Unconverted Data

If damaged files remain in a storage pool after conversion, you can restore the files from a copy and try the conversion again, allow the files to expire based on policy settings, or delete the files.

During conversion, eligible data is moved from the source pool to the target pool. The following data types cannot be moved:
  • Damaged files
  • Table of contents (TOC) backups
  • Virtual volumes
  • Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) data
The table shows damaged files that remain in the source storage pool.
Tip: The page also shows how much additional ineligible data remains in the pool. To view details about this data, use the QUERY VOLUME and QUERY CONTENT commands. The server also issues messages about ineligible files during conversion.

The following actions are available on the page:

Retry Conversion
Starts the conversion operation again for any eligible files that remain in the source storage pool. Any damaged data must be cleaned up before it can be successfully converted.

For instructions about cleaning up damaged files, see Cleaning up objects in a source storage pool in the IBM Spectrum Protect documentation.

Tip: If a Cleanup status is shown for a storage pool that contains no data, you can delete the storage pool by using the DELETE STGPOOL command. Alternatively, you can move the storage pool to the Completed state by using the Retry Conversion action.
Delete
Deletes all damaged files that remain in the storage pool. If other ineligible data remains in the pool, that data is not deleted.

As an alternative to deleting damaged files, consider cleaning up the files and trying the conversion again.

For instructions about cleaning up damaged files, see Cleaning up objects in a source storage pool in the IBM Spectrum Protect documentation.

For more information about IBM Spectrum Protect commands and managing storage pools, see the IBM Spectrum Protect documentation.