Problem: file: table is full

[malki_3]

I have detected this problem with dmesg:
File: table is full
I dont have any more information about this error
Can any body to help me
..

[Tom Geudens]

Hi,
Usually you would have to increase the nfile parameter to solve this.
Take a look at the following thread : http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x42d5cf38d6bdd5118ff10090279cd0f9,00.html

Hope this helps,
Tom

[Duncan Edmonstone]

As suggested by the error message, this is due to a kernel table (the open file table) becoming full - you can monitor this using:

sar -v 2 10

Look at the file-sz column - this tells you the current size of the file table, and how many rows are in use.

If you decide the table needs increasing in size, you'll have to re-gen your kernel - Go in the kernel section in SAM, and look at the 'nfile' kernel parameter.

HTH

Duncan

[David Burgess]

Hi,

Run sar -v and look at the file-sz column. This will tell you the current-size and maximum-size of the system file table.

See man sar for more info.

Increase kernel parameter nfile to fix the problem.

HTH,

Dave.

[Clemens van Everdingen]

Hi,

you need to increase the nfile kernel parameter.
This one is related to more parameters.
Use sam to increase the right one.

See also this document.

http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/os/KCparams.OverviewAll.html

C.

[Sukant Naik]

Hi Malki,

As all have already said earlier this is due to the nfile parameter.

One suggestion here:
You use 'sam' to increase the kernel parameter. The safest bet is to increase the kernel parameter 'maxusers'. This parameter, in turn, will increase all the relevant parameters automatically, 'nfile' being one of them.

-Sukant

[malki_3]

for this change, I think that I need to reboot the server is't correct..?

[Trond Haugen]

I would suggest tuning only the nfile parameter as I am also a beliver in keeping formulas out of the system file. I'm not saying though that one is better than the other.

Regards,
Trond

[Duncan Edmonstone]

Yes, this will require a reboot.

HTH

Duncan

[malki_3]

I have another simlary problem
On other server, I have inode-sz parameter on max used when i use sar -v command
And I have some users whe can not logged to the server..
Is the limitation of ninode the source of this problem