ARCHIVE-TARGET

This parameter determines how the Archive function routes the candidate file to its destination.

If the data is being archived to a cloud-based device, the GROUP_NAME value that was specified in the selection criteria for the Archive process determines which cloud definition is used.

Related Parameters: There are no related parameters.
Valid Settings:
  • TAPE–All of the candidate files that meet the specified selection criteria are archived to one or more tape volumes.
  • CLOUD–The GROUP_NAME that is associated with the candidate file is used to look up the cloud information in the Cloud Definition Database. If the GROUP_NAME is found in the Cloud Definition Database, the candidate file is archived to the corresponding cloud destination; if the GROUP_NAME is not found in the Cloud Definition Database, the candidate file is not archived.
  • GROUP–The GROUP_NAME that is associated with the candidate file is used to look up the cloud information in the Cloud Definition Database. If the GROUP_NAME is found in the Cloud Definition Database, the candidate file is archived to the corresponding cloud destination; if the GROUP_NAME is not found in the Cloud Definition Database, the candidate file is archived to one or more tape volumes.
Default Setting: TAPE