Simple Management Cookbook

The purpose of this section is to provide practical examples on how to configure Simple Management to automate the scheduled movement of Media from one Repository to another.

See the Simple Management section for a detailed description.

Enabling Simple Management

Simple Management can be enabled for a Target Repository, or for a specific Volume.

When enabled at a Repository level, a matching Simple Management Rule must exist with a matching scope for every Volume moved to that Repository.

When enabled for a specific Volume, a Simple Management Rule must exist with a matching scope that for every Repository that the Volume will move to.

Enabling at a Repository level

Force Simple Management option is set to True.
As Simple Management sets a Next Move Date, and Volumes are traditionally moved using the TMSS10MovePending program, it is recommended that the Next Repository option is set to an appropriate value.