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Simple Management Rules
Simple Management rules allow automation of a volumes next move date based on matching preset criteria. The rules can filter off media ID, volume ID, data cluster, from repository and/or to repository values.
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 Managementoption 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 Repositoryoption is set to an appropriate value.
Creating a Simple Management Rule
From the required Customer's media type select the Simple Management tab.
Right click in the main window and select Add, or press Insert on your keyboard.
In the identity tab, insert a description to describe the rule.
Under the identity tab insert the scope of the rule:
- Active
- Restore
- Scope
- Exclusion Days
- Movement Direction
- From Repository Filter
- To Repository Filter
- Volume Attributes
- Media-ID Filter
- Volume-ID Filter
- Data Cluster
Under the Calculations tab select the rule type: Permanent, Day and/or month, In days, Days of month/year or restore previous date.
If Day and/or month, In days or Days of month/year is selected you will be presented with extra rule options:
- Rule Options
- Day of week
- Of
- Advanced
- Iterations
- Adjustments
- Days
- Then adjust to
- Skips
- Days
- Holidays
- Also skip last