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Tivoli Space Manager for UNIX Using the Hierarchical Storage Management Clients


Migrating Selected Files

Attention: On large file systems, selective migration can take a while.

Use selective migration either from menus or from the command line to move specific files from your local file systems to storage. For example, if you know that you will not be using a particular group of files for an extended time, you can migrate them to storage to free additional space on your local file system. According to the space management options and settings that you select, the HSM client migrates files that are eligible for selective migration.

When you migrate a file selectively, the access time (atime) for the file does not change.

The number of days since you last accessed a file has no effect on whether your file is eligible for selective migration. This is different from automatic migration. An eligible file must meet the following management class requirements:


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