As all finished jobs are stored in the spool directory of the server hard disk, the hard disk will definitely run out of space at some point. New jobs can no longer be moved to the spool directory. The system stops all processes. Printing is only restarted when a sufficient number of jobs has been deleted from the spool directory.
There are two ways to prevent this lack of disk space, and consequently a stop of all processing operations. These two methods can also be applied in combination.
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First approach: Automatic deleting of jobs
Activate the Delete jobs after ...option under Job handling in the Settings panel. Enter the number of hours after which the system is to automatically delete jobs by date and time, starting with the oldest job. The number of hours you enter depends on the work structure of your company, how many jobs you handle and the amount of disk space on the drive.
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Second approach: Monitoring of critical drives
If you do not wish to have the system automatically delete jobs, you can enter a limit for accepting new print jobs. The virtual printers are deactivated and files which were copied to the hot folder are no longer moved to the spool directory. Reactivation of the virtual printers and hot folders is effected automatically as soon as sufficient hard disk space is available again.
The advantage of this method is that the print job causing the limit to be exceeded is still processed as are all scheduled jobs.
If you combine this function with the notification function, you are able to immediately react to this lack of disk space by deleting all jobs you no longer need, regardless of the date. The limit is set within the Drive monitor; the notification function is to be found under Notification Recipients > Events.
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