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Synchronization
Synchronization involves maintaining the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Space
Management database in sync with the actual files on the original file system. It
ensures that:
For every stub file, there is a valid file copy kept
For every original file on the original file system, there are no database entries
For pre-migrated files, there is an entry in the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for
Space Management database
It also updates status fields in the database.
For example, if you recall a file, change it, and immediately migrate it, IBM Tivoli
Storage Manager for Space Management has two copies of the file in its storage:
the most recent one, which is valid, and an obsolete one. Reconciliatio ...