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  • 1.  IFS instancecache stuff

    Posted 01/22/24 03:52 PM

    I used the example in Run SQL Scripts for description: Summarize the object counts at each directory level

    The three directories with the greatest number of object counts are:

     

    Quite a large number of files in those directories.

    Unlike most disposable directories, (if they are disposable), IBM marked the first two Can be saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   Yes.

    All of the files in there are all dated 06/15/15.

    It's discussed in here:  https://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l/201403/msg00658.html

    Since then, we've upgraded a few models.  We've done a few unload/reloads.

    I think I'll blast the data.



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    Robert Berendt IBMChampion
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  • 2.  RE: IFS instancecache stuff

    Posted 01/22/24 04:36 PM

    Apparently the image vaporized.

    I cleared the top two with

    del '/home/ROB/instancecache/relationships/*'

    del  '/home/ROB/instancecache/resources/*'



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    Robert Berendt IBMChampion
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  • 3.  RE: IFS instancecache stuff

    Posted 01/23/24 08:55 AM

    Hi Rob,

    I checked on my LPARs and don't have this "instancecache" subdirectory under my home directory.  I did find a support doc related to this:

    https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/esa-what-instancecache-directory-used

    I'd probably have done the same thing that you did.  One side note about the IFS_OBJECT_STATISTICS() table function, there is a distinction between "accessed" and "used":

    --ACCESS_TIMESTAMP    = The time that the object's data was last accessed.
    --LAST_USED_TIMESTAMP = The date the object was last used.  This includes when a file was saved



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    Steven Riedmueller
    Certified IBM i Admin
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  • 4.  RE: IFS instancecache stuff

    Posted 01/23/24 09:15 AM

    I think we can safely cut a line from the link Steve provided as a summary:

    Note: Starting at 7.3, ESA no longer use the /instancecache directory. So any information could be safely deleted and shouldn't be created again.



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    Robert Berendt IBMChampion
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    Original Message


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