Apply PSS Retention Policies to Archive Files

You can create storage profiles from PSS Retention Policies and import them into the Optim Directory. These storage policies can apply to new or existing archive files.

When you create a new archive file, you can supply the name of a storage profile to control the time period that it is retained. Refer to Using the Archive Request Editor for details.
To apply a storage profile to an existing archive file, use the command-line utility:
PR0CMND /ARCMAINT OPERATION=UPDATE
        AFFILE={ * |archivefilename}
        [ AFGROUP groupname] 
        [ AFCOLLECTION collectionname]
        [ SERVER=servername]
        [ PROFILE=profilename]
        [ DIRECTORY=directoryname]
        [ OUTPUT=outputfilename]
PR0CMND
Type PR0CMND to initiate command-line processing. Note: the character that follows PR is the number 0 (zero).
/ARCMAINT
Command to run archive directory maintenance.
OPERATION=
Maintenance operation to perform. Specify UPDATE.
AFFILE=
Name of the archive file to apply this storage profile to. This parameter is required. If this archive file already has a storage profile, the storage profile specified in this command replaces it. Specify:
*
Apply the storage profile to all archive files in the Optim Directory.
archivefilename
Apply the storage profile to the named archive file.
AFGROUP
Apply the storage profile to all archive files in the named group. Specify the one- to eight-character name of the group.
AFCOLLECTION
Apply the storage profile to all archive files in the named COLLECTION.
SERVER=
Optional parameter for the name of a server on which the archive file resides.
PROFILE=
Name of the storage profile to apply to this archive file.
DIRECTORY=
Optional parameter for the name of the Optim directory in which the archive file is registered.
OUTPUT=
Name of the output file. This is a response file that contains information indicating whether the command ran successfully.


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