> Terry L. Inzauro wrote: >> is there a document that outlines the steps necessary to purge 'older' data >> on a disk device that is >> full? i understand that my retention levels are not correct, but i wish to >> purge data at my >> discression until i get it all figured out. > > You can purge entire volumes only, not select data. If you wish to only > purge some data, you need to have multiple volumes and use them in a > rotation. > A word of advice, limit your volume size to 1/10 to 1/20th (or even more) of the size of your disk array so that proper volume management has a chance to work. Having only a few giant volumes does not play well with complex schedules and retention periods.
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