2.3.2 Deleting files from the HiRDB directory

HiRDB outputs troubleshooting information to %PDDIR%\spool when a server process or client is forcibly terminated, or in other such situations. When a command or utility is aborted, such as by pressing Ctrl + C, and no output destination has been explicitly specified for work files, temporary work files output under %PDDIR%\tmp by the command or utility are retained rather than deleted. Retaining these files can cause a space shortage on the disk that holds the HiRDB directory. Because insufficient disk space for the HiRDB directory can cause abnormal termination, HiRDB deletes the following files periodically:

For details about these monotonically increasing files, see 1.2.2 Files that consistently increase in size.

Normally, these files are deleted every 24 hours. The interval between deletions can be changed with the pd_spool_cleanup_interval operand. You can also specify deletion of only delete those files output prior to the date specified by the pd_spool_cleanup_interval_level operand.

It is also possible to delete all at once all troubleshooting information (all files in %PDDIR%\spool).

Note
You can select the troubleshooting information to be deleted using the pdcspool command's option or pd_spool_cleanup_level operand.