Space limitations

Since spool files are permanent disk files, their size limit is 4 gigabytes. This is currently the file size limit of any MPE/iX disk file.

You may want to limit the linked spool file space on the HPSPOOL account and on its groups IN and OUT by using the ALTACCT and ALTGROUP commands, respectively. If you do this and encounter a directory file space limit on HPSPOOL or its IN or OUT groups at the time of the creation of a linked spool file, all spooling queues are globally disabled. A message is displayed on the system console stating that all spooling queues are disabled because of an account or group file space limit. You must use the OPENQ @@ command when the condition is resolved. The message is as follows:

   ALL SPOOLING QUEUES HAVE BEEN GLOBALLY

   DISABLED DUE TO A FILE SPACE LIMIT ON

   THE HPSPOOL ACCOUNT OR ITS GROUPS. USE

   THE OPENQ @@ COMMAND TO GLOBALLY ENABLE

   THE SPOOLING QUEUES WHEN THE 

   CONDITION HAS BEEN CORRECTED.

You may also run out of system domain disk space available to spool files. If this happens, all spooling queues are globally disabled and a similar message to the previous one is displayed. The message is as follows:

   ALL SPOOLING QUEUES HAVE BEEN GLOBALLY

   DISABLED DUE TO LACK OF SYSTEM DISK

   SPACE. USE THE OPENQ @@ COMMAND TO 

   GLOBALLY ENABLE THE SPOOLING QUEUES 

   WHEN THE CONDITION HAS BEEN CORRECTED.