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Abstract

This page provides useful information and best practices for understanding IBM Storage Scale Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) policies.

Content

This Redbook guides through the concepts and usage of IBM Storage Scale Information Lifecycle Management policies (ILM).  It explains the IBM Storage Scale ILM terminology and describes how the IBM Storage Scale policy engine works. This paper further explains the rule language for migration, placement, and list policies. Many practical examples for IBM Storage Scale policies are provided that can be used to efficiently place, migrate, recall, and list files in IBM Spectrum Scale file systems.
Prerequisites:
Readers of this document have basic administrative knowledge regarding IBM Storage Scale concepts, architectures, and policies. This paper gives the reader a quick start to IBM Storage Scale ILM policies.
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Supplemental assets:
Many IBM Spectrum Scale ILM rule and policy examples as well as programs are stored in this repository on GitHub:

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Modified date:
27 November 2024

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ibm16260749