Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

Adding information about recyclable save sets to the client file index

Each NetWorker client, including the NetWorker server, has a client file index (CFI). The CFI is a database that contains information about the files that are in a save set.

When NetWorker adds save set information into the media database and CFI, NetWorker assigns the save set a retention date, which is based on the retention policy that is assigned to the backup, clone, or archive. Browsable information about the save set remains in the CFI until the current date is equal to the retention date.

When the current date is equal to the retention date, NetWorker expires the save set and identifies the save set as no longer required for recovery, or as eligible for recycling. When the status of the save set is eligible for recycling, NetWorker removes the information about the save set from the CFI, and you cannot perform a browsable recovery of the save set data. Some applications, such as the NetWorker Module for Databases and Applications, require that a save set is browsable to perform a recovery.

You can make expired save set files browsable for recovery by adding the save set information back into the client file index.