Policies and Time Zones

Policies and Time Zones

You can configure the SnapSync, VDBSnapshot, and VDBRefresh policies with the time zone in which the policy should be scheduled.

To edit the time zone of a policy:

1. Login to the Delphix Admin application using Delphix Admin credentials.
2. Click Manage.
3. Select Policies.
4. Select the policy.
5. In the policy card, click the pencil icon.
6. Select the appropriate time zone from the dropdown list.

Note: Retention and Quota policies are not schedulable and do not need a time zone.

Upgrading to Version 4.2 or higher:

Prior to version 4.2, a policy operated under the time zone of the policy’s target. For example, a SnapSync Policy scheduled for 4:00am every day that targeted a dSource in Eastern Standard Time (EST) and a dSource in Pacific Standard Time (PST) fired twice a day: once at 4:00am EST and once at 4:00am PST. 

To maintain the same behavior of the Delphix Engine after upgrade, the upgrade process clones existing policies with these clones differing only in their time zone. After upgrading, you may notice that the names of policies change to include the time zones in which they operate.

Note: Default policies are not cloned and always operate under the time zone of the Delphix Engine.

Example Upgrade of an Engine

Pre-Upgrade

Sample Policy Dashboard, Version 4.0.0

Post-Upgrade

Sample Policy Dashboard, Version 4.2

In this example, the dSources and VDBs originally operated under either EST (America/New_York) or CST (America/Mexico_City), and new policies were created to reflect this.