Urgent Help Please. /tmp 100% full

[Raoof]

Hello Experts,

Need urgent help please.

Server Details:HP-UX rx3600 B.11.31 U ia64

I got below message on the sql prompt as well as on user prompt.

vxfs: msgcnt 27130 mesg 001: V-2-1: vx_nospace - /dev/vg00/lvol4 file system full (2 block extent)

when i look for dbf it shows that /tmp directory gets 100% full, tried to free some space but still it is 99 to 100% usage.

HP_perf_vmstat is getting updated frequently, can we create a new file with the same name and drop the existing one by taking the backup of it.

-rw-r--r--   1 oracle     oinstall   429617270 Aug  1 12:51 HP_perf_vmstat

I will be really thankful if you could provide the solution/workaround to fix it as it is production database server.

Thanks & Best Regards,
Syed

[Raoof]

I erased all unnecessary files. In spite of that the /tmp dir is still showing %100 full. What could be a problem?

Please advise.

[Patrick Wallek]

If the files that you removed happen to be in use, then the space will not be reclaimed until the process(es) using those files stop.

[Raoof]

Thanks for the reply.

Please help me out to check for those process and kill it to release the space at earliest.

Regards

[Torsten.]

>> HP_perf_vmstat is getting updated frequently, can we create a new file with the same name and drop the existing one by taking the backup of it.


You deleted an open file, better keep it and delete the contents only.

[Raoof]

Dear Torsten,

I have already deleted the files after taking backup. Please advise what i have do now as am continously getting this below message

vxfs: msgcnt 28998 mesg 001: V-2-1: vx_nospace - /dev/vg00/lvol4 file system full (2 block extent)

now there is 0 space available in the /tmp.

[Torsten.]

As Patrick said, you need to stop the process that writes to the (deleted) file.

[Raoof]

#fuser -cu /tmp
/tmp: 1493o(root) 1483o(root) 1475o(root) 1467o(root) 13615c(root) 2094o(root) 2042o(root) 2320o(oracle) 2334o(oracle) 14313c(oracle) 14194o(oracle) 28666c(root) 14107c(oracle)

from the above how do i know which pid is of that deleted file i.e. of "HP_perf_vmstat", or do i need to kill all those process?

[Raoof]

Awaiting for the reply!!!

Please help me out to solve the issue!!!

[Torsten.]

Do you have lsof installed?