> 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.

John

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