Protection policies provide automated backup retention management. Learn how to set up protection policies using a centralized interface within the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Console.

• About Configuring Protection Policies
  Recovery Service uses protection policies to control specific requirements for backup storage, retention, and protection. Use the OCI Console to configure and manage protection policies.
• Using Retention Lock to Protect Backups
  Retention lock applies to the backup retention period defined in a protection policy.
• Filter Protection Policies by Compartment
  Use this procedure to find protection policies specific to an individual compartment.
• Filter Protection Policies by State
  Use this procedure to find protection policies by their life cycle state.
• Creating a Protection Policy
  Use this procedure to create a custom protection policy.
• Viewing Protection Policy Details
  Use this procedure to access information about a protection policy.
• Updating a Protection Policy
  Use this procedure to update an existing user-defined protection policy.
• Moving a Protection Policy to a Different Compartment
  Use this procedure to relocate a protection policy to a different compartment.
• Applying Tags to a Protection Policy
  Use this procedure to apply tags to an existing user-defined protection policy.
• Deleting a Protection Policy
  You can delete only user-defined protection policies that you no longer use.