Orphan files reporting allows you to generate reports on the files found in your environment that are owned by users that are no longer active in the environment. It is very likely that many of these files are no longer needed and could be wasting space.
You can view this information by directory, directory group, filesystem, filesystem group, cluster, computer, computer group, domain, and for the entire network.
You can also generate reports on the Oldest Orphan files that have not been accessed for the longest periods of time, as well as Largest Orphan files.
Note: The number of files that are gathered and stored in the Tivoli Storage Resource Manager Enterprise Repository is dependent upon the number that you specify in the profile that you use during scanning. The default profile gathers information on the 20 largest orphan files. You can select a profile for the report by clicking the Profile list box.
Report Fields
The fields provided in a Computer report are:
Field Name |
Description |
Access Time |
date and time when an orphaned file was last accessed |
Computer |
name of the computer where an orphaned file is stored |
Filesystem |
filesystem where an orphaned file is stored |
Path |
full path to the location of an orphaned file |
Filename |
name of the orphaned file |
Owner |
operating system internal ID of the user who owned the orphaned file. This is the internal ID the operating system uses to identify the user, and not the user ID. |
OS User Group |
OS User group to which the owner of an orphaned file belongs |
Logical Size |
logical size of an orphaned file (measured in kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes) |
Physical Size |
physical size of an orphaned file (measured in kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes) |
Modification Time |
date and time when an orphaned file was last modified |
Create Time |
data and time when an orphaned file was created |
The information displayed can vary, depending on the type of selected resource.
For more information, see Usage Reporting - Files Overview.