File Retention Tab, Storage Profile Definition

Use the File Retention tab to provide parameters for retaining an Archive File on disk after copying to or recalling from a backup device.

Note: This tab is displayed only if you select the Copy to Backup Device check box and choose a backup device on the Primary Copy tab.
Storage Profile Definition with File Retention as the active tab. The elements of the File Retention tab are described as follows.

Retention after Archive

The Archive Process creates an Archive File on disk and, if required by the Storage Profile, copies it to a backup device. You can select an option to delete the Archive File from disk immediately after the Archive Process is complete or after a specified period, measured from the time the Archive File was last accessed (whether by Optim™ or other software). Once deleted, the Archive File is no longer in the disk file system. You can also choose to retain the Archive File on disk as well as on the backup device.

Note: Retention after Archive settings do not apply to a primary Archive File that has also been copied to a WORM device.
Delete Immediately after Archive Process
Delete the Archive File from disk immediately after the Archive Process is complete. A deleted Archive File is recalled by a deferred Delete Process.
Note: This option is not recommended if you plan to access the Archive File frequently.
Delete after:
Delete the Archive File from disk after the specified period, measured from the time the Archive File was last accessed. You can specify a number of days, hours, or a combination of both. (Storage space limitations should be considered when specifying how long to retain Archive Files.)
Days
Number of days (0 to 999) to keep the Archive File on disk (since the file was last accessed).
Hours
Number of hours (0 to 23) to keep the Archive File on disk (since the file was last accessed).
Keep
Do not delete the Archive File from disk.
Note: Use caution when creating and deleting Archive Files from disk after copying to a backup device. If you delete an Archive File from disk and later reuse the Archive File name, you will not be prompted to confirm the overwrite. At runtime, the new Archive File will overwrite the original Archive File copied to the backup device.

Retention after Recall

When you process or browse an Archive File that was copied to a backup device and removed from disk, Optim references the Storage Profile that was used to create the Archive File to copy the Archive File from the backup device to the recall path. You can choose to delete the Archive File from disk immediately after the recall or after a specified period of time.

To specify an Archive File that was copied to a backup device and removed from disk, you can:

Specify the period of time for which the recalled Archive File is retained on disk after the recall is complete:

Delete Immediately after Recall
Delete the Archive File from disk immediately after the recall is complete.
Delete after:
Delete the Archive File from disk after the specified period, measured from the time the recall is complete. You can specify a number of days, hours, or a combination of both. (Storage space limitations should be considered when specifying how long to retain Archive Files.)
Days
Number of days (0 to 999) to keep the recalled Archive File on disk after the recall is complete.
Hours
Number of hours (0 to 23) to keep the recalled Archive File on disk after the recall is complete.
Note: You can specify 0 for either Days or Hours, but not for both.