How To Get A Disk Usage Report From IBM iSeries

Below are the steps that I used to get a disk usage report from our IBM iSeries which we used to find and track the large files in our JDE EnterpriseOne data library:

  1. Type: GO DISKTASKS and press [Enter]. Then choose option 1 in the screen below:
    IBM GO DISKTASKS
  2. Choose option 1 for when to collect the information:
    IBM GO DISKTASKS
  3. On the next screen type in *CURRENT in both the Date and Time fields and press [Enter].
    IBM GO DISKTASKS
  4. Press [F12] twice to get out of the Collect Disk Space Information screen.
  5. Do a WRKACTJOB and find a job similar to the one highlighted below:
    IBM GO DISKTASKS
  6. The job may run for several hours depending on the configuration of your system.
  7. When the job above has finished, go to the Disk Space Tasks menu again by typing GO DISKTASKS. This time, choose option 2: Print disk space information.
  8. On the next screen choose “Library” by putting a 1 in the field as in the image below:
    IBM GO DISKTASKS
  9. Enter a “Y” in the next field to indicate that you want to include info about objects in libraries. Then press [Enter].
  10. Fill in the library name that you would like to get information about as in the image below:
    IBM GO DISKTASKS
  11. Finally, find the report using System i Navigator and drag it to your desktop:
     IBM System i Navigator

I hope that helps you find the large objects in a library on an IBM iSeries.

Reference: IBM GO DISKTASKS Overview

One thought on “How To Get A Disk Usage Report From IBM iSeries

  1. Please advise! I’m getting this message when submit the option 1. Thanks.

    Disk space information not scheduled to be collected.

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