StorageGRID EC rebalance stops within seconds if target node would have >80% usage
Applies to
NetApp StorageGRID 11.8
Issue
- On a near full GRID with data load > 80%, after adding new node(s) and trying to run EC Rebalance it stops within seconds.
- Job shows as success, but Site Imbalance shows calculating:
# rebalance-data status --job-id <job_id>
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Job ID : <job_id>
Site : <site_name>
State : Success
Planned Moves : 0
Completed Moves : 0
Failed Moves : 0
Start Time : 2024-12-14 06:45:44 UTC
End Time : 2024-12-14 06:45:50 UTC
Site Imbalance : Calculating
Retry Rebalance : No
==============================================================================
- There are no errors in either rebalance-data.log or bycast.log on the EC leader node.