Managing the retention policy on a WORM storage server
The WORM retention policy defines how long the saved data on a WORM storage server is protected with immutability and indelibility. The initial retention policy is determined when you configure the server. Use the following procedures to view or change the policy from the deduplication shell.
Viewing the retention policy
To view the retention policy
- Open an SSH session to the server as the msdpadm user, or for NetBackup Flex Scale, as an appliance administrator.
- Run the following command:
setting WORM status
Changing the retention policy
Use the following procedure to change the retention policy. The new retention policy applies for future backups. It does not apply to backups that were taken before you made the change.
To change the retention policy
- Open an SSH session to the server as the msdpadm user, or for NetBackup Flex Scale, as an appliance administrator.
- Run the following command and specify the minimum duration to keep the storage immutable and indelible:
setting WORM set-min worm_min=<duration in seconds>
- Run the following command and specify the maximum duration to keep the storage immutable and indelible:
setting WORM set-max worm_max=<duration in seconds>