text: **10.6.2 Storage Manager expiration**
  
  ASM is the process for performing Storage Manager-based expiration. ASM performs the 
  following functions: 
  
  (cid:2) Controls the expiration of indexes and data from Content Manager OnDemand (if you use 
  Storage Manager-based expiration) 
  
  (cid:2) Aggregates data before it migrates it to archive media (if you select the Aggregation option 
  in the migration policy) 
  
  (cid:2) Moves data between storage levels of the migration policy 
  
  If you do not run ASM, your disk storage requirements for Content Manager OnDemand are 
  probably higher than expected. The number of objects that are stored in the IFS is also higher 
  than necessary, which results in longer save and restore times. 
  
  If you never run ASM, the first execution of the Start Archived Storage Management 
  (**STRASMOND**) command or the Start Disk Storage Management**(STRDSMOND)**command with 
  the**STRASMOND**parameter set to YES might last for an extended period. 
  
  For more information about expiring archives by using ASM, see*Expiration processing in*
  *Common Server Archive Storage Manager (ASM)*: 
  
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21317082 