FSA's archiving policies provide the optional setting "Delete archived file when placeholder is deleted" if you choose to leave placeholder shortcuts.
For NTFS and NetApp file servers, Enterprise Vault maintains a local cache of the "Delete archived file when placeholder is deleted" policy settings. This DOD cache holds the policy setting for each local target volume and target folder, including retention folders.
When a placeholder is deleted on an NTFS or NetApp file server, Enterprise Vault does as follows:
It identifies the parent target folder that is closest to the folder from which the placeholder was deleted.
It obtains from the DOD cache the value of the "Delete archived file when placeholder is deleted" setting that applies to the target folder.
It uses the DOD cache value to determine whether to delete the archived file. If the DOD cache value specifies deletion, Enterprise Vault immediately deletes the archived file.
If Enterprise Vault is unable to identify the parent target folder for a deleted placeholder, it logs an error in the event log. It does not delete the archived file.
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Enterprise Vault updates the DOD cache every hour by default. A delay of up to an hour may therefore occur before Enterprise Vault's deletion behavior reflects a change to this policy setting. |
Note that if you move placeholders to a different location, the archiving policy that applies to the destination location determines whether the archived files are deleted on placeholder deletion.
Enterprise Vault uses a different mechanism with EMC Celerra file server placeholders, as follows:
To configure archived file deletion with Celerra you must configure a target volume whose share points to the root of the file system. The "Delete archived file when placeholder is deleted" policy setting that applies to this root volume determines this policy setting for all of the file system's archived files. The root volume's policy setting overrides any "Delete archived file when placeholder is deleted" policy setting that you apply to any other target volumes or target folders in the same file system.
For Celerra placeholders, Enterprise Vault does not use a DOD cache. When a Celerra placeholder is deleted, Enterprise Vault examines the value of the "Delete archived file when placeholder is deleted" setting for the policy that applies to the Celerra target root volume.
The deletion of the archived Celerra files does not occur immediately upon placeholder deletion. Deletion from Celerra takes place daily according to the schedule that is specified in the properties of the File System Archiving task.