Hallo I have a problem to understand following error: [2013-07-16 15:36:05.056955] D [afr-lk-common.c:403:transaction_lk_op] 0-gv0-replicate-0: lk op is for a transaction [2013-07-16 15:36:05.057367] D [afr-transaction.c:1027:afr_post_nonblocking_inodelk_cbk] 0-gv0-replicate-0: Non blocking inodelks done. Proceeding to FOP [2013-07-16 15:36:05.057640] D [client3_1-fops.c:2810:client_fdctx_destroy] 0-gv0-client-0: sending release on fd [2013-07-16 15:36:05.057687] D [client3_1-fops.c:2810:client_fdctx_destroy] 0-gv0-client-1: sending release on fd [2013-07-16 15:36:05.058460] W [client3_1-fops.c:2009:client3_1_setattr_cbk] 0-gv0-client-0: remote operation failed: Value too large for defined data type [2013-07-16 15:36:05.058515] W [client3_1-fops.c:2009:client3_1_setattr_cbk] 0-gv0-client-1: remote operation failed: Value too large for defined data # grep "EOVERFLOW " ./libglusterfs/src/compat-errno.c /* EOVERFLOW 79 / * value too large to be stored in data type */ /* EOVERFLOW 84 / * Value too large to be stored in data type */ /* EOVERFLOW 84 / * Value too large to be stored in data type */ root@osol4:/tmp/glusterfs-3.3.2# vi ./xlators/protocol/client/src/client3_1-fops.c 1983 if (-1 == req->rpc_status) { 1984 rsp.op_ret = -1; 1985 rsp.op_errno = ENOTCONN; 1986 goto out; 1987 } 1988 1989 ret = xdr_to_generic (*iov, &rsp, (xdrproc_t)xdr_gfs3_setattr_rsp); 1990 if (ret < 0) { 1991 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR, "XDR decoding failed"); 1992 rsp.op_ret = -1; 1993 rsp.op_errno = EINVAL; 1994 goto out; 1995 } 1996 1997 if (-1 != rsp.op_ret) { 1998 gf_stat_to_iatt (&rsp.statpre, &prestat); 1999 gf_stat_to_iatt (&rsp.statpost, &poststat); 2000 } 2001 2002 GF_PROTOCOL_DICT_UNSERIALIZE (this, xdata, (rsp.xdata.xdata_val), 2003 (rsp.xdata.xdata_len), ret, 2004 rsp.op_errno, out); 2005 2006 out: 2007 if (rsp.op_ret == -1) { 2008 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_WARNING, "remote operation failed: %s", 2009 strerror (gf_error_to_errno (rsp.op_errno))); 2010 } my suggestion: - l2009 gf_log printed: remote operation failed: Value too large for defined data type - according to [1]: The symbolic name for this error is EOVERFLOW, errno=79 - l2006 out: can jumping from 1986,1994 (ENOTCONN,EINVAL) I do not see EOVERFLOW. where EOVERFLOW setting? Background: - first copy failed with error (second copy work successful): # gluster volume set $vol diagnostics.client-log-level DEBUG # (date;time cp $src $dir/testfile_32m.`date +\%M`) Tue Jul 16 17:36:05 CEST 2013 cp: cannot create regular file `/mnt/gv0/test2cp/testfile_32m.36': I/O error real 0m0.027s user 0m0.002s sys 0m0.011s ========================================================== [1] http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19455-01/806-1075/msgs-2215/index.html Solaris Common Messages and Troubleshooting Guide Value too large for defined data type The symbolic name for this error is EOVERFLOW, errno=79. regards Heiko