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6.4 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager policies
This section discusses the use of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager policies only at a very high
level. For a more detailed explanation, see Chapter 11 “Implementing Policies for Client Data”
in the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for OS/400 PASE Administrator’s Guide, GC23-4694.
6.4.1 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager policy overview
Policies are rules that you set at the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager server to help you manage
client data. Policies control how and when client data is stored, how and when files are
backed up and archived to server storage, and the number of copies of a file and the length of
time copies are kept in ...