[OpenIndiana-discuss] About deleting past BEs

[Dave Miner]

On 09/26/17 12:59 PM, Harry Putnam wrote:
> How to tell which BEs are ok to delete. What is common practice
> regarding deletion of BEs?
> 
> (I do know what the `N' and `R' mean and so not to delete them)
> 
> In my current list of BE's (shown at end of post)
> I see one marked as backup-1... this is not something I did purposely so
> must be the result of an update.  Is there any reason not to delete that
> one?
> 

If you haven't needed it by now, I wouldn't think you will.

> I'm thinking I could delte 0-11 including `4-backup-1' without expecting
> any bad repercussions. Is that about right?
> 

Yes.

> I do notice that 1 and 7 are quite a lot larger than the others (not
> including the one designated `14 R') and wonder how that happens and if
> it has baring on what to delete?
> 

Depends on activity while that BE was running and the difference in 
package content between it and the prior one.  Larger ones will be 
expected to free up more space.

Dave


> -------       -------       ---=---       -------       -------
> 
> beadm list
> 
> BE                     Active Mountpoint Space Policy Created
> openindiana            -      -          15.2M static 2017-04-09 11:07
> openindiana-1          -      -          3.58G static 2017-04-09 13:20
> openindiana-2          -      -          31.7M static 2017-04-09 13:55
> openindiana-3          -      -          487M  static 2017-04-14 00:50
> openindiana-4          -      -          34.5M static 2017-04-15 11:52
> openindiana-4-backup-1 -      -          219K  static 2017-04-16 13:21
> openindiana-5          -      -          63.9M static 2017-05-03 06:15
> openindiana-6          -      -          615M  static 2017-05-25 12:00
> openindiana-7          -      -          1.77G static 2017-07-08 14:07
> openindiana-8          -      -          223M  static 2017-07-13 09:05
> openindiana-9          -      -          254M  static 2017-07-24 10:50
> openindiana-10         -      -          17.3M static 2017-07-27 12:24
> openindiana-11         -      -          326M  static 2017-08-18 10:04
> openindiana-12         -      -          16.7M static 2017-08-25 07:59
> openindiana-13         N      /          6.26M static 2017-09-05 07:57
> openindiana-14         R      -          78.2G static 2017-09-26 12:41
> 
> 
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