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Recycling
Recycling is the process of reclaiming space on archive volumes. The recycler works
with the archiver to reclaim the space occupied by unused archive copies. As users
modify files, the archive copies associated with the old versions can be purged from
the system. The recycler identifies the volumes with the largest proportions of
expired archive copies and directs the movement of unexpired copies to different
volumes. If only expired copies exist on a given volume, a site-defined action is
taken. For example, such a volume can be relabeled for immediate reuse or exported
to offsite storage, thus keeping a separate historical record of file changes. Users are
unaware of the recycling process as it relates to their data files.
This chapter describes the recycling process and directives. It includes the following
topics:
■ “Recycling Process Overview” on page 149
■ “Recycling Tape Libraries” on page 152
■ “Recycling Disk Archive Volumes” on page 160
■ “Recycling for Archive Copy Retention” on page 163
Recycling Process Overview
The recycler keeps the amount of space consumed by expired archive copies to a
minimum as defined by site-specified parameters. At any time, the space on a given
archive volume consists of the following:
■ Current data, consisting of archive images that are active currently
■ Expired data, consisting of archive images that are no longer active currently
■ Free space, consisting of space that is not being used by currently active or
expired archive images
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