JR61112: SUPPORT CUSTOMIZABLE TEMPORARY DIRECTORY FOR FTP ENTERPRISE STAGE (INSTEAD OF LOCAL /TMP)

IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.7.1.1 (Fix Pack 1)
IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.7.1.1 for AIX
IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.7.1.1 for Windows
IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.7.1.1 for Linux

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The problem is on Grid Architecture when Stage is writing to
  local disk /tmp directory. Jobs may create huge files on
  compute nodes and due to that the IIS Data stage environment is
  getting crashed as it is filling up this local file system.
  FTP Enterprise Stage have hard coded "/tmp" as the temporary
  directory, and customers have the need to Support customizable
  temporary directory.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• Support customizable temporary directory for ftp enterprise
  stage
  

Problem conclusion

• Added new environment variable(APT_SFTP_TEMP_FOLDER) to address
  customizable temporary directory.
  User can pass valid path to the environment variable as shwon
  below.
  
  For example:
    APT_SFTP_TEMP_FOLDER=/opt/IBM/PFTP_Temp_Folder
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• PFTP
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WIS DATASTAGE

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q36DS

Applicable component levels

• RB50 PSY

     UP

• RB70 PSN

     UP