SDP-676

tom_tyler (C. Thomas Tyler)
C. Thomas Tyler created this job , modified by C. Thomas Tyler
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Added optional feature to remove excess $LOGS/journal.NNN files on standbys.
27967Enhanced to remove old $LOGS/journal.NNN files on standby replicas.

This is an optional behaviour which must be explicitly enabled by
adding a setting to the bottom of p4_N.vars:

export SDP_REMOVE_STANDBY_JOURNALS=1

This is useful if a standby replica shares /hxdepots with its P4TARGET
server over NFS, and has the same journalPrefix value as the P4TARGET
server.  In this scenario, the standby will not rotate its journal as
the file already exists, having been rotated on the P4TARGET server
sharing the same NFS volume. When the journal rotation does not occur,
the journal.NNN file is not removed.

The feature implmented in this change is a workaround. A better solution
could be a p4d enhancement for this specific scenario:

job107633 - Add new value of 2 to rpl.journalcopy.location for standby replicas.
28191Enhanced to remove old $LOGS/journal.NNN files on standby replicas.

This is an optional behaviour which must be explicitly enabled by
adding a setting to the bottom of p4_N.vars:

export SDP_REMOVE_STANDBY_JOURNALS=1

This is useful if a standby replica shares /hxdepots with its P4TARGET
server over NFS, and has the same journalPrefix value as the P4TARGET
server.  In this scenario, the standby will not rotate its journal as
the file already exists, having been rotated on the P4TARGET server
sharing the same NFS volume. When the journal rotation does not occur,
the journal.NNN file is not removed.

The feature implmented in this change is a workaround. A better solution
could be a p4d enhancement for this specific scenario:

job107633 - Add new value of 2 to rpl.journalcopy.location for standby replicas.
Status
Closed
Project
perforce-software-sdp
Severity
C
Reported By
C. Thomas Tyler
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Modified By
C. Thomas Tyler
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tom_tyler
Component
core-unix
Type
Feature