Phantoms

devilsmentor · Post by **devilsmentor** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:03 pm

Whenever i choose the option to write the XML O/P to a file, a phantom process is getting created. And these processes dont die on their own, i need to go looking for them and kill each one of them.Is there any option to capture XML without creating phantoms. !!!

DSguru2B · Post by **DSguru2B** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:33 pm

A Phantom is a background process so nothing to be scared of them. If there are warnings in your log file then post them here.

devilsmentor · Post by **devilsmentor** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:41 pm

hi DSGURU, its not that i am getting warnings in the jobs, my concern is when i try to bounce my DSServer i need them closed. And i explained you how i will have to close it, Just looking for a better option to not have them opened. Also i noticed more the phatoms, slower is the response from DS.

DSguru2B · Post by **DSguru2B** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:45 pm

how are you identifying the phantoms. At the unix prompt?
When you do

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ps -ef | grep phantom

how many do you see, do they have PPID other than 1?

devilsmentor · Post by **devilsmentor** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:54 pm

Well i do ps -ef | grep phantom | grep "username"....i get all the phantoms created with my "username" and they have a PPID of 1. The main concept is that i want to capture an XML. I declare the path in the XML O/P stage in its O/P section, and the job obviously gets aborted creating a phantom and XML file. These background processes are slowing down the response from server

DSguru2B · Post by **DSguru2B** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:57 pm

Ok if the PPID is 1 that means its a zombie process and yes they need to be cleared. I thought you said no warnings. I assumed that the job finishes.

Anywho, I have'nt come across something like this, especially dealing with XML's. Maybe someone here can throw enlighten us with some more info.