Caché System Administration Guide - InterSystems Documentation

Maintaining Local Databases
3.1.1.1 Check Database Freespace Information
You can display a page that shows a list of local databases with information about the amount of free
space on each local database, and remove unused space on local databases (see Remove Unused Space).
To display the Local Database Freespace Information:
• Navigate to the [Home] > [Databases] page of the System Management Portal.
• Click Freespace to display a page that shows a list of local databases with the following free space
information:
Local Databases Freespace Information
Column Heading
Name
Directory
Max Size
Size
Expansion Size
Available
Free
Disk Free Space
Status
Definition
The database name.
The system directory in which the primary volume of the
database resides.
The maximum size allocated to which the database can grow,
in gigabytes. The default is unlimited when you create a
database.
The current allocated size of the database, in megabytes.
Size (in MB) by which to expand the database. The default and
recommended setting is zero (0) when you create a database,
which indicates to use system defaults (12% of the current size
or 10 MB, whichever is larger).
The amount of free space (in MB) available in the database.
The percentage of free space available in the database.
The amount of space free on the volume.
The status of the directory, which indicates if the database is
mounted and with which permissions.
You can retrieve similar information using the %FREECNT utility.
3.1.1.2 Remove Unused Space
You can remove unused space on local databases:
1. Navigate to the [Home] > [Databases] page of the System Management Portal.
2. Click Freespace to display a page ([Home] > [Databases] > [Freespace]) that shows a list of local
databases and associated freespace information.
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