[gpfsug-discuss] pool-metadata_high_error

[Markus Rohwedder]

Hello,

the pool metadata high error reports issues with the free blocks in the
metadataOnly and/or dataAndMetadata NSDs in the system pool.

mmlspool and subsequently the GPFSPool sensor  is the source of the
information that is used be the threshold that reports this error.

So please compare with

mmlspool
   and
mmperfmon query gpfs_pool_disksize, gpfs_pool_free_fullkb -b 86400  -n 1

Once inodes are allocated I am not aware of a method to de-allocate them.
This is what the Knowledge Center says:

"Inodes are allocated when they are used. When a file is deleted, the inode
is reused, but inodes are never deallocated. When setting the maximum
number of inodes in a file system, there is the option to preallocate
inodes. However, in most cases there is no need to preallocate inodes
because, by default, inodes are allocated in sets as needed. If you do
decide to preallocate inodes, be careful not to preallocate more inodes
than will be used; otherwise, the allocated inodes will unnecessarily
consume metadata space that cannot be reclaimed. "


Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards

Dr. Markus Rohwedder

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From:	KG <spectrumscale at kiranghag.com>
To:	gpfsug main discussion list <gpfsug-discuss at spectrumscale.org>
Date:	14.05.2018 12:57
Subject:	[gpfsug-discuss] pool-metadata_high_error
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Hi Folks

IHAC who is reporting pool-metadata_high_error on GUI.

The inode utilisation on filesystem is as below
Used inodes - 92922895
free inodes - 1684812529
allocated - 1777735424
max inodes - 1911363520

the inode utilization on one fileset (it is only one being used) is below
Used inodes - 93252664
allocated - 1776624128
max inodes 1876624064

is this because the difference in allocated and max inodes is very less?

Customer tried reducing allocated inodes on fileset (between max and used
inode) and GUI complains that it is out of range.
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