Archive Settings

Backup archival involves creating copies of backup files for long-term retention. The archival process is needed to avoid losing backups after a certain period and ensure the availability and accessibility of data in the event of data loss, system failures, or disasters.

Indexed data

• This backup data can easily be recovered and is available for performing restorations.
• Backup retention for indexed data is set to six months by default.
• You can manually specify the period for which the indexed data should be available for performing restorations.
• The minimum retention period for indexed data is three months, and the maximum is 12 months.

Archived data

• This is the backup data which has been archived for storage. You can index archived data at any time to perform restorations.
• After one full backup is completed, there will be a snapshot of the previous full backup in the archive repository, but the latest full backup will not be archived.
• Archive backup retention is set to 24 months by default.
• You can also manually specify the period for which the archived data should be available in the storage.
• The minimum retention period for archived data is 12 months, and the maximum is 60 months.

Configure archive settings

1. Login to ADAudit Plus and navigate to AD Backup tab → Settings → Archive Settings.
2. Specify the number of months for which archived data has to be retained in the Retain archived data for field.
3. Specify the number of months for which the indexed data has to be retained in the Retain indexed data for field.
4. Click Save.

Indexing and de-indexing

1. Login to ADAudit Plus and navigate to AD Backup tab → Settings → Archive Settings.
2. Click Show Archives at the top-right corner. The information below will be displayed on the page:
   • No. of Archives: The total number of backup archives in the archive repository.
   • Total Archives Size: Total space occupied by the archived data.
   • No. of Indexed Archives: The total number of indexed archives available for performing restorations.
   • Total Indexed Archive Size: Total space occupied by the indexed data.
3. Select the archive(s) you wish to index and click the Index Archive button. Similarly, select the archive(s) you wish to de-index and click the Deindex Archive button.