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StorageGRID Low Metadata Storage - AutoSupport Message

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NetApp StorageGRID

Event Summary

StorageGRID reports LowMetadataStorage indicating the space available for storing object metadata is low.

Validate

From the StorageGRID GUI, verify the "Object metadata used" under the Nodes page.

Resolution

  1. Upgrade to the latest StorageGRID 11.7 version to have fixes for meta-data space usage
  2. Verify if the meta-data reserved space can be increased:
  3. Confirm the nodes have enough memory to allow compaction to run succesfully
  4. Consider expanding the GRID: StorageGRID reports LowMetadataStorage due to meta-data space being almost full
  5. Some additional problems regarding meta-data:
  6. Edit the alert rule to a higher value to prevent AutoSupport cases from being opened: How to prevent CSTARS AutoSupport cases from being opened for LowMetaDataStorage

Additional Information

Once new Storage Nodes are added, the system automatically rebalances object metadata across all Storage Nodes, and the alarm clears.

 

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