A management class defines when your files are included in a backup, how long they are kept on the server, and how many versions of the file the server should keep.
The server administrator selects a default management class. You can specify your own management class to override the default management class.
To assign a management class other than the default to directories, use the dirmc option in your options file.
You can assign a management class for a file or file group by using an include statement in your options file. You can also assign a management class by using an include statement in include-exclude file specified by the inclexcl option. Management class names are not case-sensitive.
Using the command-line client, to associate all files in the costs directory with the management class named budget, you would enter:
include /home/proj2/costs/* budget
include c:\adsm\proj2\costs\* budget
To specify a management class named managall to use for all files to which you do not explicitly assign a management class, enter the following:
include /.../* managall
include ?:\...\* managall
The following examples show how to assign a management class to files:
exclude /.../*.sno
include /home/winter/.../*.ice mcweekly
include /home/winter/december/*.ice mcdaily
include /home/winter/january/*.ice mcmonthly
include /home/winter/february/white.sno
exclude ?:\...\*.sno
include c:\winter\...\*.ice mcweekly
include c:\winter\december\*.ice mcdaily
include c:\winter\january\*.ice mcmonthly
include c:\winter\february\white.sno
Processing follows these steps:
To specify your own default management class mgmt_class_name for files that are not explicitly included, put the following statement at the top of your include list:
include /.../* mgmt_class_name
include ?:\...\* mgmt_class_name
When you archive a file using the graphical user interface, you can select a different management class to override the management class assigned to the file.