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XFS NFS Fileserver, kernel: nfs: server server not responding, still try

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Subject: XFS NFS Fileserver, kernel: nfs: server server not responding, still trying
From: Juergen Sauer <juergen.sauer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 17:36:11 +0100
Organization: AutomatiX GmbH
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Hi List !

Since upgrading to Kernel 2.4.22-xfs (direct from SGI-CVS) I get this
problems, during bigger file NFS-copying (local XFS -> 
remote NFS-based filesserver (also completely in XFS).

Nov 7 17:20:02 pc2 kernel: nfs: server server not responding, still trying
Nov  7 17:20:02 pc2 kernel: nfs: server server not responding, still trying
Nov  7 17:20:02 pc2 kernel: nfs: server server OK

This is my Test-Setup:
server: 64GB XFS-fs on ICP-Vortex (Hardware Raid5) SCSI controller

I tried everything, mentioned on the NFS FAQ Page to avoid this problems.
http://nfs.sourceforge.net/nfs-howto/performance.html#TIMEOUT

jojo@pc2:jojo $ ssh root@localhost
Linux pc2 2.4.22-xfs #2 Don Okt 23 17:01:40 CEST 2003 i686 unknown
root@pc2:root# nfsstat
[...]
Client rpc stats:
calls      retrans    authrefrsh
1483912    21137      0
[...]

root@pc2:root# echo 262144 > /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_default
root@pc2:root# echo 262144 > /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_max
root@pc2:root# mount /home  -o remount,timeo=14,retrans=6
Copy Try -> Same Problem

root@pc2:root# mount /home  -o remount,timeo=30,retrans=12
root@pc2:root# mount /home  -o 
remount,timeo=30,retrans=12,rsize=32768,wsize=32768

root@pc2:jojo# nfsstat
...
Client rpc stats:
calls      retrans    authrefrsh
1752966    23343      0
...

root@pc2:jojo# mount /home  -o 
remount,timeo=30,retrans=12,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,nfsvers=3
root@pc2:jojo# mount
server:/home on /home type nfs 
(rw,lock,timeo=30,retrans=12,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,nfsvers=3,addr=192.168.11.1)
Copy Try -> Same Problem

This Kernel 2.4.22-xfs is in case of NFS performance the worst since 2.4.7 and 
reiserfs or the userspace
nfs daemon.

How can we stop the problem ?
Any ideas ?

TIA !

mfG
        Jürgen
        automatiX Linux  Support Crew
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