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The Media Management Process Updating a Vault Criteria Descriptor (VCD) To update an existing VCD, select the Schedule object, double-click, and select a schedule from the list. Double-click the schedule to expand the tree. The Vault Criteria Descriptor object and Rotation objects appear. Right-click the Vault Criteria Descriptor object and select Update. Make your changes and click OK to save the new setting for this VCD. Deleting a Vault Criteria Descriptor (VCD) If you want to delete a schedule, you must first delete the associated rotation and VCD. To delete a VCD, in the left pane of the MM Admin window, select the VCD from the list under the Vault Criteria Descriptor object, right-click, and select Delete. When the confirmation appears, click OK. Defining Retention Policies After you create a schedule, you must set the policies governing tape volume retention for your vault. To do this, use the Rotation object. Note: The Rotation object appears in the left pane of the MM Admin window only after you create schedule. Creating 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: ■ Sequence Number-MM Admin automatically generates a sequence number for your rotation. Vault cycles start with the lowest sequence number. The default for a new rotation is 10 and the next new rotation that follows is 20. If you would rather assign a particular sequence number, select the Sequence Number option and select a number. ■ Vault Name-A vault name must be specified for each rotation. You can select the name of a vault from the drop-down vault list. ■ In the Retention fields, set any of the following conditions: - Hold Days-The number of days you want tape volumes to be retained. - Keep for Cycles-The number of vault cycles you want tape volumes to be retained in this rotation. - Days Elapsed from First Format Date-Starting from the day the tape volumes were first formatted, enter the number of days you want tape volumes to remain in this rotation. Managing Devices and Media 7-33