Re: [Networker] Storage Node disk space is full

"Andrew Quintana" <Andrew.Quintana AT wpni DOT com> wrote on 11/26/2007 
03:06:09 
PM:

> What you are doing with the script below is deleting the savesets from
> the media database, not freeing up any space on the disk itself.  You're
> actually halfway there, once you delete the media database entries you
> need to remove any savesets from the disk that do not have any database
> entries.  You just need to add an additional line to your script:
> 
> nsrstage -C -V [volumename]

Shoot. Forgot to paste in that I am actually doing that:

nsrstage -v -C -V admnbck001.wrk.ads.pha.phila.gov.023.RO

(admnbck001 = NW server)

> I have to wonder why you're doing this to clean up space on a file-type
> device.  Are you cloning to tape before you delete from the disk volume?

Yes, this is a clone job.

> If so, maybe you should be staging rather than cloning, it will copy and
> then delete from the disk in essentially one step. 

Once my new tape library hets a license, we plan to stage. For right now, 
we're cloning.

> If you prefer cloning (maybe you're using the automated savegroup 
cloning), 

We run automatic cloning jobs nightly, yes.

> maybe you should be adjusting your retention period to automatically 
clear off
> savesets after a specified time.  Note that if you do this, your clones
> will have the same retention period as the orginals unless you are
> running 7.3.x or 7.4, and specify a longer retention period for your
> clone pool.

We are running 7.4. Client retention policy says 1 week, I believe.

> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] 
> On
> Behalf Of MIchael Leone
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 2:54 PM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: [Networker] Storage Node disk space is full
> 
> I have a Win2003 storage node. The storage disk drive that NW uses is 
> reading full. We have a script that runs every day that does:
> 
> mminfo -r "ssid,cloneid" -q 
> "client=%machine%,volume=%tapevol%,copies>2,savetime<1 day 17:00"
> nsrmm -y -d -S (vol IDs returned above)
> 
> (where %machine% is my client name, and %tapevol%  is my server disk 
> folder for that client)
> 
> to clean up space, but that seems to only open up space on the NW
> server? 
> How can I reclaim the disk space on the storage node client itself? 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> -- 
> Michael Leone
> Network Administrator, ISM
> Philadelphia Housing Authority
> 2500 Jackson St
> Philadelphia, PA 19145
> Tel: 215-684-4180
> <mailto:michael.leone AT pha.phila DOT gov>
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