File size problem on HP-UX

[Former Member]

Hello,

i have a problem with the filesize on HP-UX 11.11 os level.

One of my customer is starting a report in the system.

This report is generating a spool list in the global directory, the global directory is mounted with NFSv3.

/nfs/xxxsap on xxxna123a:/vol/xxxna123_v123/xxxsap rsize=32768,wsize=32768,NFSv3 on Sat Aug 30 09:24:16 2008

The job is failing after when the spool file has a size from 2 GB and i have no idea what the problem is.

NFSv2 has a filesize border about 2 GB, but not NFSv3.

I have no informations about a R/3 parameter about the maximum file size on OS Level

Any ideas?

Regards,

Markus

[Former Member]

you have to mount the filesystem with large filesystem support option.

follow http://docs.hp.com/en/5965-4406/ch04s09.html

cheers,

-Sunil

[Former Member]

Sunil is correct, but the filesystem also has to be created with large file support. You can verify this with the fstyp command (on the nfs server, not on the client):

root# fstyp -v /dev/vg00/lvol1
...
f_flag: 16
...

f_flag: 16 means large file, f_flag: 0 means no large files.

Best regards, Michael

Edit: and btw, yes your User should NOT create a spool file larger than 2gb :-]]]

[Former Member]

THE CUSTOMER IS THE KING

@Sunil:

- your link is for 10.20 , we have 11.11

- the largefile option is for local file systems, we have NFSv3 ... it's not needed for NFSv3 and/or you can't set this for NFSv3

My UNIX colleague created a file bigger than 2 GB dirctly on OS level for a test ...

-rw-rr 1 root root 2411724800 Nov 13 13:00 /nfs/xxxsap/sapmnt/XXX/global/XXXSPOOL/big

... so the OS has no problem.

We run the R/3 report again and the report was also failing by 2 GB file size, so im not sure if any R/3 parameter is creating this error.

Regards,

Markus

[Former Member]

Ok, the filesystem does not seem to be an issue then, can you please give us some more detail on the exact error? Can you confirm you store spool files on the filesystem? Just to make sure, usually spool files are not stored on the filesystem, but in the database (table TST03).

Please also have a look a sap note [7140 - Problem printing very large lists|https://service.sap.com/sap/bc/bsp/spn/sapnotes/index2.htm?numm=7140]

It is quite old, but mentions the 2gb limit and some parameter which might help you.

Best regards, Michael

[Former Member]

Thanks for your support Michael.

I checked the note:

a. Program terminates due to "CPU time limit exceeded".

=> Profile parameter rdisp/max_wp_runtime

-> is not the problem

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b. ROLLBACK segment in the data base overflows.

=> Profile parameter rspo/store_location = G

(Data from spool requests is then not stored in data base table TSP03, but instead in files.)

-> DEFAULT.PFL:rspo/store_location = G

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c. TABLESPACE overflows

not in use ... see b.

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d. Disk overflows when generating spool request.

not in use ... see b.

We have 16 GB free space in the global directory

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e. Transaction SP01->List .. ->Display

??? - what is the info for me for this step?

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f. Error during output editing.

printer link type = "L"

=> Examine profile parameter rspo/to_host/datafile .

rspo/to_host/datafile /usr/sap/XXX/DVEBMGS60/data/++++++++ /usr/sap/XXX/D60/data/++++++++

In that direcory are 8 GB freespace

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g. Error in host spooler: disk space

We have in /usr/spool and /var/spool 3,5 GB freespace

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h. Error in local host spooler: length limitation

we don't have the file /etc/printcap

i don't see any problems in the file /usr/sap/XXXDBVMGS60/work/stderr2

error in /usr/sap/XXX/DBVMGS60/work/dev_w51:

A Thu Nov 13 14:14:01 2008

A

A ABAP Program /ABC/AX_Y1ZYV_RMMLAURL_PEE .

A Source /ABC/AX_Y1ZYV_RMMLAURL_PEE Line 908.

A Error Code SPOOL_I/O_ERROR.

A Module $Id: //bas/640_REL/src/krn/runt/abprint.c#54 $ SAP.

A Function lprint Line 2150.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_STDERR completed.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_RFC_ERROR entered.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_RFC_ERROR completed.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_RFC_CLOSE entered.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_RFC_CLOSE completed.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_IMC_ERROR entered.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_IMC_ERROR completed.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_DATASET_CLOSE entered.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_DATASET_CLOSE completed.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_RESET_SHMLOCKS entered.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_RESET_SHMLOCKS completed.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_ERROR_SAVE entered.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_ERROR_SAVE completed.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_ERROR_TPDA entered.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_ERROR_TPDA completed.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_PXA_RELEASE_RUDI entered.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_PXA_RELEASE_RUDI completed.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_LIVE_CACHE_CLEANUP entered.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_LIVE_CACHE_CLEANUP completed.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_END entered.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_END completed.

A ** RABAX: end no http/smtp

A ** RABAX: end RX_BTCHLOG|RX_VBLOG

A Ein/Ausgabefehler im SPOOL-System.

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i. Error in remote host spooler: disk space

-> Ignore

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j. Paper tray

-> Ignore

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k. Repeat print?

-> Ignore

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l. Printing by a provider?

-> Ignore

Regard,

Markus

[Former Member]

Hm, i just had a look at the current (ERP 6.0) documentation, and it definitely looks like 2gb is the max size for a spool request:

TemSe cannot administer objects that require more than two gigabytes of storage space, regardless of whether the objects are stored in the database or in the file system. Spool requests of a size greater than two gigabytes must therefore be split into several smaller requests.

[TemSe Data Store|http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/d9/4a8f9c51ea11d189570000e829fbbd/frameset.htm]

[Former Member]

@Michael:

thank you very much. this answer is what i am searching for.

-> "King Customer" has to change the report settings

Regard,

Markus