A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
Intermittent job crashes where a /tmp/select* file grows until the partition is full during initialization of a phantom DSD.RUN process. DSD.RUN is at the point of selecting files in /tmp to clean up any which are of the form <itag>.<project>.<jobname>* (memory mapped files related to row buffering).
Local fix
Select different directory location than /tmp using the env variable TEMP This fix is included in 8.0.1 fixpack 3
Problem summary
**************************************************************** USERS AFFECTED: Problem seen on AIX when running a BASIC SELECT on /tmp directory. **************************************************************** PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The BASIC code which performs a SELECT on /tmp (by default) at startup of a DataStage job to clean up memory mapped files can get into an infinite loop of writing files to the select list (selectxxxxxxx). **************************************************************** RECOMMENDATION: Patched at 8.1 AIX. Request a patch on other platforms/releases. ****************************************************************
Problem conclusion
The name of a select list file should be unique but was only based on 5 digits of the process id. Fixed the naming convention to guarantee uniqueness by basing the select file name on 10 digits of a pid plus a timestamp.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
JR35312
Reported component name
INFO SRVR PLATF
Reported component ID
5724Q3612
Reported release
810
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2010-01-11
Closed date
2010-01-25
Last modified date
2010-12-09
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Modules/Macros
SERVER
Fix information
Fixed component name
INFO SRVR PLATF
Fixed component ID
5724Q3612
Applicable component levels
R810 PSY
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
12 October 2021