IJ39251: AFM: AFM GATEWAY MAY RUN OUT OF MEMORY DUE TO HUNG NFS MOUNTS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When AFM home target server has a problem which cause NFS
  mount hung at AFM gateway, the gateway may run out of
  memory due to lots of hung NFS mounts.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• When AFM home target server has a problem which cause NFS
  mount hung at AFM gateway, the gateway may run out of
  memory due to lots of hung NFS mounts.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in 5.1.3 PTF 1
  To see all Spectrum Scale APARs and
  their respective fix solutions refer to page
  https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/spectrumscale/spectrum_scale
  apars.html
  
  
  Benefits of the solution:
  Killed old existing nfsmount process before executing
  the mount process in the AFM relationship.
  Work around: None
  Problem trigger:
  Gateway node is getting more memory
  consumption on the nfsmount
  due to existing multiple mount points of the fileset.
  
  Symptom: Too much Memory consumption on the NFS mount point.
  
  Platforms affected: All Linux OS environments
  Functional Area affected: AFM-DR
  Customer Impact: low
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SPEC SCALE STD

• Fixed component ID

  5737F33AP

Applicable component levels