Scavenging the WINS server database is an administrative task related to backing up the database. Like any database, the WINS server database of address mappings needs to be cleaned periodically and backed up.
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 scavenge the WINS database, choose the Initiate Scavenging command from the Mappings menu. The following table describes the results of scavenging a WINS database.
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State before scavenging |
State after scavenging |
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Owned active names for which the Renewal interval has expired |
Marked released |
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Owned released name for which the Extinct interval has expired |
Marked extinct |
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Owned extinct names for which the Extinct timeout has expired |
Deleted |
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Replicas of extinct names for which the Extinct interval has expired |
Deleted |
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Replicas of active names for which the Verify interval has expired |
Revalidated |
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Replicas of extinct or deleted names |
Deleted |