PowerScale OneFS 9.8.0.0 CloudPools Administration Guide

WORM files in a Compliance domain

SmartLock supports two types of directories: a Compliance domain and an Enterprise domain.

• When you create a Compliance domain, the target directories must be empty. This requirement prevents CloudPools SmartLink files from being present in the domain.
• You cannot move existing CloudPools SmartLink files into a Compliance domain. The request is denied.
• You cannot archive existing files in a Compliance domain to the cloud. The CloudPools SmartLink file creation attempt generates an error.

In an Enterprise domain, a file is a normal file until it is committed. To become a WORM file, a file must have retention configured and be committed. For CloudPools support, this means the following:

• You can archive a committed file. The CloudPools SmartLink file is successfully created in the Enterprise domain.
• You can read the committed, archived file via the SmartLink file. You cannot edit, rename, move, or delete the file.
• You can recall the committed, archived file, and you can archive it again. However, you cannot edit, rename, delete, or move the recalled file out of the Enterprise domain.