Creating a policy

This topic describes how to create a policy.

Prerequisites

You must have Administrator privileges to perform this task.

Context

SAN File System console provides a wizard to step you through the process of creating a policy.

Policy properties, including any associated rules, are stored in metadata. They are not stored in a file.

Steps

  1. Start the Create-policy wizard by clicking Manage Filing→Create a Policy in the My Work frame.
  2. Click Next.
  3. In the Create a Policy panel under High-Level settings, fill in the Name and Description for the policy. Then click Next.
  4. Under Add Rules, fill in the Rules Description field with a description of the rule.
  5. Select a storage pool from the Storage Pool Assignment drop-down list.
  6. Choose the rule specifics.
  7. Continue creating all rules for this policy, and click Next when finished.
  8. In the Edit Rules for Policy panel, verify the rules.
  9. Click Manage Filing→Policies
  10. Select the policy you just created, and click Activate from the drop-down list.
  11. Click Go to activate the policy and verify the activation.

Parent topic: Managing policies

Related concepts
Policies and rules

Related reference
Create a Policy - Add Rules panel
Create a Policy - Edit Rules panel
Create a Policy - High-Level Settings panel
Create a Policy - Introduction panel
Policies panel
File placement policy syntax

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