9.9 Previewing a Policy Run

The Preview now option allows you to test a policy run against a Dynamic File Services pair without moving any files. It scans the files to determine which files would be moved if the policy were to be enforced. It reports statistics about the move, such as how many megabytes would be moved and a list of files that would be moved.

9.9.1 Starting a Policy Preview

  1. In the Management Console, connect to the DynamicFS server that you want to manage.

  2. Click the Pairs folder under the server to view the list of pairs for the server in the right panel.

  3. Ensure that the pair is in the Idle state.

    If other policies are running, you can wait until the policy run ends, or you can manually stop the policy run.

  4. Use either of the following methods to start the preview:

    • Double-click the pair you want to manage to open its Statistics dialog box, select one or more policies, then select Preview now.

    • Under the Pairs folder, right-click the pair name, select Preview now, then select one or more policies to run for the preview. The Status for the policies changes to Running, but the pair’s Statistics dialog box does not open automatically.

  5. When the preview run is completed, double-click the pair to open the Statistics dialog box, then click View > Preview results to open the Preview dialog box.

    If the Statistics dialog box is already open, press F5 to refresh the page.

  6. Click the Files to be moved link to see a list of the files.

  7. Use the left-arrow and right-arrow to page through the list of files. You can also specify a sequence of letters in the Filter field to find a specific file.

  8. Close the Preview dialog box when you are done.

9.9.2 Viewing the Preview Results

The latest run of a policy preview for a pair can be viewed until another policy preview is started for the same pair.

  1. In the Management Console, connect to the DynamicFS server that you want to manage.

  2. Double-click the pair you want to manage to open its Statistics dialog box.

  3. Select View > Preview results to see information about the last preview results.

  4. Click the Files to be moved link to see a list of the files.

  5. Use the left-arrow and right-arrow to page through the list of files. You can also specify a sequence of letters in the Filter field to find a specific file.

  6. Close the Preview dialog box when you are done.