Temporary files not opened by any user and cannot purge

[Kee_aus]

I have a disk full of temporary files #* that are not opened. FUP LISTOPENS shows nothing and I cannot purge them. Anyone knows what to do? They don't belong to super super. Just created by a noprmal user.

[Suman_1978]

Hi,

If required to delete these files, you configure to remove them using cron.
You may delete if you are certain that these files are not required.

Thank You!
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[Kee_aus]

@Suman_1978 Not sure what you mean, this is NonStop Guardian not HP/UX Unix. You mean cron as in the unxi scheduler?

[Kee_aus · Accepted solution]

For the benefit of this forum. This is DP2 bug.

HPE provided a workaround by switching the primary process of $DISK to the alternate CPU. Then wait a few minutes for the unopened temp files to get purged automatically and switch the primary process back.

The bug was that when CLEARONPURGE is set on a permanent file and a purge file is initiated, DP2 will rename the permanent file to a temporary file and zero out the freed pages. After which this temp file should get dropped. DP2 didn’t do this last step.

Steps:

To check for temporary files, do

VOLUME $DISK

FUP INFO #*

You should find that all temp files are opened, else this is the issue as described.

To fix this, re-primary the DP2 process, wait a few minutes, check that the temp files are purged and then switch the primary process.

STATUS $DISK

To remove such temp files is to have a planned takeover for the volume.

SCF PRIMARY DISK $DISK

STATUS $DISK

Wait a few minutes

FUP INFO #*

Once the temp files are automatically purged, the Primary DP2 can be switched back to the original CPU by another

SCF PRIMARY DISK $DISK

[Sunitha_Mod]

Hello @Kee_aus,

Perfect! 

We are glad to know the problem has been resolved and we appreciate you for keeping us updated.