HP File Archiving Software manual Migrating and releasing files using file policies

Migrating and releasing files using file policies

File policies define the conditions under which files are migrated to an archive or set of archives. You can define a file policy to migrate files in a managed volume based on any combination of file age, size, or name. Files are migrated to archives according to the order specified in the policy’s archive list.

By default, a file policy applies to all files in the specified folder and its subfolders, but you can include or exclude specific files. Policies that are defined for a subfolder override the policies set at a higher level. Each folder can have multiple policies. In the event that two policies conflicts with one another when using inclusion and exclusions, exclusion always takes precedence over inclusion policies.

Creating file policies

You can create a file policy for a single volume or a folder within a volume.

To create a file policy

1.In the left pane of the FMA user interface, select Managed Volumes.

2.In the right pane, double-click the volume on which you want to create a file policy.

3.In the right pane, right-click in the Migration Policies area and select New. The New Policy dialog box is displayed.

4.On the Properties tab, enter the policy name and description. FMA automatically enters managed volume information.

5.To apply this policy to a folder rather than to the entire volume, perform the following steps:

a.Click Browse (...) next to the Path field.

b.In the Browse for Folder dialog box, select a folder and click OK.

6.To activate this policy, select Enabled.

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