Thanks Ben!
On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Ben Chernys < ben.cher...@softwaretoolhouse.com> wrote: > Meta-Update will do it in any chunks you like. No need to build an API > program when there's a simple way to use the API to do what you want. > Trial licenses are unrestricted and are free. So you could clean the table > free of charges :) > > Cheers > > Ben Chernys > Senior Software Architect > > > Canada / Deutschland > Mobile: +49 171 380 2329 GMT + 1 + [ DST ] > Email: Ben.Chernys_AT_softwaretoolhouse.com > Web: www.softwaretoolhouse.com > > We are a BMC Technology Alliance Partner > > Check out Software Tool House's free Diary Editor and out Freebies > Section for a ITSM 7.6.04 and 8.0.0 Fields spreadsheet. > > Meta-Update, our premium ARS Data tool, lets you automate > your imports, migrations, in no time at all, without programming, > without staging forms, without merge workflow. > http://www.softwaretoolhouse.com/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Longwing, LJ CTR MDA/IC > Sent: November-14-12 16:50 > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > Subject: Re: HUMONGOUS table > > Warren, > I can verify that he 1=2 nomenclature, as late as 7.6.04 triggers a table > scan in SQL Server 2008. My recommendation would actually be to setup a > new > thread for the escalation server, and put an escalation on that new thread > configured to cut the size of the audit log down to a manageable size, and > let it run. The nature of the escalation server will make it so that the > server will be busy, yes, but not so busy as to take it down, the fact that > it's running on its own thread will mean that none of your other > escalations > will be impacted...it'll likely take many days to cut the numbers down, but > it'll do it properly. > > The only other suggestion involves building an api app that'll do it in > chunks 'periodically', but that may not be an option for you. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Warren R. Baltimore II > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 8:04 AM > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > Subject: HUMONGOUS table > > ** > ARS 6.3 patch 16 > ITSM 5.5 > Oracle 10 > Solaris > > I've got an audit trail table that has been quietly working for about 8 > years now. We started seeing an issue about a month ago that is related to > our AST:Asset table. Whenever a change is made and someone is associated > with an asset, the system grinds to a halt. Usually, the change will > timeout, but it will update. > > The problem is that at least once a day (usually in the morning) we will > get > a malloc error. For some reason, the server is not recycling itself when > this happens so I have to do it. > > I've run all sorts of logs, and have come to the conclusion that it's the > push field to the audit file that is causing the problems. > > The Filter was built using the old 1=0 trigger. I believe that this is > triggering a table scan against the Audit Trail. The Audit Trail was never > built to clean itself up and it has over 57 MILLION records! > > Anybody have any idea on a quick, easy, surgical method for knocking this > thing down to a more manageable size without killing my server? > > Also, I know that in later versions, the need to use 1=0 went away. Any > ideas if it was still neccesary in 6.3? I've tried the alternate method, > but have not had success. > > Thanks in advance! > > -- > Warren R. Baltimore II > Remedy Developer > 410-533-5367 > > _attend WWRUG12 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ___ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug12 > www.wwrug12.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are" > > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > attend wwrug12 www.wwrug12.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are" > -- Warren R. Baltimore II Remedy Developer 410-533-5367 _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug12 www.wwrug12.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are"
