Before you can run or schedule a backup job for a computer, the computer must have at least one retention type. A retention type specifies the number of days a backup is kept on the vault, how many copies of a backup are stored online, and how long backup data is stored offline.
If an Agent does not have a retention type when it registers to Portal, Portal applies default retention types to the computer. In particular, Portal applies default retention types to computers with Agent versions 8.10 and later. These Agent versions do not have retention types when they are installed.
Super users can create, change and delete default retention types in Portal. If the default retention types have not been changed, they are:
•Daily (30 days online, 30 copies, no archiving)
•Monthly (365 days online, 11 copies, no archiving)
Note: In some Portal instances, the Daily and Monthly default retention types cannot be changed or deleted.