From: Oliver Korff Subject: kernel-nfs -- Too much mount requests? Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 17:44:16 +0200 Sender: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <20020829154418.E1EAFD756B@www.credativ.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Return-path: Received: from cdt1.tz-juelich.de ([195.37.52.66] helo=www.credativ.de) by usw-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 17kRVo-0000E6-00 for ; Thu, 29 Aug 2002 08:47:12 -0700 Received: from there (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.credativ.de (Postfix) with SMTP id E1EAFD756B for ; Thu, 29 Aug 2002 17:44:17 +0200 (CEST) To: nfs@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Discussion of NFS under Linux development, interoperability, and testing. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi, my NFS server not to be able to handle all its mount requests. Problem report: 1. Clients loose connection from time to time and show nfs-stale 2. Server foo has only an uptime of about 2 Days then system crash (mostly under heavy nfs-load) 3. 250 Clients accessing a 500G Partitition Are there any limitations for the nfs-kernel server? How to improve stability? Input: Debian Woody Kernel 2.4.19 package nfs-kernel-server-1.0-2 ######### logfiles output: Aug 28 14:10:54 foo rpc.statd[213]: Received erroneous SM_UNMON request from foo for 10.10.10.57 Aug 28 14:10:54 foo rpc.statd[213]: Received erroneous SM_UNMON request from foo for 10.10.10.105 Aug 28 14:10:54 foo rpc.statd[213]: Received erroneous SM_UNMON request from foo for 10.10.10..87 Aug 28 14:10:54 foo rpc.statd[213]: Received erroneous SM_UNMON request from foo for 10.10.10.119 ############# Aug 28 09:55:44 foo rpc.mountd: authenticated mount request from lxg0220.bar.de:693 for /BARroot (/BARroot) Aug 28 09:59:49 foo rpc.mountd: authenticated mount request from lxg0220.bar.de:790 for /BARroot/Log (/BARroot/Log) ############# Aug 27 08:38:05 client kernel: nfs: server foo not responding, still trying Aug 27 08:40:12 client kernel: nfs: task 18177 can't get a request slot Aug 27 08:59:33 client kernel: nfs: task 18178 can't get a request slot Aug 27 09:03:01 client kernel: nfs: task 18179 can't get a request slot Aug 27 09:32:01 client kernel: nfs: task 18180 can't get a request slot Aug 27 10:03:01 client kernel: nfs: task 18181 can't get a request slot Aug 27 10:32:01 client kernel: nfs: task 18182 can't get a request slot Aug 27 11:03:01 client kernel: nfs: task 18183 can't get a request slot Aug 27 11:15:43 client kernel: nfs: server foo OK Aug 27 11:15:43 client last message repeated 7 times Aug 27 17:30:11 client kernel: nfs: server foo not responding, still trying Aug 27 17:30:32 client kernel: nfs: server foo OK Aug 28 09:16:29 client kernel: nfs: server foo not responding, still trying Aug 28 09:16:34 client kernel: nfs: server foo OK ######## end -- Oliver Korff, credativ GmbH Karl-Heinz-Beckurts-Str. 13 52428 J?lich, Germany Tel.: +49 (2461) 69071-0 Fax: +49 (2461) 69071-1 ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs