The standard policy consists of a standard policy domain, policy set, management class, backup copy group, and archive copy group. Each of these parts is named STANDARD.
The attributes of the default policy are as follows:
| Policy | Object where the policy is set |
|---|---|
| Backup Policies | |
| Files are backed up to the default disk storage pool, BACKUPPOOL. | STANDARD backup copy group, DESTINATION parameter |
| An incremental backup is performed only if the file has changed since the last backup. | STANDARD backup copy group, MODE parameter |
| Files cannot be backed up while they are being modified. | STANDARD backup copy group, SERIALIZATION parameter |
| Up to two backup versions of a file on the client's system are retained in server storage. The most recent backup version is retained for as long as the original file is on the client file system. All other versions are retained for up to 30 days after they become inactive. | STANDARD backup copy group, the following parameters:
|
| One backup version of a file that has been deleted from the client's system is retained in server storage for 60 days. | STANDARD backup copy group, VERDELETED parameter |
| When a backed up file is no longer associated with a backup copy group, it remains in server storage for 30 days (backup retention grace period). | STANDARD policy domain, BACKRETENTION parameter |
| Archive Policies | |
| Files are archived in the default disk storage pool, ARCHIVEPOOL. | STANDARD archive copy group, DESTINATION parameter |
| Files cannot be archived while they are being modified. | STANDARD archive copy group, SERIALIZATION parameter |
| An archive copy is kept for up to 365 days. | STANDARD archive copy group, RETVER parameter |
| When an archived file is no longer associated with an archive copy group, it remains in server storage for 365 days (archive retention grace period). | STANDARD policy domain, ARCHRETENTION parameter |
| General | |
| The default management class is STANDARD. | STANDARD policy set (ACTIVE), ASSIGN DEFMGMTCLASS command |
| Tivoli® Storage Manager for Space Management (HSM) Policy | |
| Client files are not space-managed (there are no HSM clients). | STANDARD management class, SPACEMGTECHNIQUE parameter |