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Run the Archive and Purge Rule

You run the archive and purge rules from CA SDM or you use a third-party scheduler to start and stop an archive and purge rule. The scheduler must support the commands that are issued from a command line.

The third-party scheduler must be installed on the following servers, depending on your CA SDM configuration:

• Conventional: Primary server
• Advanced availability: Background server

(From CA SDM), follow these steps:

1. Select Archive and Purge, Archive and Purge Rules on the Administration tab.

   The Archive and Purge Rule List page opens.

2. Select the rules that you want to run by clicking the box to the left of the rule name.
3. Specify the number of hours (1-24) for which the rule will run in the Stop after field.
4. Click Run Now.

   A message is displayed indicating that the archive and purge process has started.

5. Click OK to close the message box.

(From a third-party scheduler), follow these steps:

1. Open the third-party scheduler.
2. Set the start time for the scheduler. Run the following command:

   bop_cmd -f arcpur.frg "start_arcpur('<rule_name>', 'hours')"
   

3. Set the stop time for the scheduler. Run the following command:

   bop_cmd -f arcpur.frg "stop_arcpur('<rule_name>')"
   

   Note: The arcpur.frg file is located in the $NX_ROOT/bopcfg/interp directory.

   The archive and purge rule is scheduled.