Deleting file spaces

If your IBM® Storage Protect administrator gives you authority, you can delete entire file spaces from the server. When you delete a file space, you delete all the files and images, both backup versions and archive copies, that are contained within the file space. For example, if you delete the /tmp file space, you are deleting every backup for every file in that file system and every file you archived from that file system. Carefully consider whether you want to delete a file space.

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You can also delete a file space using the delete filespace command. Use the class option with the delete filespace command to delete NAS file spaces.

You can delete individual backup versions by using the delete backup command.

You can delete file spaces using the backup-archive client GUI or command line clients. To delete NAS file spaces, use the web client or command line client.

To delete a file space using the GUI, perform the following steps:

1. Select Utilities > Delete Filespaces from the main window.
2. Click the selection boxes next to the file spaces you want to delete.
3. Click the Delete button. The client prompts you for confirmation before deleting the file space.