Re: Large Objects created on AS400 consuming huge disk space

[CRPence <CRPbottle@xxxxxxxxx>]

  Of course the idea that there are any "large objects" to be 
located is inherently flawed.  Unless the objects responsible for 
the growth are already known, there is no way to know if the 
increase in storage was by many small objects or even possibly by 
small increments to existing objects of any size.

  If the storage increase is to "permanent storage" versus 
"temporary storage", the quickest method to track percentage 
differences is by user profile; even without knowing which old or 
new objects might have grown, this possibly enables determination of 
which user(s) to "chase".  A [baseline] snapshot of the current 
storage taken by each *USRPRF can be obtained using DSPUSRPRF 
TYPE(*BASIC) OUTPUT(*OUTFILE), and then later [e.g. after a change 
in permanent storage space is noted], obtain another Display User 
Profile output file that is then used compare the difference in the 
UPMXSU "max storage used" field from the baseline snapshot to the 
current snapshot.

Regards, Chuck

sneha verma wrote:
> I am on V5R4.I have seen a substantial increase in the DASD
> since last 4 days, almost 4%.
>
> There are no Object Management tools installed (eg OS Director)
> thru which I can actually find about the big files/libs created
> in the last 4 days and chase the user.
>
> Is there a way on AS400 (thru AS400 commands) thru which I can
> find about the big files and objects created in the last 4 days.