Use this command to verify that a policy set is complete and valid before you activate it. The command examines the management class and copy group definitions in the policy set and reports on conditions that you need to consider before activating the policy set.
The VALIDATE POLICYSET command fails if any of the following conditions exist:
The server issues warning messages for the following conditions:
If you activate a policy set with copy groups that specify nonexistent storage pools, the client backup or archive operations fail.
If you activate the policy set, backup files bound to the deleted management classes are rebound to the default management class in the new active policy set.
If you activate the policy set, files bound to the management classes with deleted copy groups are no longer archived or backed up.
If you activate the policy set with this default management class, clients using the default cannot back up or archive files.
Privilege Class
To issue this command, you must have system privilege, unrestricted policy privilege, or restricted policy privilege for the policy domain to which the policy set belongs.
Syntax
>>-VALidate POlicyset--domain_name--policy_set_name------------><
Parameters
Examples
Task
Validate the policy set VACATION located in the EMPLOYEE_RECORDS policy domain.
Related Commands
Table 299. Commands Related to VALIDATE POLICYSET
Command | Description |
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ACTIVATE POLICYSET | Validates and activates a policy set. |
COPY POLICYSET | Creates a copy of a policy set. |
DEFINE COPYGROUP | Defines a copy group for backup or archive processing within a specified management class. |
DEFINE MGMTCLASS | Defines a management class. |
DELETE POLICYSET | Deletes a policy set, including its management classes and copy groups, from a policy domain. |
QUERY POLICYSET | Displays information about policy sets. |
UPDATE COPYGROUP | Changes one or more attributes of a copy group. |
UPDATE POLICYSET | Changes the description of a policy set. |