<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="security" content="public" /> <meta name="Robots" content="index,follow" /> <meta http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true r (cz 1 lz 1 nz 1 oz 1 vz 1) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0) "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" l gen true r (SS~~000 1))' /> <meta name="DC.Type" content="reference" /> <meta name="DC.Title" content="Auxiliary storage requirements" /> <meta name="abstract" content="Auxiliary storage requirements should be considered while the system is converting the directories in a file system to the *TYPE2 format." /> <meta name="description" content="Auxiliary storage requirements should be considered while the system is converting the directories in a file system to the *TYPE2 format." /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="rzaaxconcon.htm" /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="../cl/cvtdir.htm" /> <meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1999, 2006" /> <meta name="DC.Rights.Owner" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1999, 2006" /> <meta name="DC.Format" content="XHTML" /> <meta name="DC.Identifier" content="rzaaxauxstoreq" /> <meta name="DC.Language" content="en-us" /> <!-- All rights reserved. Licensed Materials Property of IBM --> <!-- US Government Users Restricted Rights --> <!-- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by --> <!-- GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. --> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ibmdita.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ic.css" /> <title> Auxiliary storage requirements</title> </head> <body id="rzaaxauxstoreq"><a name="rzaaxauxstoreq"><!-- --></a> <!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <h1 class="topictitle1"> Auxiliary storage requirements</h1> <div><p>Auxiliary storage requirements should be considered while the system is converting the directories in a file system to the *TYPE2 format.</p> <div class="section"><p>Here are several considerations regarding auxiliary storage requirements:</p> </div> <div class="section"><ul><li>The final size of the directories after they have been converted to the *TYPE2 format</li> <li>Additional storage required while the conversion function is running</li> </ul> </div> <div class="section"><p>In many cases, the final size of a *TYPE2 directory is smaller than a *TYPE1 directory. Typically, *TYPE2 directories that have less than 350 objects require less auxiliary storage than *TYPE1 directories with the same number of objects. *TYPE2 directories with more than 350 objects are ten percent larger (on average) than *TYPE1 directories.</p> </div> <div class="section"><p>While the conversion function is running, additional storage is required. The conversion function requires that the directories have both a *TYPE1 version and a *TYPE2 version in existence simultaneously.</p> </div> <div class="section"> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> Before installing the <span class="keyword">i5/OS™</span> V5R3M0 operating system or a later release, you might want to consider running the *ESTIMATE option on the OS/400<sup>®</sup> V5R2 (<span class="cmdname">CVTDIR</span>) command, because it can provide a conservative estimate of the amount of auxiliary storage needed during conversion.</div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="familylinks"> <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzaaxconcon.htm" title="Here are several things to consider during the conversion process.">Conversion considerations</a></div> </div> <div class="relinfo"><strong>Related information</strong><br /> <div><a href="../cl/cvtdir.htm">Convert Directory (CVTDIR) command</a></div> </div> </div> </body> </html>