Policies

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.

Creating a Policy

Click the Policies tab, the Policies page is displayed.

  1. Click to create a policy.

  2. Specify the name and description for the policy.

  3. 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.

  4. (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

    *.pdf

    -

    And

  5. Click SAVE.

Managing Policies

Click the Policies tab to view all the policies.

  • To modify the policy:

    1. Click policy name or on the policy you want to modify.

    2. Click UPDATE.

  • To delete the policy:

    1. Click on the policy you want to delete.

      NOTE:You cannot delete the policy that you have used to migrate data.

    2. Click OK.

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