We need the purpose of the file DSD.RUN_*

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We need the purpose of the file DSD.RUN_*

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Hi All,

We are having problem with files DSD.RUN_*(* refers to some numerical id).
The targeted place for these files is /opt/IBM/InformationServer/IIS/Server/Projects/Project name/&PH&>
As these files are filling up the file storage system, please give us info whether to clearing these is ok or not to do.
Please let me know of any more questions.

Thanks for you time.

Marshie
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The information in that %PH% "Phantom" directory isn't really needed once the associated job completes so feel free to purge them on a regular basis - typically once a day for any over X days old where X can be any number you are comfortable with: 2, 5, etc.
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chulett wrote:The information in that %PH% "Phantom" directory isn't really needed once associated the job completes so feel free to purge them on a regular basis - typically once a day for any over X days old where X can be any number you are comfortable with: 2, 5, etc.
1. What are these files used for?
2. Does run director use them as they look like logs
3. Are they just temporary files
4. I was not quite sure what you meant by once associated.
5. What is a Phatom job.
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1. These are essentially "T"d output file from the main background (PHantom) process
2. No, the director does not use these files, except when a "reset" is done in which case the file contents are copied to the log entry titled "from previous run"
3. Yes, they are temporary
4. the file name includes a process number and date/time (in internal format), once that UNIX or Windows PID is gone the association to it is gone as well.
5. PHantom jobs are background jobs. The term comes from the old PRIMOS operating system. At least PRIMOS didn't have "zombies" or "defunct" processes like UNIX does.
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4. Corrected my typo of "once associated the" to "once the associated".
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Moderator, please move to the General forum.
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