Skip to main content

How to start a retention policy job to clear retained data on AhsayOBM

June 4, 2025

Product Version

AhsayACB / AhsayOBM: 8.1 - 8.x

Operating System

All Platforms (GUI)

Description

This article outlines the steps to start a retention policy job to clear out of retention data.

Solution

Retained data within all backup destinations (e.g. AhsayCBS, local, SFTP/FTP, and cloud storage) are cleared by the retention policy job.

You can start the retention policy job manually via the backup client interface, or enable the job after a manual or scheduled backup job is completed. Refer to the following steps for details:

  1. Login to the client user interface, select the Utilities tile.

    run-retention-policy-job-to-clear-data-01.png

  2. Select Space Freeing up, then the corresponding backup set that you want the job to run on.

    run-retention-policy-job-to-clear-data-02.png

  3. Select the backup destination location (e.g. OBS, local storage) that you want the job to run on.

    run-retention-policy-job-to-clear-data-03.png

  4. Click the Start button to start the retention policy job.

    run-retention-policy-job-to-clear-data-04.png


To perform a retention policy job after a manual backup job:

  1. Login to the client user interface, select the Backup tile.

    run-retention-policy-job-to-clear-data-05.png

  2. Select the corresponding backup set, then select Show advanced options.

    run-retention-policy-job-to-clear-data-06.png

  3. Under Retention Policy, enable the checkbox Run Retention Policy after backup, then press Backup.

    run-retention-policy-job-to-clear-data-07.png


To perform a retention policy job after every scheduled backup (of that particular backup schedule):

  1. Login to the cient user interface, select the Backup Sets tile.

    run-retention-policy-job-to-clear-data-08.png

  2. Select the corresponding backup set, then select Backup Schedule.

     

    run-retention-policy-job-to-clear-data-09.png

  3. Configure the existing schedule, or create a new backup schedule, enable the checkbox Run Retention Policy after backup, then press OK and Save.

    run-retention-policy-job-to-clear-data-10.png

The retention policy job will be performed to completion after the manual or a scheduled backup job is completed.