Bind management classes to files

Binding associates a file with a management class.

When you back up a file for the first time, IBM Spectrum® Protect binds it to either the default management class or the management class specified in your include-exclude list.

If the backup copy group for the management class specifies keeping multiple backup versions of the file, and you request multiple backups, the server always has one active backup version (the current version) and one or more inactive backup versions of the file. All backup versions of a file are bound to the same management class and are managed based on the attributes in the backup copy group.

When you archive a file for the first time, IBM Spectrum Protect binds it to the default management class, to the management class specified in your include-exclude list, or to a management class you specify when modifying your archive options during an archive.

Archived files are never rebound to a different management class. If you change the management class for a file using an include.archive statement, the archmc option, or through the backup-archive client GUI, any previous copies of the file that you archived remain bound to the management class specified when you archived them.

If a file is deleted on the client system then that inactive objects of the file are not rebound.

For information about how to associate files and directories with management classes, see the IBM Spectrum Protect server documentation.