Creating a Policy

Function

This API is used to create a policy. Policies are classified into backup policies and replication policies.

URI

POST /v3/{project_id}/policies

**Table 1** Path Parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
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	PolicyCreate object	Request body for creating a policy

**Table 4** PolicyCreate
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
enabled	No	Boolean	Whether to enable the policy Default: true
name	Yes	String	Specifies the policy name. The value consists of 1 to 64 characters and can contain only letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-). Minimum: 1 Maximum: 64
operation_definition	Yes	PolicyoODCreate object	Scheduling parameter
operation_type	Yes	String	Protection type, which can be backup or replication
trigger	Yes	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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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. Minimum: 0 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 can be backup or replication Enumeration values: backup
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

**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

POST https://{endpoint}/v3/f841e01fd2b14e7fa41b6ae7aa6b0594/policies

{
  "policy" : {
    "enabled" : true,
    "name" : "policy001",
    "operation_definition" : {
      "day_backups" : 0,
      "month_backups" : 0,
      "retention_duration_days" : 1,
      "timezone" : "UTC+08:00",
      "week_backups" : 0,
      "year_backups" : 0
    },
    "operation_type" : "backup",
    "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" : null,
    "enabled" : true,
    "trigger" : {
      "properties" : {
        "pattern" : [ "FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=MO,TU,WE,TH,FR,SA,SU;BYHOUR=14;BYMINUTE=00" ],
        "start_time" : "2019-05-08 06:57:05"
      },
      "type" : "time",
      "id" : "d67269a6-5369-42d7-8150-5254bd446328",
      "name" : "default"
    },
    "operation_definition" : {
      "retention_duration_days" : 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"
  }
}