Cleaning up disk storage space

 

Cleaning up your system before you begin to install a new i5/OS^® release makes more storage space available for the installation process.

To keep your system running smoothly, refer to the topic Basic system operations .

Consider the following tasks that you can do to clean up your system and make more disk space available:

• Use the automatic cleanup option in Operational Assistant to keep your system free of unnecessary clutter.

• Permanently apply program temporary fixes (PTFs) that are temporarily applied on your system if you have not already done so.

• Delete PTF save files and cover letters that are no longer needed. (Use the Delete PTF (DLTPTF) command to do this.)

• Delete any software applications that you installed from software sampler CD-ROMs.

• Perform the steps in Deleting licensed programs during cleanup for licensed programs or optional parts that you no longer use. Read the topics on deleting licensed programs in Deleting software related to the i5/OS operating system for additional information.

• Have each user perform the tasks in Cleaning up user profiles. Delete any user profiles that you no longer need.

• Deleting licensed programs during cleanup
  When you clean up your system before you install a new release of i5/OS software, your tasks might include deleting products.

• Cleaning up user profiles
  Before you upgrade to a new i5/OS release, you should clean up user profiles and the objects that are owned by user profiles.

 

Parent topic:

Ensuring the system meets disk storage requirements for upgrades