PowerScale OneFS 9.2.1.0 CloudPools Administration Guide

Sample policies with CloudPools actions

Each file pool policy identifies a set of files and the CloudPools actions to apply to the file pool. You can identify files to be archived based on multiple criteria, including file type, size, directory path, time of file creation, time of last file access, and time of last file modification.

File-matching criteria in a file pool policy enable you to define a logical group of files referred to as a file pool. After defining a file pool, you specify CloudPools actions to perform on the files, including the cloud storage target, compression, and encryption.

For example, you might define file pool policies that specify files to be archived based on criteria similar to the following:

• Files of <type>, last accessed before <date>
• Files older than <date>, last accessed after <date>, and of <type>
• Files in <directory> that are older than <date>
• Files marked with <custom attribute>, that are older than <date>

You can specify file-matching criteria on a per-policy basis. Each file pool policy allows you to combine multiple criteria using AND statements and OR statements, providing significant flexibility and control for your workflow.