6.3 HP StoreAll Storage File System User Guide (TA768-96093, June 2013)

storage. A scheduled scan will quit immediately if it detects that a scan of the same file system is
already running.
You can schedule periodic data validation scans, and you can also run on-demand scans.
Enabling file systems for data retention
You can enable a new or an existing file system for data retention and, optionally, other features
that require a retention-enabled file system, including validation, reporting, and Express Query.
When you enable a file system, you can define a retention profile that specifies the retention mode
and the default, minimum, and maximum retention periods.
New file systems
Enable data retention. The New Filesystem Wizard includes a WORM/Data Retention dialog box
that allows you to enable data retention and define a retention profile for the file system. You can
also enable and define schedules for data validation scans and data collection for reports.
The default retention period determines whether you can manage WORM (non-retained) files as
well as WORM-retained files. To manage only WORM-retained files, set the default retention
period. WORM-retained files then use this period by default; however, you can assign a different
retention period if desired.
To manage both WORM (non-retained) and WORM-retained files, uncheck Set Default Retention
Period, which sets the default retention period to 0 seconds. When you make a WORM file retained,
you will need to assign a retention period to the file.
The Set Auto-Commit Period option specifies that files will become WORM or WORM-retained if
they are not changed during the specified period. (If the default retention period is set to zero, the
files become WORM. If the default retention period is set to a value greater than zero, the files
become WORM-retained.) To use this feature, check Set Auto-Commit Period and specify the time
198 Managing data retention