The data is migrated using the policies that are created based on the last accessed time, modified time, file type, file size, and so on.
Click the Policies tab, the Policies page is displayed.
Click to create a policy.
Specify the name and description for the policy.
Select the required rule.
Sample use cases:
Use Case 1: To migrate data that is not accessed for more than 120 days.
Rules |
Value |
Unit |
Operation |
---|---|---|---|
Files not accessed since |
120 |
days |
End |
OR
Rules |
Value |
Unit |
Operation |
---|---|---|---|
Files not accessed since |
4 |
months |
End |
Use Case 2: To migrate data that is not modified for the last two years.
Rules |
Value |
Unit |
Operation |
---|---|---|---|
Files not modified since |
2 |
years |
End |
Use Case 3: To migrate all the files with .doc and .pdf extension.
Rules |
Value |
Operation |
---|---|---|
File name matches |
*.doc,*.pdf |
End |
Use Case 4: Consider you have six files with names data, user1_data, 2017_data, 16-may_data, may-17_data, and data32. To migrate files with file names containing a matching string.
Rules |
Value |
Operation |
---|---|---|
File name matches |
*data* |
End |
After running this policy, all the six files are successfully migrated.
Use Case 5: To migrate all the files that are less than 1 MB in size.
Rules |
Value |
Unit |
Operation |
---|---|---|---|
File size is less than |
1 |
MB |
End |
Use Case 6: To migrate all the files and folders that are available in a specific file path.
Rules |
Value |
Operation |
---|---|---|
File path contains |
/data1/secret |
End |
Use Case 7: To migrate or recall all the files and folders starting from the given directory path.
Rules |
Value |
Operation |
---|---|---|
Directory path is equal to |
/data2/secret |
End |
The entire volume will be examined if any other rules are added along with the Or operation.
NOTE:Ensure that the path provided is from the root of the volume.
(Optional) Create multiple rules for the same policy using the following:
And: Performs And operation between the selected and next rule.
Or: Performs Or operation between the selected and next rule.
New group: Adds a new group and use And or Or option between these two groups. You can create any number of groups and add multiple rules for the same group.
Delete: Deletes the selected rule.
End: Deletes all the rules that follows the selected rule.
For example, to migrate all the data except PDF files larger than 10 MB and less than 6 months old:
Rule |
Value |
Unit |
Operation |
---|---|---|---|
File not accessed since |
6 |
months |
And |
File size is less than |
10 |
MB |
And |
File name does not match |
|
- |
And |
Click SAVE.
Click the Policies tab to view all the policies.
To modify the policy:
Click policy name or on the policy you want to modify.
Click UPDATE.
To delete the policy:
Click on the policy you want to delete.
NOTE:You cannot delete the policy that you have used to migrate data.
Click OK.
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