Understanding the concepts about rules and data policy help you to manage your Infinite Volumes efficiently.
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What rules and data policies are
A rule determines the placement of files (data) in a Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) with Infinite Volume. A collection of such rules is known as a data policy.
What the default rule is
The default rule is the rule present in the data policy of a Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) with Infinite Volume. It is used to determine the placement of data written to the Infinite Volume when none of the conditions in the existing rules match with the data being written.
How a data policy filters data written to an Infinite Volume
A data policy automatically filters data written to the Infinite Volume into different storage classes. All files are written to the single file system in the Infinite Volume's namespace, and rules in the data policy determine which storage class stores the data for the files.
What a rule template is
A rule template is a predefined template that can be used to create rules in a data policy. A rule template enables you to create a rule based on three categories: owner, file type, and directory path.
What conditions and condition sets are
Conditions are a set of matching criteria based on rule properties—such as the file name, directory path, and owner—that define a rule. A collection of such conditions is known as a condition set. You can use conditions and condition sets only for custom rules to determine where to place content that is written into your Infinite Volume.