In addition to bug fixes, Novell Dynamic File Services 2.0 provides the following new features and changes for the client commands and utilities since Dynamic File Services 1.6:
Registration is required to create multiple pairs and policies on the Dynamic File Services server. The registration action allows you to register a product key and check its status. See Section 3.7, Registration Actions.
Dynamic File Services now supports two types of pairs: standard and retention. The following changes and enhancements were made to provide this support in the command line interface:
The standard pair supports the merged view of two paths for users. Only local primary paths are supported for standard pairs. The secondary path can be a local path, a remote share on a network filer (like NetApp or EMC), or a remote share on a supported Windows platform. Standard is the default pair type.
The retention pair provides a retention repository on the secondary path. Users see files only on the primary path. Primary path and secondary path for a retention pair can be any combination of a local path, a remote share on a network filer (like NetApp or EMC), or a remote share on a supported Windows platform.
You can perform the following actions on a retention pair:
Create a retention pair. See Section 3.8.2, Add a Pair.
Unlink a retention pair. See Section 3.8.4, Unlink a Pair.
A review schedule indicates when review notifications are sent to designated reviewers. This works only if the Notifications Service is configured, and if reviewers are configured to receive notifications about the retention review events. You can associate one review schedule with a retention pair.
Associate a review schedule to a retention pair. See Section 3.8.9, Associate a Review Schedule to a Retention Pair.
Disassociate a review schedule from a retention pair. See Section 3.8.10, Disassociate a Review Schedule from a Retention Pair.
If you upgrade to version 2.0 and have existing pairs, each pair’s definition is modified to add the pair type “standard” in the pair database.
The -pairType option allows you to specify the type of pair to create. See -pairType.
The -exclude and -include options for a pair are not supported for pairs with remote primary paths. Only retention pairs allow remote primary paths. See Section 3.8.5, Add Exclude/Include Paths to a Pair.
The following changes and enhancements were made to policy actions:
Dynamic File Services now manages a policy separately from its policy. For information, see Section 2.3.4, Schedule Actions.
Schedules are now managed separately from policies. If you upgrade to version 2.0 and have existing policies, each policy’s schedule is extracted from the policy, and saved as a schedule with the same name as the policy. You can associate one policy schedule with a policy.
You can now modify a policy name. See Section 3.9.3, Modify a Policy.
The following changes and enhancements were made for policy actions:
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Policy Action Option |
Change Description |
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-execute |
This option replaces the -run option. See Execute a List of Policies on a Pair. |
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-run |
This filter option is now an alias for the -execute option. See Execute a List of Policies on a Pair. |
The following changes and enhancements were made for policy filter options:
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Filter Option |
Change Description |
|---|---|
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-execute |
This option is new for policies. It replaces the -run option. See Execute a List of Policies on a Pair. |
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-fileTypes |
This filter option was expanded to use the perceived types defined in the Dynamic File Services\DswFileTypes.cfg file in addition to the MIME and perceived types found in the server’s Windows Registry. See -fileTypes [-fileContent]. |
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-groups |
This filter option is new for policy filters. It allows you to move files based on a group identity. See -groups. |
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-run |
This filter option is replaced by the -execute option. It is still supported as an alias. See Execute a List of Policies on a Pair. |
Schedules are now managed separately from policies. For the command line, you can create a schedule for policies and retention reviews. See Section 3.10, Schedule Actions.
Modify a review schedule, including its name
Modify a policy schedule, including its name
The following enhancements were added for policy schedules:
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Filter Option |
Change Description |
|---|---|
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-custom |
This filter option is new for policy schedules. See Section 3.10.3, Add a Policy Schedule. |
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-quarterly |
This filter option is new for policy schedules. See Section 3.10.3, Add a Policy Schedule. |
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last |
When specifying the schedule dates option, use the “last” option to specify that the policy runs on the last day of every month. The policy runs on day 28, 29, 30, or 31, according to how many days are in the month. |
The notification review schedule for retention pairs supports only monthly, quarterly, yearly, and custom frequencies.