compile ceph from source https://github.com/ukernel/ceph/tree/jewel-cephfs-scan-links run ' ceph daemon mds.xxx flush journal' to flush MDS journal stop all mds run 'cephfs-data-scan scan_links' restart mds run 'ceph daemon mds.x scrub_path / recursive repair' On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 9:51 PM, Davie De Smet <davie.desmet@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > That sounds great. I'll certainly try it out. > > Kind regards, > > Davie De Smet > > -----Original Message----- > From: Yan, Zheng [mailto:ukernel@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 3:41 PM > To: Davie De Smet <davie.desmet@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Gregory Farnum <gfarnum@xxxxxxxxxx>; ceph-users <ceph-users@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: CephFS: No space left on device > > I have written a tool that fixes this type of error. I'm currently testing it. Will push it out tomorrow > > Regards > Yan, Zheng > > On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 9:18 PM, Davie De Smet <davie.desmet@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi Gregory, >> >> Thanks for the help! I've been looping over all trashcan files and the amount of strays is lowering. This is going to take quite some time as it are a lot of files but so far so good. If I should encounter any further problems regarding this topic, I'll give this thread a heads up. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Davie De Smet >> Director Technical Operations and Customer Services, Nomadesk >> +32 9 240 10 31 (Office) >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Gregory Farnum [mailto:gfarnum@xxxxxxxxxx] >> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 2:11 AM >> To: Davie De Smet <davie.desmet@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Cc: Mykola Dvornik <mykola.dvornik@xxxxxxxxx>; John Spray >> <jspray@xxxxxxxxxx>; ceph-users <ceph-users@xxxxxxxx> >> Subject: Re: CephFS: No space left on device >> >> On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 12:20 AM, Davie De Smet <davie.desmet@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> We do use hardlinks a lot. The application using the cluster has a build in 'trashcan' functionality based on hardlinks. Obviously, all removed files and hardlinks are not visible anymore on the CephFS mount itself. Can I manually remove the strays on the OSD's themselves? >> >> No, definitely not. At least part of the problem is: >> *) Ceph stores file metadata organized by its *path* location, not in a separate on-disk inode data structure like local FSes do. >> *) When you hard link a file in CephFS, its "primary" location increments the link counter and its "remote" location just records the inode number (and it has to look up metadata later on-demand). >> *) When you unlink the primary link, the inode data gets moved into the stray directory until one of the remote links comes calling. >> >>>Or do you mean that I'm required to do a small touch/write on all files that have not yet been deleted (this would be painfull as the cluster is 200TB+)? >> >> Luckily, it doesn't take quite that much work. It looks like just doing a getattr on all the remote links in your system should do it. >> If it's just your trash can, "ls -l" on that directory will probably >> pull them in. Or you could delete the whole trashcan folder (set of >> folders?) and they'll go away as well. >> -Greg >> _______________________________________________ >> ceph-users mailing list >> ceph-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.ceph.com/listinfo.cgi/ceph-users-ceph.com _______________________________________________ ceph-users mailing list ceph-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.ceph.com/listinfo.cgi/ceph-users-ceph.com