Siemens Unix V4.0 - Manual (Page 227)

Implementing WINS Managing the WINS Server Database
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10.7.3 Scavenging the Database
The local WINS database should be cleared periodically of released entries and old entries
that were registered at another WINS server and replicated to the local WINS server, but
for some reason did not get removed from the local WINS database.
This process, called scavenging , is done automatically over intervals defined by the
relationship between the Renewal and Extinct intervals defined in the WINS Server
Configuration dialog box. You can also clean the database manually.
To manually scavenge the WINS database, choose the Initiate Scavenging command
from the Mappings menu. The following table describes the results of scavenging a WINS
database.
State before scavenging State after scavenging
Owned active names for which the Renewal interval has
expired Marked released
Owned released name for which the Extinct interval has
expired Marked extinct
Owned extinct names for which the Extinct timeout has
expired Deleted
Replicas of extinct names for which the Extinct interval
has expired Deleted
Replicas of active names for which the Verify interval has
expired Revalidated
Replicas of extinct or deleted names Deleted