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5 Specify the Job Properties:
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Add Min: Minimum number of days of partitions for future data that should exist in the
database at any time
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Add Max: Maximum number of days of partitions for future data that should exist in the
database at any time
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Archive Chunk: Minimum number of days of partitions that will account to total number
of days of partitions for Archive.
NOTE: If the fewer than Add Min days partitions exist in the database, partitions are added
until there are enough partitions for Add Max days. Archiving also is done in chunks of days so
that these database operations are not necessary every day.
6 Click Save.
12.3 SDM Command Line
The SDM command line functions can be used instead of the GUI. The command line can be used to
create a batch file or cron job for SDM operations, but Novell recommends using auto-archiving
instead. Auto-archiving can be configured on the Partition Configuration tab of the SDM GUI.
The first step to using the SDM command line is to create a file that stores the connection properties
for the database.
 Section 12.3.1, “General Syntax of the SDM command,” on page 289
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Section 12.3.2, “Starting SDM GUI,” on page 289
 Section 12.3.3, “Viewing Sentinel Database Space Usage,” on page 289
12.3.1 General Syntax of the SDM command
[path to SDM] –action [actionname] [action-specific flags] [path to database
connection file]
The specific flags for each action are described below.
12.3.2 Starting SDM GUI
startGui (DEFAULT)
-action startGui [-connectFile <filePath>]
12.3.3 Viewing Sentinel Database Space Usage
In Tablespace Management, the command line option allows you to:

View Sentinel database space usage
This action (dbstats) displays the Sentinel database usage for all Sentinel tablespaces in Oracle and
Sentinel filegroups in MS SQL.
This command uses the following flags: