Use this procedure to update an existing user-defined protection policy.

RECOVERY_SERVICE_POLICY_UPDATE

1. Log in to your OCI tenancy.
2. In the navigation menu, click Oracle Database, and select Database Backups to display the Database Backups page.
3. Click Protection Policies.
4. Use the List scope option to find the protection policy you want to edit.
   • In the Protection policies list, click the Action menu, and select Edit.
   • Alternatively, click the name of the required protection policy, and click Edit.
   The Edit protection policy panel is displayed.
5. In the Name field, update the name as necessary.
6. In the Backup retention period (in days) field, you can choose to update the retention period. You can specify a value ranging from 14 days to 95 days.
   If you have enabled the retention lock and if the scheduled lock date is earlier than the current date, it indicates that the retention period is permanently locked. In this case, you can only increase the backup retention period for the policy.
7. If the scheduled lock date is greater than the current date, then you can clear the Enable retention lock option to disable the lock. See, Using Retention Lock to Protect Backups for more information.
8. Click Save changes.