A vault store is a disk-based container for the archived data that Backup Exec archives from one server. When you create an archive job, you select a vault store as the device to which you want to send the archived data. A vault store contains at least one vault store partition that is the physical location where the archived items are stored. You can create additional vault store partitions for a vault store when it requires more disk space.
Each vault store has an associated database. The database holds information about the archives in the vault store and all the items that are stored in each archive. For example, when an item is archived, the vault store’s database is updated with this information. Single instance storage-related information is contained in the fingerprint databases for all of the vault stores.
The following vault store properties let you manage the deletion of archived items:
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Delete an item from its original location on the resource immediately after it is archived, or after the vault store is backed up.
See About deleting archived data from its original location.
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Delete the archived items that have expired retention periods from specific archives in vault stores.
See Preventing the deletion of expired archived items from an archive.
You can back up vault stores and their associated databases, along with other Archiving Option components.
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Creating a vault store in the Archiving Option