scratch space

subrat · Post by **subrat** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:09 pm

Hi,

It seems i have an issue with scratch space issue.
Can anyone let me know how to check scratch space size.
APT_BUFFER_MAXIMUM _MEMORY is the right variable?

Thanks

nagarjuna · Post by **nagarjuna** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:40 pm

check APT_CONFIG_FILE variable .go to the directory which is specified in config file .and execute the command du and df to get used n free space

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:46 pm

Scratch space is on disk.

There is no environment variable that affects it (except, indirectly, APT_CONFIG_FILE, which names the directories to be used for scratch disk).

bobyon · Post by **bobyon** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 5:33 am

You may need to watch the df and/or du while the job that is experiencing space issues is running because once the job finished, good or bad, it releases the space. So if you check the space usage after the job is done, you may still show space available.

nagarjuna · Post by **nagarjuna** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 5:35 am

Correct me if i am wrong .I think only if the job fails all the scratch files produced will be cleaned up .

ArndW · Post by **ArndW** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 5:51 am

DataStage will attempt to clean up the scratch space files on successful job completion as well as when a job aborts.