topic Re: Cluster_yyyymmdd.txt Files Getting Generated in DistributionService Log Folder in QlikView

Cluster_yyyymmdd.txt Files Getting Generated in DistributionService Log Folder

yuvraj_33 — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT

Dear All,

We are facing a scenario where Cluster_yyyymmdd.txt file is getting generated under following path:

C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\DistributionService\1\Log\Cluster_yyyymmdd.txt

The cluster file contains reference from C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\DistributionService\TaskResults\*.xml files.

The Cluster_yyyymmdd.txt consists of errors relating to .xml files from TaskResults folder.

Below is the error the cluster file shows:

Failed to read from C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\DistributionService\TaskResults\TaskResult_FileName.xml. Exception=System.FormatException: String was not recognized as a valid DateTime. || at System.DateTime.Parse(String s) || at QDSMain.TaskResult.ReadXml(XmlReader reader) || at QDSMain.Clustering.ClusterFileHandler.Read(Action`1 readXML)

This is happening since past few days.

Prior to that, no cluster files were created in the log folder. Only WorkOrder & Root files were generated.

Also, there used to be 1 or 2 .xml files generated per day in TaskResults folder, but now, frequency has reached around 150 files a day.

Because of this, the size of Cluster_yyyymmdd.txt file reaches upto 3-4 gb, due to which, C: drive is filling rapidly.

Kindly provide inputs for above issue.

Also attaching sample data from Cluster_yyyymmdd.txt file.

Additional Details:

QV Build: 11.20.12904.0

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Yuvraj Killedar

Re: Cluster_yyyymmdd.txt Files Getting Generated in DistributionService Log Folder

Anonymous — Mon, 15 May 2017 19:04:03 GMT

have a look here at Barry's Blog:

http://www.qlikfix.com/2013/08/15/moving-qlikview-server-log-files/

If you move your files to a greater partition, you'll have more time to solve it

Re: Cluster_yyyymmdd.txt Files Getting Generated in DistributionService Log Folder

Peter_Cammaert — Tue, 16 May 2017 07:09:29 GMT

Anythong to see in these TaskResults files for which you get these error messages? Are they broken? To what task do they refer? Something wrong with that task?

Re: Cluster_yyyymmdd.txt Files Getting Generated in DistributionService Log Folder

yuvraj_33 — Tue, 16 May 2017 07:19:45 GMT

Thanks Robin. This would would buy me time..

Re: Cluster_yyyymmdd.txt Files Getting Generated in DistributionService Log Folder

yuvraj_33 — Tue, 16 May 2017 07:21:37 GMT

Hi Peter,

Task result files are getting generated for all tasks almost. Gone through some of the files, didnt find anything abnormal in it.