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More detail for storage class
A clean PR from original reference PR with discussion here: #31420
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`storage_class`::
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Sets the S3 storage class type for the backup files. Values may be
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`standard`, `reduced_redundancy`, `standard_ia`. Defaults to `standard`.
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Sets the S3 storage class for objects stored in the snapshot repository.
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Values may be `standard`, `reduced_redundancy`, `standard_ia`.
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Defaults to `standard`. Changing this setting on an existing repository
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only affects the storage class for newly created objects, resulting in a
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mixed usage of storage classes. Additionally, S3 Lifecycle Policies can
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be used to manage the storage class of existing objects.
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Due to the extra complexity with the Glacier class lifecycle, it is not
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currently supported by the plugin. For more information about the
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different classes, see http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/storage-class-intro.html[AWS Storage Classes Guide]

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