Setting retention in files
The retention feature provides a way to ensure that the files are not deleted or modified until the retention period is applied on the files. You can set and show the retention period on files from the Access command-line interface.
The file system should be created with worm=yes option to use the retention feature. See the Storage> fs create man page for more information.
To set retention:
Storage> fs retention set [path] [retention_period]
Where path is the specified file or directory on which retention is set. If the specified path is a directory, then retention is set on all the files that are currently present in the directory.
retention_period is the duration for which retention is set. It can be in [1-9](s|S|h|H|d|D|m|M|y|Y) or mm-dd-yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy:hh:mm:ss format.
When you set the retention period, remember that:
The retention period cannot be reduced once it is set.
The retention period range is between 1 hour and 60 years.
The retention period can be in hour(s), day(s), month(s), or year(s) if you use CLISH.
The retention period can be in second(s), hour(s), day(s), month(s), or year(s) if you use the GUI.
The retention period of a file should be within the minimum and maximum retention period of the WORM-enabled file system, share or bucket within which the file is present.
Note:
The retention period in Access Appliance is based on the file system compliance clock and not based on the system clock.
To show retention:
Storage> fs retention show [path]
Where path is the specified file on which retention is set.
In Enterprise lockdown mode, if retention period is given as 0, retention is removed on the specified file. You can also extend the retention period on a file by specifying a value which is greater than the currently set retention period on a file.
See the Storage> fs man page for detailed examples.
You can set retention on a file system using the Access Appliance GUI.