• Simplifying the management of System i disk space, saving time.
• Providing maximum space savings therefore reducing cost and saving money.
• Deferring disk upgrades.
• Assisting with capacity planning as disk upgrades can be planned accurately from growth data statistics.
• Helping to identify potential disk space problems before they arise.
• Improving end user service as applications and disk performance are running more efficiently.
• Easy-to-use windows based GUI.

Disk Space Analyser
Technical Features

Full Network Support
Disk Space Analyser is designed for use over a network of System i processors, or on a single System i, as required. The product can be distributed to and installed on remote machines across a network from a central server machine.

Client/Server Implementation
When Disk Space Analyser is installed on a network of systems, the product can be controlled over the network from the server system. This means that:

• Parameters which determine various aspects of operating Disk Space Analyser on a client system may be sent from the server.
• Data collected from the client system can be viewed at the server.
• Reports produced by any of the systems can be viewed and managed from the server.

Full Windows-based PC Interface - DSA-NetVision
Disk usage and graphs for all systems in the network can be viewed and managed through a graphical user interface from a single PC.

Graphic Presentation of Data
Performance Data can be displayed on the PC as a series of pre-defined graphs. These can be saved as either GIF or JPG files for use in documents and presentations.

Automatic Evaluation of Disk Space Usage
Disk space usage can be evaluated automatically. Libraries can be grouped into application areas, providing growth analysis by application. Analysis can be scheduled as required or can be run manually. The evaluation analyses disk space owned by libraries, objects, files and file members. Information is also provided on the amount of space owned by individual users and on when deleted space in a database reaches a user-defined limit. Total disk space growth trends can be monitored, enabling disk upgrades to be planned accurately. The space occupied by various objects which reside outside libraries can be examined if required by running the RTVDSKINF command.

File Reorganisation
File reorganisation can be scheduled automatically. Deleted space within files can be removed and files reorganised, providing improved application and system performance.

Spool File Management
Unwanted spool files can be purged automatically at user-defined times and after user-defined periods. The RCLSPLSTG command can also be scheduled to recover space occupied by the deleted spool files. Optionally, certain user profiles can be excluded from spool file management.

OfficeVision Document Management
Disk Space Analyser automatically provides statistics on OfficeVision document sizes and ownership. Documents which have not been accessed for a user-defined length of time are identified. Obsolete items can be scheduled for automatic deletion.

Journal Management
Disk Space Analyser improves control over user journals and receivers. A list of current journals is automatically built during the evaluation process. Users then specify if old receivers should be changed or deleted.

Reporting
A comprehensive set of predefined reports shows disk usage by user, library, application, file, object and deleted records. Users can schedule the selection and printing of specific reports.