Introduction › Vault Management System (VMS) › Retention Criteria

Retention Criteria

VMS utilizes six basic types of retention criteria. Logical combinations (AND and OR) of the retention criteria are allowed. A tape can be held in a vault based on the following:

• The number of cycles (creations) in the vault
• The number of days since moved to the vault
• The number of days since the volume was created
• A specific, future date
• The expiration date of the tape
• The number of days passed since the volume was last used