Dynamic File Services pairs and policies must be associated before any data can be moved between the primary and secondary paths. A single pair can be associated with multiple policies. A single policy can be associated with multiple pairs.
IMPORTANT:A retention pair can be associated with a policy only if the direction is Primary to Secondary. You must use the Review Service to restore a file from the retention repository on the secondary path to its original location on the primary path. For information, see Section 12.6.4, Restoring Files or Folders.
You can view a list of the pairs associated with a policy in the Policy Properties dialog box.
In the Management console, connect to the DynamicFS server that you want to manage.
Click the folder under the server to view the list of policies for the server in the right panel.
Right-click a policy, then select .
Click the tab to view a list of the pairs that are currently associated with the policy.
Click or to exit.
You can view a list of the policies associated with a pair in the Pair Properties dialog box or in the Statistics dialog box.
In the Management console, connect to the DynamicFS server that you want to manage.
Click the folder under the server to view the list of pairs for the server in the right panel.
Use either of the following methods to see a list of policies associated with a pair:
Right-click a pair, select , then select the tab to view a list of the policies that are currently associated with the pair.
Right-click a pair, select , then view a list of the policies that are currently associated with the pair in the area.
This view has the added benefit of showing the current state of the policy and information about the last time the policy was run.
Click or to exit.
You can associate or disassociate pairs with a selected policy by using the Policy Properties dialog box.
IMPORTANT:When you disassociate a pair from a policy, the policy must not be running on the pair.
In the Management console, connect to the DynamicFS server that you want to manage.
Click the folder under the server to view the list of policies for the server in the right panel.
Right-click a policy and select to open its Policy Properties dialog box, then select the tab.
(Optional) Associate one or more pairs to the selected policy:
On the tab, click to open the Select Pairs dialog box.
The Select Pairs dialog box displays a list of all pairs that are defined on the server that are not already associated with the selected policy.
Select one or more pairs that you want to add to the list, then click .
Click .
(Optional) Disassociate one or more pairs from the selected policy:
Ensure that the selected policy is not currently running on any of the pairs you want to disassociate from it.
The policy should both report an state in the Management Console window. You can wait until the policy run ends, or you can manually stop the running process.
Select one or more pairs that you want to remove from the list for the policy, then click .
Click .
Click to save changes made on the current page, or click to exit.
The policy is enforced for its associated pairs at the policy’s next scheduled run time. Scheduled and unscheduled policies that are associated with a pair can be run manually by using the option.
You can associate or disassociate policies with a pair by using the Pair Properties dialog box or the Statistics dialog box.
IMPORTANT:When you disassociate a policy from a pair, the policy must not be running on the pair.
In the Management console, connect to the DynamicFS server that you want to manage.
Click the folder under the server to view the list of pairs for the server in the right panel.
Right-click a pair and select to open its Pair Properties dialog box, then select the tab.
(Optional) Associate one or more policies to the selected pair:
On the tab, click to open the Select Policies dialog box.
The Select Policies dialog box displays a list of all policies that are defined on the server that are not already associated with the selected pair.
Select one or more policies that you want to add to the list, then click .
Click .
(Optional) Disassociate one or more policies from the selected pair:
Ensure that the policies that you want to disassociate from the pair are not currently running on the pair.
The policy should both report an state in the Management Console window. You can wait until the policy run ends, or you can manually stop the running process.
Select one or more policies that you want to remove from the list for the pair, then click .
Click .
Click to save changes made on the current page, or click to exit.
The policies associated with the pair are enforced at each policy’s next scheduled run time. Scheduled and unscheduled policies that are associated with a pair can be run manually by using the option.
In the Management console, connect to the DynamicFS server that you want to manage.
Click the folder under the server to view the list of pairs for the server in the right panel.
Double-click the pair to open its Statistics dialog box.
(Optional) Add a new policy association:
Use either of the following methods to open the Select Policies dialog box:
In the Statistics dialog box toolbar, select > .
Right-click in the area, then select from the pop-up menu.
The Select Policies dialog box displays a list of all policies that are defined on the server that are not already associated with the selected pair.
In the Select Policies dialog box, select one or more policies to associate with the pair, then click .
The policies are enforced for the selected pair at the each policy’s next scheduled run time. Scheduled and unscheduled policies that are associated with a pair can be run manually by using the option.
(Optional) Remove a policy association:
Ensure that the policy is not currently running on the pair.
You can wait until the policy run ends, or you can manually stop the running process.
In the area, select one or more idle policies that you want to disassociate from the pair.
Use either of the following methods to remove the association between the selected policies and the selected pair:
In the Statistics dialog box toolbar, select >
Right-click and select .
When you are done, close the Statistics dialog box.