Hello,
I'm looking for information regarding backup and retention of Business Central data/databases. I have found these links, but we are looking for something above and beyond 30 days worth of backups, and manual backups/exports are out of the question as we will be supporting dozens of clients.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/faq
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/administration/tenant-admin-center-database-export
At a high level, here's what we're looking for:
- Every 4 hours every day a backup is created (1am, 5am, 9am, 1pm, 5pm, 9pm ET - times and frequency subject to change)
- When a backup is a week old, it is removed unless it is the 9pm ET backup of the day.
- When a backup is a month old, it is removed unless it is the 9pm ET backup Sat of each week.
- When a backup is 6 months old, it is removed unless it is the 9pm ET backup of the last Sat of each month.
- When a backup is 2 years old, it is removed unless it is the last 9pm ET backup of the year.
On a side note, but outside the scope of the BC forum, data is sent to BC in real time from a D365 environment that will require the same backup schedule so that data is in sync in the event a restore is required. I know there are vendors out there that provide backup solutions for D365, but I have been unable to find anything similar for BC.
Thoughts?
