Moving Snapshots to Cloud/Object Storage

This objective will move snapshots older than the most recent snapshot to cloud/object storage. This will free up space on the file storage volumes and also increase the resiliency of the snapshot data.

It is recommended to combine this objective with the objective to keep the most recent snapshot on file volumes and cloud/object storage for complete protection of the snapshot data.

# smart-objective-create --name "Old snapshots to cloud" --expression IF\ VERSION>2\ THEN\ {SLO('place-on-object-volumes')}

Keep this Most Recent Snapshot on the Original Location and Create a Copy in Cloud/Object Storage

Only modified files in a snapshot take actual space on file storage and the most efficient method to store that file is on the original file storage volume. However, it is also important for resiliency reasons, to make sure that the snapshot is available outside of the original volume and this objective will create a copy of that file on cloud/object storage.

# smart-objective-create --name "Keep most recent snapshot on File and Cloud" --expression IF\ VERSION==2\ THEN\ {SLO('keep-online'),SLO('place-on-object-volumes')}