Completing the General tab on the Edit Policy dialog box

The following procedure explains how to complete this tab.

To complete the General tab

1. Type a name for this policy in the Name field.

2. Select Enabled or Disabled.

   This setting lets you control whether PureDisk runs the policy in the following ways:

   • If you select Enabled, PureDisk runs the policy according to the schedule that you specify on the Scheduling tab. Enabled is the default.

   • If you select Disabled, PureDisk does not run the policy according to the schedule and NetBackup cannot initiate data removal.

     For example, you might want to stop running this policy during a system maintenance period. If you select Disabled, you do not need to enter information in the Scheduling tab to suspend and then reenable this policy.

3. Specify an escalation procedure.

   PureDisk can notify you if an update does not complete within a specified time. For example, you can configure PureDisk to send an email message to an administrator if a policy does not complete in an hour.

   Select times in the Escalate warning after or the Escalate error and terminate after drop-down lists. These times specify the elapsed time that the policy workflow can run before PureDisk generates a warning message. Six hours is the default time the job can run without an escalation message.

   Whichever option you select, ensure that you create a policy escalation action for the policy that does the following:

   • Defines the email message

   • Defines the recipients of the email message

   • Associates the escalation action with the policy.

   Information about how to create an escalation action is available.

   See the PureDisk Backup Operator’s Guide.