To define an archive copy group, first complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task. The name of the copy group is STANDARD.
Select the name of the policy domain for which you are defining the copy group. This parameter is required.
Select the name of the policy set for which you are defining the copy group.
Select the name of the management class for which you are defining the copy group. This parameter is required.
Select the name of the primary storage pool where the data is to be stored. This parameter is required.
Enter the number of days to keep an archive copy that is bound to this management class.
The default is 365.
Note: For AIX, Sun Solaris, HP-Unix, and Windows users, if the primary storage pool specified in Copy Destination belongs to a Centera device class and data protection has been enabled, then the Retain Version value will be sent to Centera for retention management purposes.
The time which the server initiates the retention time specified by the Retain Version parameter. This parameter is optional.
Creation | Specifies that the retention time is initiated at the time an archive copy is stored on the server. This is the default. |
Event | Specifies that the retention time is initiated at the time the server is notified of a retention-initiating event for the archive copy. If you specify Retention Initiation=Event, you cannot also specify Retain Version=Nolimit. |
The minimum number of days to keep an archive copy when Retention Initiation=Event. The value of this parameter is not displayed when Retention Initiation=Creation. This parameter is optional. The default value is 365.
Specify how files or directories are handled if they are modified during archive processing and what the server should do if a modification occurs. This parameter is optional.
Shrstatic | Specifies that a file must not be archived while being modified. The server attempts to perform an archive as many as four times, depending on the value specified for CHANGINGRETRIES in the client user options file. If the file is modified during the archive attempt, the server does not archive the file. The default is Shrstatic. |
Static | Specifies that a file must not be modified during archive. If a file is modified during the archive attempt, it is not archived. |
Shrdynamic | Specifies that if the file is being modified during an archive attempt, the server archives the file during the last attempt even though the file is being modified. The server attempts to perform an archive as many as four times, depending on the value specified for CHANGINGRETRIES in the client user options file. |
Dynamic | Specifies that a file is archived on the first attempt by the server, regardless of whether the file is being modified during archive processing. |