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Identifying old and large files 53
Reporting on Your Datacenter
Identifying old and large files
In this example, the storage administrator wants reduce wasted storage contained in
file systems and hosts in the enterprise. Using the StorageScope Query builder, the
administrator identifies old and dormant files, as well as large files that may be taking
up valuable storage space.
Identifying old or rarely used files
The storage administrator uses StorageScope to create a query statistics about hosts
containing uncompressed files that are rarely accessed or modified. In this example,
the query searches for files that have not been modified or accessed since July 1,
2006.
To accomplish this task, the administrator:
1. Logs into StorageScope as documented under “Identifying IT assets for
accounting” on page 8.
2. Selects Analysis, Queries, Query Builder.
3. Clicks Create to create a new, custom query.
4. On the Define Initial Settings step of the wizard, sets Name, Description, and Time
Period settings for the query. Since the query will be returning data based on the
present configuration of the managed environment, the DBA selects Current Data.
5. Clicks Next to move to the Areas of Interest page of the query wizard.
6. On the Areas of Interest step of the wizard, selects Hosts and File Systems from
the Hosts grouping and select Files and File Types from the Files grouping.
7. Clicks Next.
8. On the Select Columns step of the wizard, selects the following columns:
• Hosts.Host Name
•Files.Parent Directory
• Files.File Name
• Files.Date Created
•Files.Last Modified
•Files.Last Accessed