not understanding policies

[Shankaran_Shanm]

Currently we have jobs setup up for our weekly / daily to DISK, and then a job that duplicates to tape. it's 1 duplicate job per to disk job, so 6 different jobs. What is the advantage of using policy (ppolicies). I have everything setup now and it runs great, but if I move towards policies i don't understand the benefit.

[tejashree_Bhate]

Hello,

Backup Exec 10.0 has added the use of Policies to enhance the ability to easily manipulate multiple jobs. Policies provide a method for managing backup jobs and strategies. Policies contain job templates, which are job attributes that define how and when Backup Exec processes a job. Templates specify the devices, settings, and schedule for a job, but do not include the selections to be backed up. To create a job, combine a policy with a selection list.

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[Shankaran_Shanm]

but given the circumstances I am in how is this goin to help me

[Shilpa_pawar_2]

Hi,

Policies can be used for setting relationships between jobs. Polices are reusable, so you can create a single policy and combine it with several different selection lists.
After you combine a selection list with a policy, Backup Exec automatically creates a job for each template in the policy. For example, if a policy contains three templates, Backup Exec will create one job for each template, for a total of three jobs.

For more information on policies, please refer admin manual pg 361:
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/279401.htm

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