TrueSight Server Automation (TSSA): cleanupAgent command does not clean up files as expected on Target Server

Knowledge Article

Article Number

000240999

Old Article Number

000116629

Article Type

Solutions to a Product Problem

Title

TrueSight Server Automation (TSSA): cleanupAgent command does not clean up files as expected on Target Server

Summary

cleanupAgent command does not clean up files as expected on Target Server

Product

TrueSight Server Automation Suite

Component

TrueSight API and BLCLI

Applies to

All TSSA/BSA versions

Problem

The cleanupAgent command appears to not be cleaning up the Transactions directory on Target Servers as expected.

For example a retention time of three days is supplied to the command and after the command completes on a target there are files still present that were created more than three days ago.

Cause

cleanupAgent command uses the access time of a file, not the modified or create time of a file to determine whether it exceeds the specified duration - DRBLG-123359

Solution

This defect was resolved in 20.02.01 (DRBLG-123359) adding the capability for user to decide with a flag the deletion mode

Details in following doc link:

https://docs.bmc.com/docs/tssacli2102/delete-cleanupagent_1-1024736966.html

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