Defining an Archive Copy Group

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.

Policy Domain Name

Select the name of the policy domain for which you are defining the copy group. This parameter is required.

Policy Set Name

Select the name of the policy set for which you are defining the copy group.

Management Class Name

Select the name of the management class for which you are defining the copy group. This parameter is required.

Copy Destination

Select the name of the primary storage pool where the data is to be stored. This parameter is required.

Retain Version

Enter the number of days to keep an archive copy that is bound to this management class.

The default is 365.

Copy Serialization

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.