High or fluctuating latency after turning on NetApp ONTAP File System Analytics
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- File System Analytics (FSA)
Issue
- Applications report hung threads for processing IOs along with Host OS reporting nfs server not responding events :
xxxxxxfn kernel: nfs: server xxx.xxxxxxx.com not responding, still trying
xxxxxxfn kernel: nfs: server xxx.xxxxxxx.com not responding, still trying
xxxxxxfn kernel: nfs: server xxx.xxxxxxx.com not responding, still trying
xxxxxxfn kernel: nfs: server xxx.xxxxxxx.com not responding, still trying
xxxxxxfn kernel: nfs: server xxx.xxxxxxx.com not responding, still trying
xxxxxxfn kernel: nfs: server xxx.xxxxxxx.com OK
- After turning on NetApp ONTAP File System Analytics (FSA) there is a noticeable increase in latency
- EMS shows analytics overload messages
[node-01: AnalyticsReminders: wafl.analytics.enterOverload:notice]: The analytics subsystem is not keeping up with the amount of work being generated by the system[node-01: AnalyticsReminders: wafl.analytics.exitOverload:notice]: The analytics subsystem is performing normally.[node-01: AnalyticsReminders: wafl.analytics.enterOverload:notice]: The analytics subsystem is not keeping up with the amount of work being generated by the system.[node-01: AnalyticsReminders: wafl.analytics.exitOverload:notice]: The analytics subsystem is performing normally.
