Installation manual

Migrating Filesets
Directing File Placement
CLI Storage-Management Guide 14-19
bstnA6k(gbl-ns-vol-plc[wwmed~/acct~emptyRH])# ...
Configuring Progress Reports
The next step in configuring a placement rule is optional but strongly recommended:
setting up progress reports. Progress reports show all the milestones and results of a
file-placement execution. The policy engine generates a report each time the schedule
fires and invokes the rule.
This only generates a report if the rule executes some action, such as scanning a
back-end filer or migrating at least one file or directory. It does not report on
placement of new files, created by clients through the VIP.
By default, a placement rule generates no reports. From gbl-ns-vol-plc mode, use the
report command to generate reports for the current rule:
report prefix
where prefix (1-64 characters) is the prefix to be used for the rule’s reports. Each
report has a unique name in the following format:
prefixYearMonthDayHourMinute.rpt (for example, xrayBkup200403031200.rpt
for a report with the “xrayBkup” prefix).
For example, the following command sequence enables reporting for the “dos2das8”
rule:
bstnA6k(gbl)# namespace wwmed
bstnA6k(gbl-ns[wwmed])# volume /acct
bstnA6k(gbl-ns-vol[wwmed~/acct])# place-rule docs2das8
bstnA6k(gbl-ns-vol-plc[wwmed~/acct~docs2das8])# report docsPlc
bstnA6k(gbl-ns-vol-plc[wwmed~/acct~docs2das8])# ...
If the rule has no schedule, the rule generates a single report when it first runs.