Excluding days from a window for a storage lifecycle policy operation
Use the Exclude Days tab to exclude specific days from a window. If a day is excluded from a window, jobs do not run on that day. The tab displays a calendar of three consecutive months. Use the lists at the top of the calendar to change the first month or year displayed.
To exclude a day from the storage lifecycle policy window
- In the Window tab, select the name of an existing window from the drop-down menu.
- Select the Exclude Days tab.
Use one or more methods to indicate the days to exclude:
Select the day(s) on the 3-month calendar that you want to exclude. Use the drop-down lists at the top of the calendar to change the months or year.
To indicate Recurring Week Days:
Click Select All to select all of the days in every month for every year.
Click Deselect All to remove all existing selections.
Check a box in the matrix to select a specific day to exclude for every month.
Click the column head of a day of the week to exclude that day every month.
Click the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or Last row label to exclude that week every month.
To indicate Recurring Days of the Month:
Click Select All to select all of the days in every month.
Click Deselect All to remove all existing selections.
Check a box in the matrix to select that day to exclude each month.
Click Last Day to exclude the last day of every month.
To indicate Specific Dates:
Click New. Enter the month, day, and year in the Date Selection dialog box. Click OK.
The date appears in the Specific Dates list.
To delete a date, select the date in the list. Click Delete.
- Add additional dates as necessary, and then click OK to save the window and the operation.