hp-ux 11.31 server creates an archive file on path / var / tmp by user sfmdb and var is full.

[khunnoppharut]

Hi

My hp-ux 11.31 server creates an archive file on path / var / tmp by user sfmdb. What causes path / var is full? As an example, below.

Please help me, I will explain to the customer I understand.

-rw-r--r--   1 sfmdb      users      582003187 Dec  1 04:14 aaac02030
-rw-r--r--   1 sfmdb      users      582003187 Dec  3 04:22 baac02030
-rw-r--r--   1 sfmdb      users      582003187 Dec  5 04:31 caac02030
-rw-r--r--   1 sfmdb      users      582003187 Dec  7 04:40 daab02030
-rw-r--r--   1 sfmdb      users      582003187 Dec  9 04:49 eaab02030
-rw-r--r--   1 sfmdb      users      582003187 Dec 11 04:58 faab02030
-rw-r--r--   1 sfmdb      users      582003187 Dec 13 05:06 gaaa02030
-rw-r--r--   1 sfmdb      users      582003187 Dec 15 05:15 haaa02030
-rw-r--r--   1 sfmdb      users      582003187 Dec 17 05:24 iaaa02030
-rw-r--r--   1 sfmdb      users      370114560 Dec 19 05:33 jaaa02030

/dev/vg00/lvol8    10256384 10256176     208  100% /var

Thanks.

Regards,

Nopphar.

[Steven Schweda]

> My hp-ux 11.31 server creates an archive file on path / var / tmp by
> user sfmdb.

   Is there some actual command which "creates" this "an archive file"?
(What, exactly, does ""an archive file" mean to you?)  Why?

> -rw-r--r--   1 sfmdb      users      582003187 Dec  1 04:14 aaac02030
> [...]

   This is a listing of what, exactly?

> What causes path / var is full?

   /var has a finite size, and you've used all of it?  Delete old files?
Make /var larger?

[Bill Hassell]

These are massive (582 MB) temporary files created by the System Fault Manager. They appear to be created every 2 days. These might be related to the database within SFM. One possible solution is to run through these steps:

# cimprovider –dm SFMProviderModule
# cimserver –s
# /sbin/init.d/sfmdb stop
# cd /var/opt/sfmdb/
# rm -r pgsql
# /sbin/init.d/sfmdb start
# cimserver
# cimprovider –em SFMProviderModule

Then delete all the large files in /var/tmp owned by sfmdb and ending with 02030.

I would recommend updating SFM. You may need other patches to go with the SFM set:
https://h20392.www2.hpe.com/portal/swdepot/try.do?productNumber=SysFaultMgmt