Do not use the UNIX lscommand to check the size of the client's file index. The output of the nsrls -fcommand is a table, for example:

# nsrls -f /nsr/index/mars/db
Volume id 0: /nsr/index/mars/db
Fid |Kbytes |Count | Name
------------------------------------------
0 |18504 |119798 | sr
1 |2016 |119798 | sr_i0
2 |1768 |119436 | sr_i1

How to Manually Reduce the Client File Indexes and Media Database

You can also use manual methods to control the size of the client file indexes and the media database:
*Purge:

# nsrmm -P volumename
This method removes all relevant entries for user files on that volume from the appropriate client file indexes, but retains the volume in the media database. Purging a volume does not destroy the contents of the tape. You can still recover the contents using the scannerprogram.
*Delete:

# nsrmm -dvolumename

This method removes the volume's entry from the media database. It also removes all the relevant entries for the user files on that volume from the client file index. Deleting a volume does not destroy the contents of the tape. You can still recover the contents using the scannerprogram.
*Recycle:

# nsrmm -m -Rvolumename

Chapter 3

Server and Storage Node Operations

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