Restore Previous Date

Adding a Restore Previous Date Simple Management Rule to a Repository will maintain the Next Move Date currently applied to the Volumes when moved to the Target Repository.

Select the required Customer and Media Type so that the Inventory is displayed in TapeMaster.

Select the Simple Management tab, right click and select Add.

Add a description that matches the function or purpose of the rule.

Add in filter values to limit the rule only functioning on the required Volumes.

In this example the target is LTO Volumes moving from TRAN to OFFS.

Set the Rule Type dropdown box to Restore Previous Date.

Click Save to commit the Simple Management Rule.

Return to the Inventory tab.

Right-click on the Target Repository and select Properties.

Select the Options tab.

Set the option Force Simple Management to True and click Save to update.