Re: [WebDNA] [tip] inodes (files in a directory)

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2015


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 112121
interpreted = N
texte = This will be different per OS=85 but run that command I posted (df -i). That should tell you (in the =91IUse%=92) column, if you are in a danger = zone. Donovan On Feb 13, 2015, at 12:59 PM, Palle Bo Nielsen = wrote: > Donovan >=20 > You have caught my attention on an old =93wend server not running=94 = problem. What would you consider to many files in a directory? >=20 > /Palle >=20 >=20 >=20 >> On 13/02/2015, at 19.55, Donovan Brooke wrote: >>=20 >> Hello, >> Ubuntu 12.04 >> WebDNA Server 8 >>=20 >> Maybe this will help some of you that have expressed problems with = the =93WebDNA Server Not Running=94, or having to use a restart. >>=20 >> I had one client that had a server uptime of 309 days, running WebDNA = Server =938=94 (sort of a pre-8 really). It actually had an uptime = longer than that.. but restarted for non-critical reasons. >>=20 >> This morning I woke up to issues (sparactic WebDNA errors, SSH = weirdness... and eventually the WebDNA Server Not Running finally. = Reboot would recreate that string of problems.=20 >>=20 >> Upon inspection, it turned out to be too many files in a directory=85 = in one of the ShoppingCarts directories to be exact. There were so many = files in this directory, that I could not even run =91ls=92 on it. >>=20 >> The number of files, pretty much means the number of inodes. If you = do a =91df -i=92, you can see an inode column, with limits and usage.=20 >>=20 >> Now, I remember seeing some claims of problems with the Server = version related to inodes. I don=92t know what that was about, but the = issue here is that I obviously had too many files in a directory, which = was exceeding the limit of inodes allowed in a directory (something like = 10 million for this one I think :-) ).=20 >>=20 >> This is user error obviously... but sometimes these things are not = easily spotted or forgotten about.. so I thought I=92d relay my story to = the talk list.=20 >>=20 >> Hope it helps someone else. >>=20 >> My Lesson (reminder): Periodically monitor disk usage, large logs, = and inodes (number of files in a directory)=85 and make sweepers and log = roller=92s as needed ;-) >>=20 >> Couple of tools: >> Disk usage: >> df -h >>=20 >> Inode usage: (my issue this morning) >> df -i >>=20 >> how many files are in a particular directory: >> ls -l | wc -l (ls -=93ell=94 =93pipe=94 wc -=93ell=94) >>=20 >> Happy Friday everyone.=20 >>=20 >> Donovan--------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] [tip] inodes (files in a directory) (Donovan Brooke 2015)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] [tip] inodes (files in a directory) (Palle Bo Nielsen 2015)
  3. [WebDNA] [tip] inodes (files in a directory) (Donovan Brooke 2015)
This will be different per OS=85 but run that command I posted (df -i). That should tell you (in the =91IUse%=92) column, if you are in a danger = zone. Donovan On Feb 13, 2015, at 12:59 PM, Palle Bo Nielsen = wrote: > Donovan >=20 > You have caught my attention on an old =93wend server not running=94 = problem. What would you consider to many files in a directory? >=20 > /Palle >=20 >=20 >=20 >> On 13/02/2015, at 19.55, Donovan Brooke wrote: >>=20 >> Hello, >> Ubuntu 12.04 >> WebDNA Server 8 >>=20 >> Maybe this will help some of you that have expressed problems with = the =93WebDNA Server Not Running=94, or having to use a restart. >>=20 >> I had one client that had a server uptime of 309 days, running WebDNA = Server =938=94 (sort of a pre-8 really). It actually had an uptime = longer than that.. but restarted for non-critical reasons. >>=20 >> This morning I woke up to issues (sparactic WebDNA errors, SSH = weirdness... and eventually the WebDNA Server Not Running finally. = Reboot would recreate that string of problems.=20 >>=20 >> Upon inspection, it turned out to be too many files in a directory=85 = in one of the ShoppingCarts directories to be exact. There were so many = files in this directory, that I could not even run =91ls=92 on it. >>=20 >> The number of files, pretty much means the number of inodes. If you = do a =91df -i=92, you can see an inode column, with limits and usage.=20 >>=20 >> Now, I remember seeing some claims of problems with the Server = version related to inodes. I don=92t know what that was about, but the = issue here is that I obviously had too many files in a directory, which = was exceeding the limit of inodes allowed in a directory (something like = 10 million for this one I think :-) ).=20 >>=20 >> This is user error obviously... but sometimes these things are not = easily spotted or forgotten about.. so I thought I=92d relay my story to = the Talk List.=20 >>=20 >> Hope it helps someone else. >>=20 >> My Lesson (reminder): Periodically monitor disk usage, large logs, = and inodes (number of files in a directory)=85 and make sweepers and log = roller=92s as needed ;-) >>=20 >> Couple of tools: >> Disk usage: >> df -h >>=20 >> Inode usage: (my issue this morning) >> df -i >>=20 >> how many files are in a particular directory: >> ls -l | wc -l (ls -=93ell=94 =93pipe=94 wc -=93ell=94) >>=20 >> Happy Friday everyone.=20 >>=20 >> Donovan--------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us Donovan Brooke

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