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How You Can Create a Rotation

To create a rotation, select the Schedule object in the left pane of the MM Admin window, double-click it, and select a schedule from the list. Double-click the schedule to access the Rotation object. Right-click the Rotation object and select Create. The Create Rotation dialog appears where you can set the following:

If a tape volume meets one of these conditions, it remains in the same rotation. None of these conditions have priority over the other so if any condition is true, the media will stay in the vault--even if conditions appear to conflict. For example, if you select 60 in the Hold Days field but enter a date that is only 30 days away in the By Date field, the tape volume will stay for 60 days.

When you click Add, the new rotation is saved and added to the Rotation branch in the MM management window.

When the Retention period for a tape volume expires, the tape volume is unvaulted and returned to Tape Service to be re-used.