Setting external files policy

You can set policy for moving external files. You must define Database Dynamic Storage Tiering parameters before you can set movement policies for external files.

To set policy for moving external files

  1. Access the Database Dynamic Storage Tiering External Files Policy wizard.

    See “To access the tiered storage policy wizards in the Java GUI”.

  2. Select Create or modify policy.

  3. Enter the mount point.

  4. Click Next.

  5. Enter the directory/file names, separated by a new line.

  6. For each storage class, select the number of days the file is not accessed before it will be moved to that storage class. You can leave the Days field blank if you do not want to set policy for a storage class.

  7. To set the policy, click Finish.

  8. To remove the external files policy:

    • Select Remove Policy.

    • Click Next.

    • Click Finish.

    • Click Yes to confirm.