REMOVE DAMAGED (Remove damaged data from a source storage pool)
After storage pool conversion, use this command to remove damaged data from a storage pool that uses a FILE device class, a tape device class, or a virtual tape library (VTL).
The REMOVE DAMAGED command permanently deletes damaged data from the storage
pool.
Tip: Before you remove damaged data from the storage pool, try to recover an
undamaged version of the data from a copy or active-data storage pool by issuing the
RESTORE STGPOOL command. Recover an undamaged version of the data from a target
replication server by issuing the REPLICATE NODE command and specifying the
RECOVERDAMAGED=YES parameter.
Privilege class
To issue this command, you must have restricted storage privilege.
Syntax
Parameters
- pool_name (Required)
- Specify a primary storage pool that uses a FILE device class, a tape device class, or a virtual tape library (VTL). The storage pool contains the damaged data. This parameter is required.
- node_name
- Specifies the name of the client node. Separate multiple names with commas and no intervening spaces. You can use a wildcard character instead of a node name if you want to remove damage from all of the nodes in the storage pool.
- Wait
- Specifies whether to wait for the server to remove damaged data from the storage pool. This
parameter is optional. The default value is NO. You can specify this parameter only from an
administrative command line. You can specify one of the following values:
- No
- Specifies that the command processes run in the background.
- Yes
- Specifies that the command processes run in the foreground. Messages are not displayed until the command completes processing.
Example: Remove damaged data from a storage pool and wait for the server to complete processing
Remove damaged data from a storage pool that is named POOL1 and wait for the server to complete processing in the foreground.remove damaged pool1 wait=yes| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| CONVERT STGPOOL | Convert a storage pool to a directory-container storage pool. |
| PROTECT STGPOOL | Protects a directory-container storage pool. |
| REPAIR STGPOOL | Repairs a directory-container storage pool. |