When a server process or a client is terminated forcibly, HiRDB outputs troubleshooting information to the $PDDIR/spool directory. Also, when you terminate a command or utility while it is executing by pressing Ctrl-C, for example, temporary work files generated by the command or utility remain in the $PDDIR/tmp directory. If these troubleshooting information and temporary work files are not deleted, they may eventually cause a space shortage on the disk containing the HiRDB directory. To prevent a space shortage from occurring on the disk containing the HiRDB directory and causing HiRDB abnormal termination, HiRDB regularly deletes the files listed below:
These files are normally deleted every 24 hours. This deletion interval can be changed with the pd_spool_cleanup_interval operand. In addition, files that were output a specific number of days in the past can be deleted by specifying an appropriate value in the pd_spool_cleanup_interval_level operand.
You can also delete troubleshooting information files and temporary work files (files in the $PDDIR/tmp directory) with the pdcspool command.
You select the troubleshooting information to be deleted by specifying it in the pdcspool command option or the pd_spool_cleanup_interval_level operand.