RE: Disk space required for an environment update -- MAPICS-L

The CLRPFM would be on the TEST environment which will be deleted during the
update.  We would just be doing this to free up some DASD prior to the
update.

-----Original Message-----
From: PGroeber [mailto:pgroeber@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 9:34 AM
To: mapics-l@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Disk space required for an environment update
Importance: High


Bryan,

The users will be unable to re-print any invoices from the date you clear
the
history files.  You will also have error messages and abnormal ends that
will
give your users the perception that the database if flaky.  I believe there
would also be hanging records that can cause problems during the
pick/pack/ship/invoice runs and abnormal ends.  I strongly suggest you DO
NOT
just do a clrpfm on those history files.  I believe someone on this board
has
written some programs that run faster than the MAPICS programs to remove COM
orders, but in a logical, selected way.  I just don't remember who did it.
Dale, do you remember who it was?

Always use extreme caution when dealing with the COM files or you will
regret it
later, believe me.

Paola Groeber
Former Application Manager for COM/CSM, and other applications
MAPICS Consultant

"Burns, Bryan" wrote:

> Thanks Dave, you confirmed my suspicions.
>
> A programmer is suggesting we just do a CLRPFM on the COM order history
> files in the test environment(we have about 8 to 10 million records in
order
> history), instead of using the MAPICS delete order shipments option.  Do
you
> see any problems with this?  It should run faster and we would not have to
> do a reorg this way either.
>
> Bryan,
>
> What it does is save each library to a save file in QTEMP, without
> compression, so effectively it is making a copy of AMFLIBx.  I would do
some
> purging, 70% of 120 = 84, add 27 and you're at 111 - uncomfortably close
for
> me (I'm a pessimist whenever Murphy's Law might apply - grin).
>
> Dave Shaw
> MAPICS-L Moderator
> Rauch Industries, Inc.
> Gastonia, NC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Burns, Bryan [mailto:burnsbm@Echoincorporated.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 9:23 AM
> To: 'MAPICS-L@midrange.com'
> Subject: Disk space required for an environment update
>
> When an update environment is submitted, does MAPICS copy one of the
> environments first?
>
> When I did an update in June, it was successful but there was a CPF0907
> message during the update that said "SERIOUS STORAGE CONDITION MAY EXIST.
> THE AMOUNT OF AUXILIARY STORAGE IN THE AUXILIARY STORAGE POOL HAS REACHED
> THE THRESHOLD VALUE.  STORAGE CAPACITY IS (120GB) STORAGE USED IS (108
GB).
> The best I remember is that we were at 60 or 70% of 120 GB in the ASP
before
> I submitted the update.
>
> Some time soon, I  need to do another update of our test environment (TS)
> from our production environment (TE), both of which are 27gb.  We are at
70%
> of 120gb of ASP right now.  Do I need to do some purging first?
>
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