpreted as a comment. You can use the characters #, ;, // The following lines can start directly with :, meaning that the key from the previous line is still used.

Policy Details

We have categorized policy keys so that you can find all the necessary details as easily as possible: