Resolving server space issues

The IBM Storage Protect server's primary function is to store data. If it runs out of space in the database or storage pools, operations might fail.

To determine if the database is out of space, issue the QUERY DB command. If the percent utilized (used space) is at or near 100%, define more space. Typically, if the database is running out of space, this situation is indicated by other issued server messages.

To determine if a storage pool is out of space, issue the QUERY STGPOOL command. If the percent utilized is at or near 100%, make more storage space available. To add more space to a DISK storage pool, allocate one or more new storage pools and define them to the server using the DEFINE VOLUME command. You can configure IBM Storage Protect to automatically allocate storage pool DISK and FILE space by using the DEFINE SPACETRIGGER command.

To add more space to a sequential media storage pool, evaluate the tape library and determine if more scratch tapes can be added. If so, add the additional scratch volumes to the library and update the MAXSCR parameter for the storage pool by issuing the UPDATE STGPOOL command.