General policy definitions
Options
Each policy type supports additional options.
The following is a description of the options that are supported by more than one policy.
Option | Description | Applicable policy type | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Compression type | The compression to be used for the policy should be chosen according to the available components in the system. Some policies do not support all the compression types. The available compression types are:
| Data set backup Full dump UNIX files Data set archive Data set import | ||||||||||||
Use SMS policy | When you check this option, the policy selects and processes only SMS-managed data sets and volumes, according to the relevant SMS attributes. If you do not check this option, the policy selects all data sets and volumes according to the policy selection criteria and processes them according to options that you set in the policy definition. The default is not to use SMS policy. | Data set backup Full dump UNIX files Data set archive | ||||||||||||
Retention method | When specifying retention, the resources created by the policy will be candidates for deletion by the lifecycle management process, according to the user specified retention period or date. Retention is only available when you disable the use SMS policy option. | Data set backup Data set import | ||||||||||||
# of generations | This option is available for policies that create multiple backups of data sets or full volume dumps. It is available for policies defined without checking the Use SMS policy option, by setting the number of generations that will be managed and kept in object storage, regardless of SMS attributes. | Data set backup Full dump UNIX files |
Filters
When the policy is running, resources that are included in the policy selection criteria become candidates for processing. The selection criteria is defined by either a data set name pattern, volume name pattern, SMS storage group name pattern, or z/OS UNIX file name pattern. For detailed explanation of pattern rules, click the question mark (?) icon next to Specify pattern(s) field header.
To exclude resources from the selection criteria, use the filter criteria. The filter criteria defines an additional set of rules that the candidate resource must fulfill in order to be eligible for processing by the policy.
For example, the selection criteria above includes all data set names that begin with SYS2.*, excludes data sets that have an SYS2.*.OLD suffix.
Certain policies have additional restrictions on the type of resources that can be selected for processing, see the section describing each policy for more details.
Resource filter type | Description |
|---|---|
Data Set Name | Allows filtering in/out data sets either by explicit name or by patterns using wild cards. |
Volume Name | Allows filtering in/out data sets/volumes either by explicit name or by patterns using wild cards. |
Storage Group Name | Allows filtering in/out data sets/volumes/storage groups either by explicit name or by patterns using wild cards. |
Data Set Is ZFS | Allows filtering in/out data sets if they are type ZFS. |
Data Set Organization | Allows filtering out data sets by their organization grouped into the following types:
|