You can retain archived items indefinitely or for a specific time period.
Data Retention Settings for Moved or Restore Stubs
The data associated with the moved or restored stubs across subclient paths will follow the storage policy retention settings of the original subclient.
Data Retention Options Updated from Service Pack 16
Data retention options have been updated and enhanced in SP16. If you upgraded from SP15 or earlier, the available retention options might differ. For more information about the object-based and job-based retention options, see Retention Options for OnePass Client Computers.
For a list of changes in version 11 SP16, review the Changes page for SP16.
Data Retention Options Updated from Feature Release 11.22
Starting from 11.22, the data retention options have been updated as follows:
New Subclients
If you create a new subclient for an archive set from the CommCell Console, or Command Center the archiving jobs on the subclients honor Storage Policy Retention. The Retention tab will not be present on the subclients.
From Maintenance Release 11.26.8 and higher:
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If you create a subclient for an archive set from the CommCell Console, then the Retention tab is displayed with default retention set to infinite. You can modify the subclient retention settings.
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If you create a subclient for an archive set from the Command Center, then the Retention tab is grayed out with retention set to zero days. The archiving job on the subclients honor archive plan retention.
Existing Subclients
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For existing subclients in an archive set that were created from the CommCell Console and where the Retention tab was hidden, the Retention tab is displayed with default retention set to infinite. You can modify the subclient retention settings.
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For existing subclients in an archive set that were created from the Command Center and where the Retention tab was hidden, the Retention tab is grayed out with retention set to zero days. The archiving job on the subclients honor storage policy retention.
For a list of changes in version FR 11.22, review the Changes page for FR 11.22.
Data Retention Settings for Overlapping Subclient Content
If the subclient content in a user-defined subclient overlaps with the subclient content on the default subclient, then set a higher retention value for the default subclient.
Data Retention Settings for Moved Stubs
Starting from Feature Release 11.20, for subclient indexing is used on subclients, that enables pruning deleted items from older cycles. Stubs that are moved from one subclient to another subclient are treated as deleted items. When the object-based retention criteria for deleted items are met, the data is pruned resulting in loss of data.
To avoid loss of data, if you are backing up index data to tape media, make sure that you have the last two version's tapes on site.
Managing Data Retention for ArchiveSet Subclients Using the Command Line Interface
By default, the archive jobs retention on the storage policy copy honors the maximum number of days as specified at the storage policy or at the subclient level. To manage the retention period for subclients, run the following command from the software_installation_directory\Base directory on your CommServe server:
qoperation execscript -sn SetSubClientProperty.sql -si 'c=clientName' -si 'a=Q_FILESYSTEM' -si 'i=DefaultInstanceName' -si 'b=defaultBackupSet' -si 's=SubclientName' -si 'CopiesToRetainJobsForDaysOnlyRetention' -si '<Property Value>' -si '7'Possible values for <Property Value>:
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1 - Retains jobs only on the storage policy copy for which highest retention specified.
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2 - Retains jobs on the primary copy and the storage policy copy for which highest retention specified.
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3 - Retains jobs on all the storage policy copies.
For more information on executing the QScripts, see QCommands - qoperation execscript.