If you maintain the file path of an HSM system in Customizing (transaction FILE), you don’t need to communicate with the archive system using ArchiveLink because the HSM system stores the files autonomously.
If you use an HSM system, it is sufficient to maintain the file name in Customizing (Transaction FILE). You do not then need to communicate with the storage system using the Content Management Service, because the HSM system stores the files on tertiary media according to access frequency and disk space.
Manual storage
Once the delete program has processed the relevant archive file, you can manually copy archive files to tape.