HPUX syslog.log messages

[Christopher Chen_1]

Hello Everyone,

I have been getting alot of these message in my syslog.log. Does anyone know what is causing it and how to resolve it?

May 1 09:15:07 machine vmunix: file: table is full
May 1 09:15:08 machine vmunix: file: table is full
May 1 09:15:08 machine above message repeats 39 times
May 1 09:15:08 machine vmunix: file: table is full

[Jeff Schussele · Accepted solution]

Hi Christopher,

Indicates the system is running out of nfile entries.
This is a kernel parameter for the max number of open files at a time.

You'll need to increase this value, rebuild the kernel & reboot.

Rgds,
Jeff

[Mark Greene_1]

see this thread:

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x137146ff9277d511abcd0090277a778c,00.html

HTH
mark

[S.K. Chan]

This error means that the maximum number of open files is exceeded. You can usually remove this error condition by increasing the value of NFILE and/or MAXUSERS in the configuration file for the kernel and rebuilding the kernel. The MAXUSERS kernel parameter can be increased, which will in turn increase the NFILE, NPROC and NINODE parameters.

Use SAM to make these changes to the kernel and reboot.

[ashish nanjiani]

Hi

I think you need to increase your kernel parameters. What i can make out is you are running out of no of open files.Try to increase it and see if the error repeats

[MANOJ SRIVASTAVA]

Hi Christopher


Do a sar -v 2 10 and you can get the dynamic values og nfile , nproc and ninodes , you can increase the same using SAM.It looks the nfile is getting saturated.


Manoj Srivstava

[hpuxrox]

Go into glance and select "t" for System Tables.

Then look for nfiles make sure you are not approching the max. If so, you will need to increase this value by rebuilding the kernel.