If you list the files on the tape cartridge, you can see that the file name changed. Compare  Example 7-87 with the output from Example 7-85 on page 191. Although files are moved or  renamed, recalls on those files are fine. The space on tape that is occupied by deleted files is not reused during normal IBM Spectrum  Archive EE operations. New data is always written after the last index on tape. The process of  reclamation is similar to the same named process in IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli  Storage Manager) environment because all active files are consolidated onto a new, empty,  second tape cartridge. This process improves overall tape usage and utilization.  When files are deleted, overwritten, or edited on IBM Spectrum Archive EE tape cartridges, it  is possible to reclaim the space. The reclamation function of IBM Spectrum Archive EE frees  tape space that is occupied by non-referenced files and non-referenced content that is  present on the tape. The reclamation process copies the files that are referenced by the LTFS  index of the tape cartridge being reclaimed to another tape cartridge, updates the GPFS/IBM  Spectrum Scale inode information, and then reformats the tape cartridge that is being  reclaimed. The following considerations should be reviewed before the reclamation function is used: It is preferable to perform a reconciliation of the set of tape cartridges that are being  reclaimed before the reclamation process is initiated. For more information, see 7.15,  “Repairing files to their resident state” on page 187. If this is not performed, the  reclamation might fail with the following message: GLESL086I(01990): Reclamation has not completed since at least tape 058AGWL5  needs to be reconciled. It is preferable to schedule periodically reclamation for the IBM Spectrum Archive EE tape  cartridge pools. Recalls are prioritized over reclamation. If there is a recall request for a file on a tape  cartridge that is being reclaimed or for a file on the tape cartridge being used as the  reclamation target, the reclamation job is stopped for the recall. After the recall is  complete, the reclamation resumes automatically. Only one tape cartridge is reclaimed at a time. The reclamation function does not support  parallel use of drives for reclaiming multiple tape cartridges simultaneously. GLYPH<SM590000> One tape cartridge at a time GLYPH<SM590000> Recall priority GLYPH<SM590000> Scheduled reclamation GLYPH<SM590000> Reconcile before reclaiming tape cartridges Example 7-87 List the files on the LTFS tape cartridge [root@ltfs97 /]# ls -la /ltfs/058AGWL5/ibm/glues/file1.img* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 87 Apr 9 13:44 /ltfs/058AGWL5/ibm/glues/file1.img.old ->  /ltfs/058AGWL5/.LTFSEE_DATA/1066406549503693876-17750464391302654144-190660251-134 206-0 7.19 Reclamation 7.19.1 Reclamation considerations 192  IBM Spectrum Archive Enterprise Edition V1.2.6: Installation and Configuration Guide