Follow the steps described here to use the archiving feature. Steps may vary depending on your chosen archive media.
| Step 1: | Review the Additional archiving considerations. |
| Step 2: | Select an archive media type. For details, see Archive media types. |
| Step 3: | Develop a strategy for managing the space on your archive media. See Managing space on archive media and the applicable section in the chapter on your selected media type. |
| Step 4: | (Optional) Prepare archive media. For details, see Preparing archive media. |
| Step 5: | Set up archiving using the procedures described in one of the following chapters: |
| Step 6: | Review Archive settings. |
| Step 7: | Run archives using the procedures described in Executing archive jobs. |