PH55179: LARGE NUMBER OF FFDC FILES CAUSING SLOW DOWN DURING SERVER STARTUP.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If there are hundreds or thousands of FFDC files, it can severel
  slow down the startup process of the server, since during server
  startup a FFDC process, which looks at all the FFDC files in the
  directory, to determine if any files need to be cleaned up.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server                                      *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Large number of FFDC files in the ffdc  *
  *                      directory may cause slow down during    *
  *                      server start up.                        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  If there are hundreds or thousands of FFDC files, it can
  severely
  slow down the startup process of the server, since during
  server
  startup, it processes all the FFDC files in the
  directory, to determine if any files need to be cleaned up.
  

Problem conclusion

• A new message (FFDC0005I) will be logged in the server logs, if
  number of FFDC files exceed a certain number, which will notify
  users to review the FFDC file contents to resolve any issues to
  ensure the server is not having any problems.
  
  The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in fix pack
  8.5.5.25 and 9.0.5.17. For more information, see 'Recommended
  Updates for WebSphere Application Server':
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/715553
  

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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBS APP SERV N

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8800

Applicable component levels