An archive policy is a collection of file system directives, copy directives, copy parameters, and volume associations that determine how groups of files can be archived. When the documentation refers to a policy, it is referring to a custom policy unless otherwise specified.
The following table describes the types of archive policies.
A policy consists of the following attributes:
A policy name
One or more sets of file match criteria that can contain:
A starting directory, which is a path relative to the mount point of the file system
Optional search criteria based on the following options:
File name that uses pattern matching
User name or group name or both
Minimum or maximum file size or both
Access age
Release or stage attributes
Archive age for each copy
Unarchive age and release options for each copy
At least one file system (no maximum limit) to which the set of match criteria is applied
From one to four archiving copies of the files from the member file systems that match the file match criteria specified in the policy
When you create an archive policy, you must specify whether each copy to be made will be made to disk or to tape.