Disabling and removing extra spool directories

When additional directories are present under AIWDATA\spool (aiw/aiw1/spool), RICOH ProcessDirector might begin using these alongside with the default spool directory.
When an additional spool directory is in use, you can disable it without affecting currently running jobs. After disabling the extra spool directory you can remove it safely from the system.
  1. To disable an extra spool directory:
    1. Navigate to the spool directory you want to disable.
    2. Create an empty file called .disabled in that directory.
    3. Run stopaiw to stop RICOH ProcessDirector.
    4. Run startaiw to start RICOH ProcessDirector.
      Note:
    • After disabling, new jobs cannot be created in the disabled spool directory. However, existing jobs continue to use the spool directories within it until the extra spool directory is removed.
  2. To safely remove the extra spool from the system:
    1. Make sure that all the jobs from the disabled spool directory have completed processing.
    2. Delete all the job-specific subdirectories from the extra spool directory. Make sure that no job spool directories remain in the extra spool directory before deletion.
    3. Stop RICOH ProcessDirector.
    4. Delete the extra spool directory from the filesystem.
    5. Restart RICOH ProcessDirector.
    Note:
  • The default spool directory located at /aiw/aiw1/spool/default must not be disabled or deleted.
Parent topic: Working with jobs