Does SAP create missing files TRACExx when starting up?

[uwe_sauerland]

Hi there,

I'm working on a documentation regarding a system copy from a productive system to a consolidation system.

We're using Sun Solaris 10/64Bit with Oracle 10g2 and Netweaver 7.00.

In the directory /usr/sap/<SID>/DVEBMGS_xx/log there are several files SAP uses:

- ALALERTS

- ALMTTREE

- ALPERFHI

- ENQBCK

- SLOGxx

- TRACE

- TRACE00...TRACE07

My question concerns the TRACE-files. Only the file TRACE seems to be used by the consolidation system, but there are still eight files TRACE00 up to TRACE07 that were last accessed in 2008 and before.

These files are filled with data from former consolidation systems that got overwritten everytime by the system copy. Now, after the new copy, the SAP system is still down. May I delete these files? Does SAP create these files new when starting up?

Greetz, Uwe.

[uwe_sauerland]

Thanks for your answers.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Yes you can delete those files at any time. Check SAP Note 16513, it may help you.

Thanks,

Sushil

[Former Member]

Yes, you may delete these files.

They will be created when/if they are needed (not necessarily at startup).