TRACWARN - DATA AREA OF CAPTURE FILE IS nn% occurs - Action to take when the Sysout Capture is filling
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TRACWARN - DATA AREA OF CAPTURE FILE IS nn% occurs - Action to take when the Sysout Capture is filling
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Article ID: 43753
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Updated On: 11-20-2024
Products
Jobtrac
Issue/Introduction
When the Sysout capture file reaches 80% utilization or higher a message similar to the following is issued:
TRACWARN – DATA AREA OF CAPTURE FILE IS nn% FULL
If maintenance is not done on a regular basis, the Sysout capture file will eventually become full.
Environment
Product: Jobtrac
Cause
The TRACWARN – DATA AREA OF CAPTURE FILE IS nn% FULL message can occur as a result of maintenance for the capture file not being performed on a regular basis or a need to enlarge the sysout capture file.
Increased Jobtrac scheduling activity can also increase the frequency of this message.
Resolution
Periodically run the sysout archival function by executing the 0SYSARCH or 0ARCHIVE task. Old Sysouts will be archived based on the Ret Days/Vers value specified in the capture options. This option specifies the number of days or number of versions of the sysout you want to keep online. The number of days or versions, whichever is greater will be kept
If 0SYSARCH or 0ARCHIVE do run on a regular basis and the TRACWARN messages still occurs, this is an indication that the capture file needs to be enlarged. Perform the following to enlarge the sysout capture file
Back up capture file
Allocate a new file
Format the file
Copy your data into the new file.
Rename old Capture DSN to .OLD
Rename new Capture to your old Capture DSN.
Restart Jobtrac
For sample JCL see SAMPJCL member CAPMOVE.
Note: Renames will need to be done after running CAPMOVE.
Additional Information
Additional information can be found in the Jobtrac Report, Maintenance and Recovery Guide in the section entitled Modifying the Sysout Capture File.