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.

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.

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.

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 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.