Re: Cleanup - How many nsd files should one retain?

[Chris Whisonant <Chris.Whisonant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with you there Rob. Personally, I think if you have gone through 2 
manual server restarts (not just crashes) that you probably don't need the 
NSD files after that. However, if you can save them or move them down to 
your PC that would allow you to clean up Domino and still retain the files 
if needed.

Chris Whisonant
Comporium
Senior Mid-Range Systems Administrator
IBM eServer Certified Systems Expert - iSeries Technical Solutions V5R2
IBM Certified Associate System Administrator - Lotus Notes and Domino 6
803.326.7270 | 803.326.6142 fax

domino400-bounces+chris.whisonant=comporium.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 
01/14/2005 08:01:43 AM:

> How many nsd files should one retain?
> 
> nsd files are created when a server restarts itself because of some 
fault. 
>  IBM uses them to determine why the fault.  Prior to Domino 6.5 they 
were 
> in your notes data directory and had a format like 
> nsd_20040617_14.06.01.nsd which sorted them nicely by date and time. 
> Evidently IBM eased on their employment drug testing because they 
changed 
> the naming format to nsd_09_18_104@xxxxxxxxx to thwart any attempts to 
use 
> a 5250 tool to sort them by date.  They also moved them to the 
> data/IBM_TECHNICAL_SUPPORT directory - which probably makes sense.
> 
> I believe that any over a few months old are good candidates for 
disposal. 
>  If you have several recent ones you really need to find out why your 
> server is restarting.  Other than that, maybe only retain enough to 
> determine a pattern - like a weekly backup causing issues - etc.
> 
> Rob Berendt
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