kernel inode usage

kenshoomy · 01-04-2012, 07:56 AM

Hi Everyone!

We recently installed BMC monitoring agent on our RH servers.
we got a message saying that the kernel inode usage is high (98-100%)

i did df -i but i saw no filesystem is over 9%

so i really have know idea what it means that the kernel inode usage is high...

Please help!

PoleStar · 01-04-2012, 12:38 PM

What version of kernel you are using?
Do you see any thing realating to "inode" or "max" in your

Code:

/proc/sys/kernel/

If so, cat on it to see what it is.

kenshoomy · 01-04-2012, 01:55 PM

hi and thx for replying

i'm not sure how to check the kernel version so i cat on 2 files that i thought were related,
all of these files are from /proc/sys/kernel/

[root@server kernel]# cat shmmax
23136829430
[root@server kernel]# cat msgmax
65536
[root@server kernel]# cat ngroups_max
65536
[root@server kernel]# cat threads-max
147456
[root@server kernel]# cat pid_max
32768
[root@server kernel]# cat version
#1 SMP Tue Aug 18 15:51:48 EDT 2009
[root@server kernel]# cat osrelease
2.6.18-164.el5

thanks!

PoleStar · 01-04-2012, 02:01 PM

Code:

uname -r

to check kernel version.

kenshoomy · 01-04-2012, 02:06 PM

kernel version:
2.6.18-164.el5

PoleStar · 01-04-2012, 02:54 PM

Code:

grep  -i inod  /boot/config*

I read on the net kernel has/had inode option, mine don't,
Can you check your?

kenshoomy · 01-05-2012, 01:28 AM

[root@server ~]# grep -i inode /boot/config*
CONFIG_ANON_INODES=y

kenshoomy · 01-08-2012, 01:49 AM

bump
got any idea what could be wrong?

how can i even check the real status of the kernel inodes usage from the linux system?
and what is the effect if its too high