Modifying a Policy¶

Function¶

Modifying a Policy

URI¶

PUT /v3/{project_id}/policies/{policy_id}

**Table 1** Path Parameters¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
policy_id	Yes	String	Policy ID
project_id	Yes	String	Project ID

Request Parameters¶

**Table 2** Request header parameters¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
X-Auth-Token	Yes	String	User token The token can be obtained by calling the IAM API used to obtain a user token. The value of X-Subject-Token in the response header is the user token.

**Table 3** Request body parameters¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
policy	Yes	PolicyUpdate object	Request body for modifying a policy

**Table 4** PolicyUpdate¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
enabled	No	Boolean	Whether to enable the policy Default: true
name	No	String	Policy Name Minimum: 1 Maximum: 64
operation_definition	No	PolicyoODCreate object	Scheduling parameter
trigger	No	PolicyTriggerReq object	Time rule for the policy execution

**Table 5** PolicyoODCreate¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
day_backups	No	Integer	Specifies the number of retained daily backups. The latest backup of each day is saved in the long term. This parameter can be effective together with the maximum number of retained backups specified by max_backups. The value ranges from 0 to 100. If this parameter is configured, timezone is mandatory. If this parameter is configured, timezone is mandatory. This parameter and retention_duration_days cannot be configured at the same time. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
max_backups	No	Integer	Maximum number of retained backups. The value can be -1 or ranges from 0 to 99999. If the value is set to -1, the backups will not be cleared even though the configured retained backup quantity is exceeded. If this parameter and retention_duration_days are both left blank, the backups will be retained permanently. If this parameter is configured, timezone is mandatory. This parameter and retention_duration_days cannot be configured at the same time. Minimum: 1 Maximum: 99999 Default: -1
month_backups	No	Integer	Specifies the number of retained monthly backups. The latest backup of each month is saved in the long term. This parameter can be effective together with the maximum number of retained backups specified by max_backups. The value ranges from 0 to 100. If this parameter is configured, timezone is mandatory. If this parameter is configured, timezone is mandatory. This parameter and retention_duration_days cannot be configured at the same time. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
retention_duration_days	No	Integer	Duration of retaining a backup, in days. The maximum value is 99999. -1 indicates that the backups will not be cleared based on the retention duration. If this parameter and max_backups are left blank at the same time, the backups will be retained permanently. This parameter cannot be applied together with max_backups, day_backups, week_backups, month_backups, and year_backups. Minimum: 1 Maximum: 99999 Default: -1
timezone	No	String	Time zone where the user is located, for example, UTC+08:00. Set this parameter if you have configured any of the parameters: day_backups, week_backups, month_backups, year_backups.
week_backups	No	Integer	Specifies the number of retained weekly backups. The latest backup of each week is saved in the long term. This parameter can be effective together with the maximum number of retained backups specified by max_backups. The value ranges from 0 to 100. If this parameter is configured, timezone is mandatory. If this parameter is configured, timezone is mandatory. This parameter and retention_duration_days cannot be configured at the same time.
year_backups	No	Integer	Specifies the number of retained yearly backups. The latest backup of each year is saved in the long term. This parameter can be effective together with the maximum number of retained backups specified by max_backups. The value ranges from 0 to 100. If this parameter is configured, timezone is mandatory. If this parameter is configured, timezone is mandatory. This parameter and retention_duration_days cannot be configured at the same time. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
full_backup_interval	No	Integer	Defines how often (after how many incremental backups) a full backup is performed. If -1 is specified, full backup will not be performed. Minimum value: -1 Maximum value: 100 Minimum: -1 Maximum: 100

**Table 6** PolicyTriggerReq¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
properties	Yes	PolicyTriggerPropertiesReq object	Scheduler attributes

**Table 7** PolicyTriggerPropertiesReq¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
pattern	Yes	Array of strings	Scheduling rule of the scheduler. A maximum of 24 rules can be configured. The scheduling rule complies with iCalendar RFC 2445, but it supports only the FREQ, BYDAY, BYHOUR, BYMINUTE, and INTERVAL parameters. FREQ can be set only to WEEKLY or DAILY. BYDAY can be set to MO, TU, WE, TH, FR, SA, and SU (seven days of a week). BYHOUR ranges from 0 to 23 hours. BYMINUTE ranges from 0 to 59 minutes. The scheduling interval cannot be less than 1 hour. A maximum of 24 time points are allowed in a day. For example, if the scheduling time is 14:00 (UTC) from Monday to Sunday, set the scheduling rule as follows: FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=MO,TU,WE,TH,FR,SA,SU;BYHOUR=14;BYMINUTE=00. If the scheduling time is 14:00 (UTC+8) every day, set the scheduling rule as follows: FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;BYHOUR=6;BYMINUTE=00

Response Parameters¶

Status code: 200

**Table 8** Response body parameters¶
Parameter	Type	Description
policy	Policy object	Response to the request for creating a policy

**Table 9** Policy¶
Parameter	Type	Description
enabled	Boolean	Whether the policy is enabled
id	String	Policy ID
name	String	Policy Name
operation_definition	PolicyoODCreate object	Policy attributes
operation_type	String	Protection type, which is backup Enumeration values: backup replication
trigger	PolicyTriggerResp object	Time scheduling rule for the policy
associated_vaults	Array of PolicyAssociateVault objects	Associated vault

**Table 10** PolicyoODCreate¶
Parameter	Type	Description
day_backups	Integer	Specifies the number of retained daily backups. The latest backup of each day is saved in the long term. This parameter can be effective together with the maximum number of retained backups specified by max_backups. The value ranges from 0 to 100. If this parameter is configured, timezone is mandatory. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
max_backups	Integer	Maximum number of retained backups. The value can be -1 or ranges from 0 to 99999. If the value is set to -1, the backups will not be cleared even though the configured retained backup quantity is exceeded. If this parameter and retention_duration_days are both left blank, the backups will be retained permanently. Minimum: 1 Maximum: 99999 Default: -1
month_backups	Integer	Specifies the number of retained monthly backups. The latest backup of each month is saved in the long term. This parameter can be effective together with the maximum number of retained backups specified by max_backups. The value ranges from 0 to 100. If this parameter is configured, timezone is mandatory. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
retention_duration_days	Integer	Duration of retaining a backup, in days. The maximum value is 99999. -1 indicates that the backups will not be cleared based on the retention duration. If this parameter and max_backups are left blank at the same time, the backups will be retained permanently. Minimum: 1 Maximum: 99999 Default: -1
timezone	String	Time zone where the user is located, for example, UTC+08:00. Set this parameter if you have configured any of the parameters: day_backups, week_backups, month_backups, year_backups.
week_backups	Integer	Specifies the number of retained weekly backups. The latest backup of each week is saved in the long term. This parameter can be effective together with the maximum number of retained backups specified by max_backups. The value ranges from 0 to 100. If this parameter is configured, timezone is mandatory.
year_backups	Integer	Specifies the number of retained yearly backups. The latest backup of each year is saved in the long term. This parameter can be effective together with the maximum number of retained backups specified by max_backups. The value ranges from 0 to 100. If this parameter is configured, timezone is mandatory. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
full_backup_interval	Integer	Defines how often (after how many incremental backups) a full backup is performed. If -1 is specified, full backup will not be performed. Minimum value: -1 Maximum value: 100 Minimum: -1 Maximum: 100

**Table 11** PolicyTriggerResp¶
Parameter	Type	Description
id	String	Scheduler ID
name	String	Scheduler name
properties	PolicyTriggerPropertiesResp object	Scheduler attributes
type	String	Scheduler type. Currently, only time (periodic scheduling) is supported. Enumeration values: time

**Table 12** PolicyTriggerPropertiesResp¶
Parameter	Type	Description
pattern	Array of strings	Scheduling rule of the scheduler. A maximum of 24 rules can be configured. The scheduling rule complies with iCalendar RFC 2445, but it supports only the FREQ, BYDAY, BYHOUR, BYMINUTE, and INTERVAL parameters. FREQ can be set only to WEEKLY or DAILY. BYDAY can be set to MO, TU, WE, TH, FR, SA, and SU (seven days of a week). BYHOUR ranges from 0 to 23 hours. BYMINUTE ranges from 0 to 59 minutes. The scheduling interval cannot be less than 1 hour. A maximum of 24 time points are allowed in a day. For example, if the scheduling time is 14:00 (UTC) from Monday to Sunday, set the scheduling rule as follows: FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=MO,TU,WE,TH,FR,SA,SU;BYHOUR=14;BYMINUTE=00. If the scheduling time is 14:00 (UTC+8) every day, set the scheduling rule as follows: FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;BYHOUR=6;BYMINUTE=00
start_time	String	Start time of the scheduler, for example, 2020-01-08 09:59:49

**Table 13** PolicyAssociateVault¶
Parameter	Type	Description
destination_vault_id	String	ID of the associated remote vault
vault_id	String	Vault ID

Example Requests¶

Modifying a backup policy with backups automatically executed at 14:00 everyday and with each backup saved for one day

PUT https://{endpoint}/v3/f841e01fd2b14e7fa41b6ae7aa6b0594/policies/cbb3ce6f-3332-4e7c-b98e-77290d8471ff

{
  "policy" : {
    "enabled" : true,
    "name" : "policy001",
    "operation_definition" : {
      "day_backups" : 0,
      "month_backups" : 0,
      "max_backups" : 1,
      "timezone" : "UTC+08:00",
      "week_backups" : 0,
      "year_backups" : 0
    },
    "trigger" : {
      "properties" : {
        "pattern" : [ "FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=MO,TU,WE,TH,FR,SA,SU;BYHOUR=14;BYMINUTE=00" ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Example Responses¶

Status code: 200

{
  "policy" : {
    "name" : "policy001",
    "associated_vaults" : [ ],
    "enabled" : true,
    "trigger" : {
      "properties" : {
        "pattern" : [ "FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=MO,TU,WE,TH,FR,SA,SU;BYHOUR=14;BYMINUTE=00" ],
        "start_time" : "2019-05-08T06:57:05.000+00:00"
      },
      "type" : "time",
      "id" : "d67269a6-5369-42d7-8150-5254bd446328",
      "name" : "default"
    },
    "operation_definition" : {
      "max_backups" : 1,
      "year_backups" : 0,
      "day_backups" : 0,
      "month_backups" : 0,
      "week_backups" : 0,
      "timezone" : "UTC+08:00"
    },
    "operation_type" : "backup",
    "id" : "cbb3ce6f-3332-4e7c-b98e-77290d8471ff"
  }
}

Status Codes¶

Status Code	Description
200	OK

Error Codes¶

See Error Codes.

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