Media Policies

Media policies are essential for the successful implementation of BRMS. The media policy defines the type and length of media retention. It also defines the media class and move policy you want to use for the save. In this way, the media policy ties together many of the most important media management and save elements in BRMS.

The standard BRMS product provides these predefined media policies:

1. The FULL media policy instructs BRMS to retain media for 35 days. You can use this policy for full backups.
2. The INCR media policy instructs BRMS to retain media for 14 days. You can use this policy for incremental backups.
3. The SAVSYS media policy instructs BRMS to retain media that is used for system saves for 1725 days (five years).
4. The SYSTEM media policy instructs BRMS to retain media that is used for system saves for 90 days (3 months).
5. The SAVF media policy instructs BRMS to use save files instead of media and to retain the save files for 35 days.

You can use the BRMS-configured media policies, or you can create your own media policies to suit specific purposes. You can also use a combination of BRMS-configured policies and ones you create. Unless you change them, BRMS uses the default media policies when performing backups.

You can create, change, copy, display, or delete a media policy from the Work with Media Policies display. To get there, take the following steps:

1. Type WRKPCYBRM *MED at a command line and press Enter.

                          Work with Media Policies                      RCHAS400   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
    Position to . . . . . .               Starting characters                      
                                                                                   
    Type options, press Enter                                                      
     1=Create   2=Change   3=Copy   4=Delete   5=Display                           
                                                                                   
    Opt Policy       Text                                                          
     1  SAMPLE                                                                     
        ARCHIVAL     Entry created by BRM configuration                            
        FULL         Entry created by BRM configuration                            
        INCR         Entry created by BRM configuration                            
        QLTSSVR      Entry created by BRM configuration                            
        SAVSYS       Entry created by BRM configuration                            
        SYSTEM       Entry created by BRM configuration                            
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
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    F3=Exit   F5=Refresh   F9=System policy   F12=Cancel                           

2. Type a 1 (Create) in the Opt column and the name of the media policy you want to create in the Policy field. Press Enter. This takes you to the Create Media Policy display.

                              Create Media Policy                                  
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
   Type choices, press Enter.                                                      
                                                                                   
     Media policy . . . . . . . . . . .   SAMPLE       Name                        
     Retention type . . . . . . . . . .   2            1=Date, 2=Days,             
                                                       3=Versions, 4=Permanent     
       Retain media . . . . . . . . . .   35           Date, Number                
       Deleted library retention. . . .   *NONE        Number, *NONE               
     Move policy  . . . . . . . . . . .   *NONE        Name, *NONE, *ADSM, F4      
     Media class  . . . . . . . . . . .   *SYSPCY      Name, *SYSPCY, *ADSM, F4    
     Storage location . . . . . . . . .   *ANY         Name, *ANY, F4 for list     
     Save to save file  . . . . . . . .   *NO          *YES, *NO                   
       ASP for save files . . . . . . .   *SYSTEM      Name, *SYSTEM, 1-32         
       Save file retention type . . . .   4            1=Date, 2=Days,             
                                                       3=Permanent, 4=None         
         Retain save files  . . . . . .   *NONE        Date, Number, *NONE         
       ASP storage limit  . . . . . . .   *SYS         *SYS, 1-99                  
     Secure media . . . . . . . . . . .   *NO          *YES, *NO, *ADSM            
                                                                                   
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    F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F5=Refresh   F12=Cancel