Re: Oh where has my disk space gone?

[Chuck Lewis <clewis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Yep,

Thanks Sue. I was aware of that and would never perm apply like right after a
load. Usually wait 6 months or so (more "or so" because I forget) :-)

And glad to see you on the list !!

Chuck

Sue Baker wrote:

> On Friday, 11/16/2001 at 08:24 EST, Chuck Lewis <clewis@iquest.net> wrote:
> > That's not what I saw. I gained space after applying perm. I wish I
> remembered
> > the semantics of this (anyone) but applying perm cleans up a bunch of
> stuff,
> > removes duplicate copies (A and B) etc. I think (?).
>
> Applying PTFs perm, whether the MF or the SF/SI ones does clean up some
> space.  However, be aware that if you ever need to remove a PTF, it's
> almost impossible when they're applied perm.  If you want to remove a PTF,
> you've got to be able to revert to the previous level of the modules, so a
> backup has to be on disk.  It's these "backups" that are eliminated when a
> PTF is applied perm and this is the space you regain.
>
> Sue
> iSeries Advanced Technical Support
> eMail: smbaker@us.ibm.com