Archive Directory Entry Information Dialog

Use the Archive Directory Entry Information dialog to update the Archive Directory entry for the Archive File.

To open the Archive Directory Entry Information dialog, right-click an Archive File in the grid on the Archive Directory Maintenance dialog and select Update Directory Entry from the shortcut menu.

Archive Directory Entry Information dialog. The elements of the Archive Directory Entry Information dialog are described as follows.
Server Name
The name of the Optim™ Server on which the Archive File was created. If (Local) is displayed, the Archive File was not created on a Server.
Archive ID
The unique Archive ID for the selected Archive File.
Group
Group name for the Archive File. You can modify the Group name, as required.
Creation Date
The date and time on which the Archive File was created.
Creator
The User ID under which the Archive File was created.
Created on Machine
The name of the workstation or Server on which the Archive File was created.
GUID
Globally Unique Identifier. Archive assigns an identifier to each Archive File, recording the GUID in the Optim Directory. A sample GUID follows:

{4CABBD4E-4EAB-43B7-9211-D713B7CF21D5}.

Storage Profile
Name of the Storage Profile for the Archive File. You can enter another Storage Profile name, or click the browse button to open a dialog for selecting a Storage Profile.

Storage Profile is available only if the Archive File was created with a Storage Profile.

Note: Changing the Storage Profile does not change the retention policy for the Archive File.
Description
Description for the Archive File.
Index File Name
The fully qualified path and file name for any Archive Index File for the Archive File. Click the browse button to update the location of the Archive Index File, if moved from its original location.

Primary File Tab

The Primary File tab on the Archive Directory Entry Information dialog lists all segments of the Archive File, and other information specific to the primary Archive File.

File Name
The fully qualified path and file name for the primary Archive File.
File Access Definition
File Access Definition for the Archive File.
Segment Name
The path and file name for each segment of the Archive File. If the path to the Archive File segments has changed, you can correct the information.

The following naming convention is used for segments of an Archive File:

filename.1.af, filename.2.af, (... filename.n.af), filename.af.

For example, when creating an Archive File named c:\arch\archtest.af that requires three segments, the segments are as follows:

c:\arch\archtest.1.af              (segment 1)
c:\arch\archtest.2.af             (segment 2)
c:\arch\archtest.af              (segment 3)
Media Type
The media type of the Archive File (that is, Fixed, Network, Removable, WORM Device).
Backup File
The type of backup device used during the Archive Process, if any (that is, Centera, Tivoli, NetWorker).

Retention Policy

Use the following options to change the retention policy for the primary Archive File.

For more information about retention policy, see Manage Archive Media.

Auto Delete Date
Click the down arrow to change the date when the primary copy of the Archive File is automatically deleted or select Never to remove the existing retention policy.
Note: You cannot select a date prior to the current Auto Delete Date.
User Name
The User ID under which the Archive File is deleted.

Change User Name if the original is no longer valid or no longer has sufficient rights to delete the file.

Note: The User ID must have administrative privileges, or be a member of a group with the appropriate authority.
Password
Password corresponding to the User Name.
Domain
The Domain name for the User Name.

You can use shortcut menu commands to register the duplicate Archive File and view WORM Device or Centera attributes for a file. Right-click the grid and select from the following commands:

Register Duplicate File
Register the duplicate Archive File in the Archive Directory by selecting the name of the duplicate Archive File from the Open dialog. (Enabled if the duplicate file exists but is not registered.)
Display Centera Attributes
Opens the Centera File Attributes dialog, which displays Centera attributes for the selected Archive File or segment.
Display WORM Device Attributes
Opens the WORM Device Primary File Attributes dialog, which displays the WORM Device retention period for the primary Archive File.
Display Audit Trail
Opens the Archive Audit Trail dialog, which displays any migration history of Archive Files.

Duplicate File Tab

If a duplicate Archive File is registered, the Duplicate File tab on the Archive Directory Entry Information dialog displays the names of all segments of the duplicate. Media Type displays the value listed for the file on the Archive Directory Maintenance dialog.

You can use shortcut menu commands to view WORM Device attributes, remove the duplicate Archive File registration, or register the duplicate as the primary. Right-click the grid and select from the following commands:

Display WORM Device Attributes
Opens the WORM Device Duplicate File Attributes dialog, which displays the WORM Device retention period for the duplicate Archive File.
Remove All
Delete registration for all segments of the duplicate Archive File.
Replace Primary Segments
Register the duplicate Archive File as the primary Archive File.

Centera File Attributes Dialog

The Centera File Attributes dialog displays information about the Archive File saved to the Centera Server, including the retention period for a specific Archive File.

This dialog is informational only and cannot be modified. To open the Centera File Attributes dialog, right-click the Segment Name grid in the Archive Directory Entry Information dialog and select Display Centera Attributes from the shortcut menu.

Note: The SegNum value for a nonsegmented Archive File is 0. For a segmented Archive File, the SegNum attribute displays the number of segments created for the Archive File, regardless of the segment you selected on the Archive Directory Entry Information dialog. All other Centera file attributes pertain to the last segment created, that is, the segment with the original Archive File name (for example, custarchive.AF).
Centera File Attributes dialog

Archive Audit Trail Dialog

The Archive Audit Trail dialog displays the migration history of an Archive File created by the Archive File Migration Process.

To open the Archive Audit Trail dialog, right-click the Segment Name grid in the Archive Directory Entry Information dialog and select Display Audit Trail from the shortcut menu

The Archive Audit Trail dialog contains two grids, audit records and record details. The upper grid displays the audit records of the migration process. If the file was created from a source Archive File also created by the migration process, the audit records grid lists each source file up to an original source Archive File created by an Archive Process. Select a record in the audit records grid to display information in the record details grid about the migration process that created the file. The Right Arrow column Right Arrow column header in the audit records grid indicates the selected record.

Archive Audit Trail Dialog. The elements of the Archive Audit Trail Dialog are described as follows.

Audit Records

Migration Date
The date and time the migration was performed.
Migrated By
User ID of the person who performed the migration.
Input Filename
The name and location of the source Archive File.

Record Details

Input/Output Archive File Attributes
The Input Archive File Attributes and Output Archive File Attributes lists display Archive Directory details about the Archive Files used in a migration process as well as the following information:
Created By
User ID of the person who created the Archive File.
Created on Machine
Machine on which the Archive File was created.
Creation Date
Date the Archive File was created.
File Access Definition
The File Access Definition associated with the Archive File.
File Name
The fully qualified name of the Archive File.
File Version
The version of Optim used to create the file.
GUID
Globally unique identifier (GUID) for the Archive File.
Operating System Type
The Optim Server operating system: Windows, UNIX, or Linux.
Operating System Extension
The Optim Server operating system version.
Version Build Number
The build number installed on the Optim Server.
Version Build Sub-Number
The build version installed on the Optim Server.
Runtime Options
Displays options used during the Archive File Migration Process.
Audit Version
The version of the Archive File Migration utility used to migrate the file.
Compress
TRUE indicates the output file was compressed.
Register
TRUE indicates the output file was registered in the Archive Directory.
Replace Directory Entry
TRUE indicates the output file replaced an Archive Directory entry.
Retain GUID
TRUE indicates the output file uses the same Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) as the source file.
Migrated from Mainframe
TRUE indicates the source file was created on a z/OS® platform.
Mainframe Access Definition
If the source file was created on a z/OS platform, the Access Definition name for the output file.
Migration Description
Description of the Archive File Migration process.
Mainframe DBAlias
If the source file was created on a z/OS platform, the DB Alias name for tables in the output file.