Deleting a File Space

To delete file spaces from the server, complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task. Files that belong to the specified file space are deleted from primary and copy storage pools.

Notes:   

1.  If archive retention protection is enabled, the server will only delete archive files with expired retention periods.

2.  The server will not delete archive files that are on deletion hold until the hold is released.

3.  Reclamation will not start while file spaces are in the process of being deleted.

Object Type

Select the type of data to delete from the file space. This parameter is optional.

Any Deletes only backed-up versions of files and archived copies of files. The default is Any.
Backup Deletes all backup data.
Archive Deletes all archived data.
Spacemanaged Deletes files migrated from a user's local file system (space-managed files from an HSM client). The Owner parameter is ignored when you specify the Object Type is Spacemanaged.
Server Deletes all archived files in all file spaces for a server that is registered as a node.

Data Type

Select the data type to delete from the file space. This parameter is optional.

Any Deletes files, directories, and images. The default is Any.
File Deletes files and directories.
Image Deletes only images, if you set the Object Type to Any or Backup.

Client Object Owner

Restrict deleting data from a file space to only the files belonging to the specified owner. The parameter is optional and is ignored when the Object Type is Spacemanaged. This parameter only applies to multi-user client systems such as AIX, SunOS, Linux, and HP.

Wait for Completion

Select an option.

Yes The server processes this command in the foreground. Wait for the command to complete before continuing with other tasks.
No The server processes this command in the background. You can continue with other tasks while the command is being processed. The default is No.