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File Groups

A file group is a set of files that contains data that a client application uses. The client applications can use file groups to record, access, and permanently store various types of data. For example, CA Endevor Software Change Manager uses the file groups to keep journals and to perform point in time recovery that is based on journal data.

When a client uses file groups, CA-L-Serv manages those files on behalf of the client. CA-L-Serv determines which file in the group to use, records data in that file, and when the file becomes full, automatically switches to a new file.

CA-L-Serv can also archive the contents of all the files in a file group so that you have a permanent copy of the data.

Note these points about file groups:

• In a multiple system environment, file groups can contain data that is obtained from several systems. You do not need to make separate file groups available to each system.
• CA-L-Serv never overwrites data in one of these files. If all files in the group become full, CA-L-Serv issues a message and stops recording data in them.