Store an instance
To retain rotated instances permanently, you store an instance.
VMware Cloud Director
Availability
retains the stored instance until
no longer marked as stored or until you manually delete it.- Verify that you can accessVMware Cloud Director Availabilityas atenantor as aprovider. For more information, see Accessing VMware Cloud Director Availability.
- Verify that before using instances,Changed Block Tracking (CBT)is not enabled for the virtual machine. For more information, see Replicating Other Storage.
VMware Cloud Director
Availability
rotates the
rotated instances to preserve the configured maximum number of rotated instances per
replication. You can retain a configurable number of stored instances permanently. - In the left pane, choose a replication direction by clickingIncoming ReplicationsorOutgoing Replications.
- Choose whether to store an instance for a virtual machine or for a vApp replication.
- To store an instance for a virtual machine replication, in the top-right corner of the page click theVMbutton.
- To store an instance for a vApp replication, in the top-right corner of the page click thevAppbutton.
- In the bottom pane, click theInstancestab.
- To store a rotated instance, select it and clickStore.You can subject the stored instance back to automatic retention by clickingDon't Store.
You stored the selected instances and they remain available to restore to until the
replication is active. The remaining rotated instances continue to be rotated and
created to preserve the configured maximum number of rotated instances per
replication.
You can delete the stored instances to maintain the configured maximum number of
stored instances per replication. For more information, see Delete an instance.