how to use the clean up command

[rajesh73]

Hi,

i need to houskeep /var mount point production server due to less space in /var mount point

1.how to use the cleanup command.

2.please share the best way to housekeep --- /var/adm/sw/save/  directory

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[Dennis Handly]

>1. how to use the cleanup command.

See these other topics:

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Patches/help-on-var-adm-sw-save/m-p/6381919

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Patches/Patch-Commit-and-the-Cleanup-command/m-p/5044350

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Patches/Cleanup-Utility/m-p/2562507

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Patches/Running-cleanup-dangers/m-p/5071312

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Patches/removing-patches-in-the-save-custom-directory/m-p/5265720

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Patches/Patch-cleanup-all/m-p/4825119

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/tag/cleanup/tg-p/category-id/itrc-117

>2. the best way to housekeep /var/adm/sw/save/ directory

The only supported way is to use cleanup(1m).  Unless you want to save off the files and put them back later.

[Bill Hassell]

>> /var/adm/sw/save/

Whatever you do, do *NOT* remove any files or directories from these directories.  If you do, most of the install utilities will fail and you'll have to restore the directories from backup. The cleanup command will properly reduce the number of previous files. This directory structure will constantly grow as you install software and patches.

[rajesh73]

So if I am using below command it will removed all the files under var
Cleanup -c 1

[Patrick Wallek]

>>So if I am using below command it will removed all the files under var
>>Cleanup -c 1

No, it will NOT remove all files under /var/adm/sw.  The command will commit (remove) all patches that have been superseded at least once.  That, however, should free up quite a bit of space if you have never used the cleanup command before.

[Dennis Handly]

>removed all the files under var

The only way to remove more files under /var/adm/sw/save/ is if cleanup allowed for -c 0.

Since it doesn't, you would need to use swmodify directly to commit patches that you never want to remove.