Skylar, I sent your comment about UDP vs TDP to my OS tech (beyond my ken) - got this feedback:
I assume what they are talking about is this: hhisilonnfs23.rams.adp.vcu.edu:/ifs/NFS/TSM on /tsmnfs type nfs (rw,relatime,sync,vers=3,rsize=131072,wsize=524288,namlen=255,hard,proto=tcp,timeo=600,retrans=2,sec=sys,mountaddr=192.168.19.12,mountvers=3,mountport=300, *mountproto=udp*,local_lock=none,addr=192.168.19.12) Looks like this is the default setting (also on all the other servers to initiate a conversation with the NFS server). However, if you read the documentation on this option it goes into detail about how this option differs from proto (which is also defined): https://access.redhat.com/solutions/183583 "mountproto differs from proto as it defines what protocol (TCP or UDP) the client will use to initiate the connection and conduct the mount and umountoperations. This differs from the proto option which sets the protocol that the initial connection *and* the actual transportation will use." The proto option (set to TCP in the mount) appears to be determining how the actual connection and transport of data is conducted. When running a tcpdump on Earth I see NFS TCP traffic running over the 23 VLAN (and the 22 VLAN on other TSM servers) and no UDP packets to speak of. On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 10:25 AM Skylar Thompson <skyl...@uw.edu> wrote: > It looks like you're using UDP as a transport - have you tried switching to > TCP? Especially with large NFS payload sizes, you're going to get lots of > fragmentation with UDP's 512-byte packet limit. > > On Wed, Sep 05, 2018 at 09:03:25AM -0400, Zoltan Forray wrote: > > A pair of 10G links bonded - CISCO switches. > > > > On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 7:54 PM Skylar Thompson <skyl...@uw.edu> wrote: > > > > > Quick question - what's the data link protocol (Ethernet, IB, etc.) and > > > link rate > > > that you're using? > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 04, 2018 at 02:05:33PM -0400, Zoltan Forray wrote: > > > > We are still fighting issues with ISILON storage. Our current issue > is > > > with > > > > NFS timeouts for the storage a server is using. We see message like > > > these > > > > in the server /var/log > > > > > > > > Sep 4 13:21:49 earth kernel: nfs: server > hhisilonnfs23.rams.adp.vcu.edu > > > > not responding, still trying > > > > Sep 4 13:21:49 earth kernel: nfs: server > hhisilonnfs23.rams.adp.vcu.edu > > > > not responding, still trying > > > > Sep 4 13:21:49 earth kernel: nfs: server > hhisilonnfs23.rams.adp.vcu.edu > > > > not responding, still trying > > > > Sep 4 13:21:49 earth kernel: nfs: server > hhisilonnfs23.rams.adp.vcu.edu > > > > not responding, still trying > > > > Sep 4 13:22:14 earth kernel: nfs: server > hhisilonnfs23.rams.adp.vcu.edu > > > > not responding, still trying > > > > Sep 4 13:22:15 earth kernel: nfs: server > hhisilonnfs23.rams.adp.vcu.edu > > > > not responding, still trying > > > > Sep 4 13:22:16 earth kernel: nfs: server > hhisilonnfs23.rams.adp.vcu.edu > > > OK > > > > Sep 4 13:22:16 earth kernel: nfs: server > hhisilonnfs23.rams.adp.vcu.edu > > > OK > > > > Sep 4 13:22:16 earth kernel: nfs: server > hhisilonnfs23.rams.adp.vcu.edu > > > OK > > > > > > > > OS folks say the NFS mount is setup as IBM recommends in various > > > documents. > > > > So they asked us to implement the nfstimeout option from this > document ( > > > > > > > > https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSGSG7_7.1.0/com.ibm.itsm.client.doc/r_opt_nfstimeout.html > > > ). > > > > Yes I realize it is primarily for a client backup of an NFS mount, > but > > > the > > > > statement: > > > > > > > > Supported Clients This option is for all UNIX and Linux clients. *The > > > > server can also define this option*. > > > > > > > > throws us - kind-of implying I can use this from the server > perspective? > > > > But I can't find any documentation to support using it from the > server. > > > > > > > > For you Linux guru's - this is what the mount says: > > > > > > > > hhisilonnfs23.rams.adp.vcu.edu:/ifs/NFS/TSM on /tsmnfs type nfs > > > > > > > > (rw,relatime,sync,vers=3,rsize=131072,wsize=524288,namlen=255,hard,proto=tcp,timeo=600,retrans=2,sec=sys,mountaddr=192.168.19.12,mountvers=3,mountport=300,mountproto=udp,local_lock=none,addr=192.168.19.12) > > > > > > > > Any thoughts? Suggestion? Are we simply expecting too much from > NFS? > > > > > > > > My OS person also asks why ISP is so slow to write to NFS? When they > > > did a > > > > test copy of a large file to the NFS mount, they were getting > upwards of > > > 8G/s > > > > vs 1.5-3G/s when TSM/ISP writes to it (via EMC monitoring tools). > > > > > > > > -- > > > > *Zoltan Forray* > > > > Spectrum Protect (p.k.a. TSM) Software & Hardware Administrator > > > > Xymon Monitor Administrator > > > > VMware Administrator > > > > Virginia Commonwealth University > > > > UCC/Office of Technology Services > > > > www.ucc.vcu.edu > > > > zfor...@vcu.edu - 804-828-4807 > > > > Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations > will > > > > never use email to request that you reply with your password, social > > > > security number or confidential personal information. For more > details > > > > visit http://phishing.vcu.edu/ > > > > > > -- > > > -- Skylar Thompson (skyl...@u.washington.edu) > > > -- Genome Sciences Department, System Administrator > > > -- Foege Building S046, (206)-685-7354 > > > -- University of Washington School of Medicine > > > > > > > > > -- > > *Zoltan Forray* > > Spectrum Protect (p.k.a. TSM) Software & Hardware Administrator > > Xymon Monitor Administrator > > VMware Administrator > > Virginia Commonwealth University > > UCC/Office of Technology Services > > www.ucc.vcu.edu > > zfor...@vcu.edu - 804-828-4807 > > Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will > > never use email to request that you reply with your password, social > > security number or confidential personal information. For more details > > visit http://phishing.vcu.edu/ > > -- > -- Skylar Thompson (skyl...@u.washington.edu) > -- Genome Sciences Department, System Administrator > -- Foege Building S046, (206)-685-7354 > -- University of Washington School of Medicine > -- *Zoltan Forray* Spectrum Protect (p.k.a. TSM) Software & Hardware Administrator Xymon Monitor Administrator VMware Administrator Virginia Commonwealth University UCC/Office of Technology Services www.ucc.vcu.edu zfor...@vcu.edu - 804-828-4807 Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will never use email to request that you reply with your password, social security number or confidential personal information. For more details visit http://phishing.vcu.edu/