We have noticed similar problems with large directories on a NetApp filer. The resolution involved emptying the directory, removing it and recreating it. That brings performance back to normal.
No changes were on the client side so we have concluded that the issue was with the Filer.
--Walter
Dale Gass wrote:
I remember we had a problem with Linux (probably RedHat 7.1) where we could only access 32767 files before things started failing. I believe we found it was a limitation on the Linux side, not a NetApp issues.
-dale ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Miles" chris@psychofx.com To: toasters@mathworks.com Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 1:00 PM Subject: limit to number of files in a directory
Hi all, are there any limits to the maximum number of files (or subdirectories) a Netapp NFS mounted directory can handle?
In our case (if it matters) we are looking at Linux 2.4.18 using NFS v3/tcp to a Netapp running 6.1.2R3.
We are thinking of a directory with 500,000+ files in it.
Cheers, CM
-- Chris Miles chris@psychofx.com http://www.psychofx.com/chris/