DRAFT INT-XXXX Alter Cleanup.bat/sh to Prevent Archived KDB File Deletion

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Symptoms

Cleanup script ran with the following command:

cleanup.sh/bat logs -delete -keep <as many you would like kept>

Running the above script will not only delete logs, but also delete archived KDB files for different appian engines, which can be noticed as part of the output:

[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af1.kdb
[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af2.kdb
[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af3.kdb
[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af4.kdb
[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af5.kdb
[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af6.kdb

Cause

The cleanup.sh/bat script utilizes log.xml found in <APPIAN_HOME>\server\_scripts\ant\

There is remnant code within log.xml when -logs option is used for a different script (cleanupArchives.sh/bat). This script no longer uses the -logs option as cleanup.sh/bat handles logs.

Action

• Upgrade to the latest hotfix for your Appian Version.

Delete the following line of code from the log.xml file:

<!-- Komodo Log Archive Cleanup -->
  <echo message="Cleaning Service Manager Transaction Log Archives"/>
  <property environment="env"/>
  <if>
    <os family="windows"/>
    <then>
      <exec executable="cmd" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="/c cleanupArchives.bat logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </then>
    <else>
      <exec executable="/bin/bash" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="cleanupArchives.sh logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </else>
  </if>

Affected Versions

This section includes any relevant version information for Appian or other third/party configurations. Some examples of valid affected versions are as follows:

• This article applies to all versions of Appian.
• This article applies to Appian 7.11 and later.
• This article applies to Appian 16.2 and earlier.
• This article applies to Appian 7.11 and 16.1.
• This article applies to Appian 16.1, 16.2, and 16.3.
• This article applies to all versions of Appian from Appian 7.10 to Appian 16.2.
• This article applies to all versions of Appian using JBoss EAP 6.4.9 as an application server and Internet Explorer 9 as a web browser.
• This article applies to all versions of Appian Cloud.

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