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4. Click Finish.
The virtual copy policy is effective immediately for all future virtual copies.
NOTE: You can also use the Recovery Manager CLI command RMSql policy to set
Recovery Manager policies. For more information, see “Using the Recovery Manager CLI”
(page 42).
Modifying the Policy for a Virtual Copy
To modify the retention time or the expiration time or both for a virtual copy:
1. In the node tree pane, right-click the virtual copy you want to modify, and select Edit Time
Constraints.
2. To set a new retention time, check the Retention Time checkbox and enter a new value.
3. To set a new expiration time, check the Expiration Time checkbox and enter a new value.
For more information on setting the retention and expiration time, see “How Recovery Manager
Policies Work” (page 29).
4. Click Ok.
NOTE: You can also use the CLI command RMSql policy to modify Recovery Manager policies.
For more information, see “Using the Recovery Manager CLI” (page 42).
Configuring Email Notifications
You can configure Recovery Manager to automatically send an email when:
• You create a virtual copy or remote virtual copy, or Recovery Manager automatically creates
a virtual copy or remote virtual copy according to the task schedule.
• You create a backup or Recovery Manager automatically creates a backup according to the
task schedule.
• You restore a volume, instance, or database.
In addition, you can configure the email to notify you only when an operation completes, only
when an error message displays, or when either occurs.
NOTE: For more information about scheduling automatic virtual copies and remote virtual copies,
see “Scheduling Automatic Virtual Copies” (page 33). For more information about scheduling
automatic backups, see “Scheduling Automatic Backups of an Instance or Database” (page 37).
To configure email notifications:
1. In the node tree pane, right-click the instance for which you want to configure email
notifications, and select Email Config.
2. In the Email Configuration pane, enter the appropriate information in the following text boxes:
• Email Type - Type of email server (e.g., SMTP)
• SMTP Host Name - Name of the email server
• Port - Port of the email server
• Sender Email Address - Email address of the sender
• Password - Password for the sender’s email address
• Receiver Email Address - Email address of the person to be notified of task activity and/or
errors
3. To send email notifications via the Secure Sockets Layer protocol, ensure the SSL checkbox is
checked.
4. To make sure the email configuration works, click the Test Connection button.
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