Viewing the Retention Policy Type and Statistics

To view the retention policy type and statistics, use the following procedures. Note that in the BUI and if a dataset cannot be destroyed, its trash icon is not highlighted.

Filesystem - In the shares area of the software, navigate to the filesystem's project and then the filesystem. In the BUI, additionally select the ACCESS tab. In the CLI, issue the get command. The following file retention attributes are displayed:
- Policy type
- Minimum period
- Maximum period
- Default period
- Grace retention period
- Grace delete period
- Number of filesystems retained
- Retention status: expiration date, time, and if expired
- On expiry policy
Project - In the shares area of the software, navigate to the project. In the CLI, issue the get command. In the BUI, the policy type is displayed in the Static Properties column. Select the ACCESS tab to view the retention period. The following file retention expiration attributes are displayed for each filesystem:
- Date
- Time
- If expired
- Policy type: In the BUI, a solid locked icon indicates mandatory file retention, and a non-solid unlocked icon indicates privileged file retention.
Storage Pool - In the configuration storage area of the software, navigate to the storage pool. In the CLI, issue the get command. The following file retention attributes are displayed:
- Policy type is always mandatory; privileged file retention does not affect a storage pool
- Retention status: expiration date, time, and if expired
- Number of filesystems retained
- Number of filesystems set to hold