The Ferret utility, ferret, lets you display and set storage space utilization attributes of the database. Ferret dynamically reconfigures the data in the file system while maintaining data integrity during changes.
Ferret works on these data levels as necessary:
- Vproc
- Table
- Subtable
- WAL Log
- Disk
- Cylinder
You can use the Ferret utility to display and change the WAL Log and its index.
Ferret has the following options:
- SCANDISK, which checks the WAL Log by default.
- SCOPE, which you can set to check only the WAL Log.
- SHOWBLOCKS and SHOWSPACE, which display log statistics and space.