Users can use the NSS File Versions Utility from their Windows workstations to select a file and delete all versions of the file from the archive database.
Administrators can delete file versions for a variety of reasons, such as the following:
To clear the database of unnecessary data that was versioned prior to applying job filters
To delete file versions without compromising the ArkSQL data structure
To clear the database of file versions related to a job you plan to delete (See also Section 10.9, Deleting a Job.)
To clear the database of file versions to free space in the archive volume
Use the NSS File Versions Utility or the NetStorage Archive function to locate and delete a selected file version set or a selected directory version and its contents from the archive database. For information, see OES 2: Novell Archive and Version Services 2.1 User Guide.
Modify the , , or settings in the job’s settings to delete only the older file versions in the archive database. For information, see Section 8.8, Editing a Job’s Properties.
Delete and purge the job to remove all of its file versions from the archive database. For information, see the following: