Scheduling reconciliation and reclamation

The reconciliation process resolves any inconsistencies that develop between files in the General Parallel File System (GPFS™) and their equivalents in LTFS. The reclamation function frees up tape space that is occupied by non-referenced files and non-referenced content that is present on the tape.

It is recommended to periodically schedule reconciliation and reclamation, ideally during off-peak hours and at a frequency that is most effective. This ensures consistency between files and efficient use of tapes in your IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition system.

Refer to the topics Managing file reconciliation and Managing reclamation in the Related information section for more information.