DS-Operator F1 Help for GUI (Context-Sensitive) : Extensible Storage Locations
 
Extensible Storage Locations
This dialog box shows the storage locations defined for the DS-System. Once you have defined the Fill Levels, you may add as many Storage Locations and the DS-System will automatically balance its storage across the available space (files in a storage location’s trash folder are included when the DS-System calculates the storage fill levels).
 
Storage Location List
Group
Storage Group to which the corresponding Extensible Storage Location belongs.
If <RETIRED> the Storage Location no longer accepts backup data.
If <DELETED> the Storage Location is flagged to be removed from this list next time DS-System starts.
ID
Automatic ID assigned by DS-System
Path
Path of the storage location
Size (Used)
This amount is the Logical Size configured for each storage location from the "New / Edit Storage Location" dialog box.
The left side of the column shows a red bar indicating the percentage of the Maximum Size amount that has been used. The blue lines indicate the fill levels. The actual used size percentage is listed on the right side of the column.
DS-System will continue to back up to this (or redirect to other) locations as long as there is physical disk space left to write on that location.
Fill levels determine when DS-System redirects backup data to other storage locations (in the same Storage Group).
Entries (Used)
Shows the amount of files as a percentage of the Maximum Files set for the corresponding storage location.
Disk Space
Shows the current amount of physical disk space left on the corresponding storage location.
If physical disk space is low on an Extensible Storage Location, the DS-System will behave according to the parameters “OLEmerLevel” and “OLStopLevel” set in the DS-System Advanced Configurations dialog box.
Size (Trash)
This amount is the Native Size of the files in this storage location’s “Trash” folder.
Files (Trash)
This is the total number of files in this storage location’s “Trash” folder.
Note: Some internal files are not moved to trash (e.g. library link files), therefore the numbers before and after a delete might not correspond exactly.
Add
Click to add a new storage location for the DS-System. Opens the "New / Edit Storage Location" dialog box.
Edit
Click to edit a storage location for the DS-System. Opens the "New / Edit Storage Location" dialog box.
Retire
Click to retire the selected storage location.
This will stop all further backups to this storage location. The DS-System will be locked until it has generated a list of all the files in this location.
Delete
Click to delete the selected storage location.
This location must already be retired (i.e. the Group must be <RETIRED>).
Scan
Click to re-scan the selected storage location. This will update the statistics for Used Size and Used Entries.
Empty Trash
Click to empty the trash from the selected storage location. Opens the "Empty Trash" dialog box.
Fill Levels
Click to edit the Storage Fill Levels for the DS-System. Opens the "Update Storage Fill Levels" dialog box.