Rapid growth of .moot.trace file

Products

• Network Observability
• Spectrum

Issue/Introduction

We noticed on a few of our servers that this file keep building up. what is the moot.trace file? is there a way we can prevent it from filling up so quickly?

Environment

Dx NetOps Spectrum 25.x

Resolution

• Immediate Action: Zero out the existing file to recover disk space:
  • Run the following command: cat /dev/null > $SPECROOT/SS/.moot.trace

   

• Workaround (Versions < 25.4.2): Add the following to $SPECROOT/SS/.vnmrc:
  • sync_all_ext_interface_attrs=false
  • int_copyattr_enable=true
• Apply Changes: Restart the SpectroSERVER using the $SPECROOT/bin/stopSS.pl and $SPECROOT/bin/startSS.pl scripts.
• Permanent Fix: Upgrade to DX NetOps Spectrum 25.4.2 or higher