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Date:      Fri, 26 Jan 2001 11:19:14 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Delanet Administration <admin@delanet.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: NFS server out of mbuf's?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101261118320.1339-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <3A7096AA.68FBBA90@delanet.com>

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On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, Delanet Administration wrote:

> I run a FreeBSD 3.2s nfs server which recently crashed with a panic 'Out
> of mbuf clusters'. I found this odd since the normal peak is always
> below 200 and I compiled the kernel with users at 256 (4608 max mbufs).
> The server had an uptime of 118 days prior to this crash, and has no
> entries in the logs out of the norm up until this crash. Just curious if
> anyone knows of any reason this would happen? The server has no other
> use at all..no one even logs into it except me on occasion to go over
> logs and such.

Sudden network outages during periods of high activity will cause mbuf
cluser consumption to increase.

'netstat -m' is your friend.

Doug White                    |  FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu     |  www.FreeBSD.org



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