Configuring automatic reclamation
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Configuring automatic reclamation

The vxrelocd daemon tracks the disks that require reclamation. By default, the vxrelocd daemon runs everyday at 22:10 hours and reclaims storage on the deleted volume that are one day old.

To control the schedule for reclamation, use the following tunable parameters:

reclaim_on_delete_wait_period

Specifies the number of days after a volume or plex is deleted when VxVM reclaims the storage space. The value is an integer between -1 and 367.

The default value is 1, which means the volume is deleted the next day.

A value of -1 indicates that the storage is reclaimed immediately.

A value of 367 indicates that the storage space is not reclaimed automatically. Storage space can only be reclaimed manually using the vxdisk reclaim command.

reclaim_on_delete_start_time

The time of day when VxVM starts the reclamation for deleted volumes. The value is any time of day in 24 hour format. (hh:mm)

The default time is 22:10.

Change the tunables using the vxdefault command. See the vxdefault(1m) manual page.

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