On 7/23/10 12:27 PM, George Sinclair wrote:
> A few questions here on /nsr/tmp.
> 
> It's currently only 4.6 MB, and it's not being backed up as there is a 
> default /nsr/tmp/.nsr
> file to skip everything under there, so I'm assuming that EMC doesn't 
> consider this information
> vital.
> 
> 1. *If* you shut down NW first, is it safe to remove everything under 
> /nsr/tmp ?

Yes.

> 
> 2. When you re-start NW, will it automatically re-create the 'tmp' directory, 
> or will it be
> necessary to first manually re-create it before restarting NW?

NW will recreate the /nsr/tmp directory when it is started up.

> 
> 3. I see a number of older lock files under /nsr/tmp and lots of client 
> completion information
> files named like:
> 
> /nsr/tmp/sg/groupname/ss.client.blah-blah-blah.
> 
> It looks like these get replaced each day, but regardless, do I really need 
> any of the stuff
> under /nsr/tmp?

No -- as long as you don't remove it while NW is running.

> 
> Will removing everything under tmp cause any headaches to NW, e.g. give it 
> heart failure or
> cause it to fail to operate properly, wherein maybe somehow it might expect 
> to see previous
> information stored under there somewhere, but now it can no longer access it?
> 
> 4. Is it recommended to periodically clean out tmp?

I remove it every time I cycle NetWorker just to keep the cobwebs from getting 
too thick.

> 
> Thanks.
> 
> George
> 

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