Creating an ILM rule

ILM rules allow you to manage the placement of object data over time. To create an ILM rule, you use the Create ILM Rule wizard.

Before you begin

You must be signed in to the Grid Manager using a supported browser.
You must have specific access permissions.
If you want the rule to filter objects on last access time metadata, Last Access Time updates must be enabled by bucket for S3 or by container for Swift.
If you are creating replicated copies, you have configured any storage pools or Cloud Storage Pools you plan to use.
If you are creating erasure-coded copies, you must have configured an Erasure Coding profile.
You must have reviewed the information in What the data-protection options for ingest are.

Select ILM > Rules.
The ILM Rules page appears, with the stock rule, Make 2 Copies, selected.

Note: The ILM Rules page looks slightly different if the global Compliance setting has been enabled for the StorageGRID system. The summary table includes a Compliant column, and the details for the selected rule include a Compliance Compatible field.
Click Create.
Step 1 of the Create ILM Rule wizard appears. You use the Define basics page to define which objects the rule applies to.