A protection plan is a set of rules that specify how the given data will be protected. A protection plan can be created immediately or at a later point, and you can change it at any time.
Creating a protection plan for a device
Perform the following steps to create a backup plan for a device:
- In the Acronis dashboard, go to DEVICES and All devices
- Click the cog icon on the device that you want to protect
- Click the option Protect to open the protection pane
- In the pane that opens, either select an existing plan or choose Create plan to select options
- Select/edit the values for your plan and click the Create button.
Information
The following options can be selected/edited:
| Field Name | Description | Snapshot |
|---|---|---|
| Name of protection plan | Click the edit icon that appears when you hoover over the plan name to edit the name of the protection plan (here: New protection plan). |  |
| What to back up | Select what you want to back up. |  |
| Where to back up | Select Cloud storage as the destination where you want to back up. | |
| Schedule | By default, backups are performed on a daily basis, Monday to Friday. You can select the time to run the backup. If you want to change the backup frequency, move the slider, and then specify the backup schedule. |  |
| How long to keep | Define the retention rule by selecting the cleanup scheme. |  |
| Encryption | By default, backups are performed on a daily basis, Monday to Friday. You can select the time to run the backup. If you want to change the backup frequency, move the slider and then specify the backup schedule. |  |
- A protection plan will be created for this machine
Tip
For more information about configuring backup settings, please click here.
Applying a protection plan to a device
Perform the following steps to apply an existing protection plan to a device:
- In the Acronis dashboard, go to DEVICES and All devices and click ENABLE PROTECTION on the device you want to protect.
- The protection plans that are applicable to the machine are displayed. Select the protection plan that you want to apply and click the Apply button.
Enable / Disable & Configure Acronis Immutable Storage
Immutable Storage enables companies to enhance their data protection services and ensures that backups cannot be encrypted or deleted by a ransomware attack on the endpoint.
With Acronis Immutable Storage, you can customise the retention period for deleted backups.
Why do you need to tune this setting?
Backups marked for deletion under an immutable storage policy continue to consume storage space. This means:
- Your backup storage consumption may increase.
- You might need to adjust your backup plan space to accommodate for the additional space.
- It is important to plan accordingly when enabling this feature to avoid unexpected storage constraints.
Instructions
For immutable storage, you can configure 3 options:
- Enable/disable the immutable storage
- Choose the retention period (14-3650 days)
- Governance / Compliance mode: Compliance mode allows you to force this setting and prevent any user, even yourself, from reverting it.
You can configure these options by following these steps :
- Connect on the Acronis portal as per the instructions. See Activating your account for further details.
- On the left-hand side menu, select Settings -> Security
- On the right-hand side, scroll to the Immutable storage section
- Customize your settings according to your backup policy.
- Click Save to confirm the modifications.
Relevant documentation
| Name | In Short | Relevant documentation |
|---|---|---|
| Acronis Immutable Blog post | Explains the value of immutable storage | https://www.acronis.com/en-sg/blog/posts/immutable-backup/ |
| Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud: Immutable storage | Release notes from Acronis about immutable storage | https://care.acronis.com/s/article/69814-Acronis-Cyber-Protect-Cloud-Immutable-storage?language=en_US |
| Viewing immutable storage usage | How to check the storage space taken by immutable storage | https://www.acronis.com/en-us/support/documentation/CyberProtectionService/#viewing-immutable-storage-usage.html |
| Accessing deleted backups in immutable storage | How to restore a backup from the Immutable storage | https://www.acronis.com/en-us/support/documentation/CyberProtectionService/#accessing-deleted-backups-immutable-storage.html |
| Immutable storage modes | Explains well the difference between Compliance and Governance mode. | https://www.acronis.com/en-sg/blog/posts/immutable-backup/ |
