Deleting a File Space

To delete file spaces from the server, first 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.

Node Name

Enter the name of the client node to which the file space belongs. This parameter is required.

Filespace Name

Enter the name of the file space to be deleted.  For a server that has clients with support for Unicode, you may need to have the server convert the file space name that you enter. For example, you may need to have the server convert the name you enter from the server's code page to Unicode.  See the Filespace Name Type field for details.  If you do not specify a file space name, or specify only a single wildcard character for the name, you can use the Filespace Code Page Type field to limit the operation to a Unicode file space or to a non-Unicode file space.

Object Type

Select the type of data to be deleted from the file space. The 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 on the server.
Spacemanaged Deletes files migrated from a user's local file system (space-managed files from an HSM client).
Server Deletes all archived files in all file spaces for the node that is registered as Type=Server.

Data Type

Select the data type to be deleted from the file space. The parameter is optional.

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

Filespace Name Type

Select how you want the server to interpret the file space name.  This parameter is useful when the server has client with support for Unicode.  A backup-archive client with support for Unicode is currently available for Windows NT,  Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Macintosh OS 9, and Macintosh OS X operating systems.  Use this parameter only when you enter a partly or fully qualified file space name.  

SERVER The server uses the server's code page to interpret the file space name.  This is the default.
UNICODE The server converts the file space name from the server code page to the UTF-8 code page.  The success of the conversion depends on the actual characters in the name and the server's code page.  Conversion can fail if the string includes characters that are not available in the server code page, or if the server has a problem accessing system conversion routines.
FSID The server interprets the file space names as their file space IDs (FSIDs).

Filespace Code Page Type

Select the type of file space to include in the operation.  Use this parameter only when you enter a single wildcard character for the file space name. 

UNICODE Include only file spaces that are in Unicode.
NONUNICODE Include only file spaces that are not in Unicode.
BOTH Include file spaces regardless of code page type.  This is the default..

Client Object Owner

Enter the name of the owner to restrict the data that is deleted from a file space to files belonging to the owner named. This parameter is optional and is ignored when the object type is space-managed. Also, this parameter only applies to multiuser client systems such as AIX, Linux, HP, and SunOS.

Wait for Completion

Select whether the server processes this command in the foreground or background. This parameter is optional.

Yes Specifies that the server processes this command in the foreground.
No Specifies that the server processes this command in the background. The default is No.