On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 12:08:08PM +0200, Samuel Granjeaud wrote: > Hi, > > Sorry if the answer is obvious, but I didn't find any clear answer after > googling. > > I have a XFS system of 18T over LVM. Recently, I could not create new files > or directories. > > # mkdir tempo > mkdir: cannot create directory `tempo': No space left on device > > After deleting a few files, this command runs successfully. > > So I think that the system runs out of something, inodes I guess. > > But the df diagnosis does not enlight it: only 1% used. > > # df -ht xfs > Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on > /dev/mapper/vg1_backup-backup > 18T 12T 6.6T 63% /mnt/vg1_backup/backup > # df -it xfs > Filesystem Inodes IUsed IFree IUse% Mounted on > /dev/mapper/vg1_backup-backup > 18874040320 530042 18873510278 1% > /mnt/vg1_backup/backup > > So what is wrong? How should I solve the problem? > > I read about xfs_grow -m, but I am not sure if it could help. > Of course, I rebooted the system before my trials. > You should probably include more information for context: http://xfs.org/index.php/XFS_FAQ#Q:_What_information_should_I_include_when_reporting_a_problem.3F That aside... is inode64 enabled? Is imaxpct set to a non-default value? Also, how is this filesystem used? I notice it's named as some kind of backup volume. Brian > Best regards, > Samuel > > > _______________________________________________ > xfs mailing list > xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs _______________________________________________ xfs mailing list xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs