Deleting trace files

sportclimber · Post by **sportclimber** » Fri May 28, 2010 2:19 pm

Hi all:

We have some .trace files sitting around (some for over 2 years) in our projects directory (in &PH&). I'm wondering if I can delete these once we're done with them, and if so, what is the best way? Do they need to be deleted through DataStage administrator (if so, how)? Or can they just be removed like any other unix file? I definitely don't want to corrupt my project!

Thanks in advance for any input!

--Pam

Sreedhar · Post by **Sreedhar** » Fri May 28, 2010 3:33 pm

If it not used since two year then I think you can easily remove it. It would be great if you can give some more details of the trace file.

There would be multiple trace files, used to trace the Db2 or ODBC or Oracle database connectivity.

What I would do is, rename the file and see if my system behavior changes if it does not then some time later (after observing for 10- 15 days will remove)

Sreedhar · Post by **Sreedhar** » Fri May 28, 2010 3:36 pm

If it not used since two year then I think you can easily remove it. It would be great if you can give some more details of the trace file.

There would be multiple trace files, used to trace the Db2 or ODBC or Oracle database connectivity.

What I would do is, rename the file and see if my system behavior changes if it does not then some time later (after observing for 10- 15 days will remove)

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Fri May 28, 2010 5:59 pm

Items in the "phantom" &PH& are only needed when the job is running that produced them. Most people prune that directory to a rolling 7(ish) days just to keep some level of detail around for forensic purposes.

sportclimber · Post by **sportclimber** » Fri May 28, 2010 8:24 pm

Thanks, that was exactly what I was looking for! (and such a quick response).

Cheerio!
Pam

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Fri May 28, 2010 8:43 pm

Anytime, Sportclimber.