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Posted to users@trafficserver.apache.org by Steve Malenfant <sm...@gmail.com> on 2016/03/27 04:29:22 UTC

ATS Disk load distribution

Hi,

Our servers have 24 cache disks. On each of them, I'm seing an unusual
pattern where the 14th cache disk (/dev/sdn here) has half the tps and
Blk_read of the others while running a simple iostat.

The OS drive is /dev/sdy.

Is there something obvious that could explain this? Anybody else seeing
similar behaviors?

Device:            tps   Blk_read/s   Blk_wrtn/s   Blk_read   Blk_wrtn
sdy               8.50         0.59       412.30    1182292  826749224
sdb              17.96      5574.30       763.26 11177773390 1530520872
sda              17.27      5427.78       753.80 10883976079 1511537961
sdc              16.76      5426.23       752.01 10880866108 1507966007
sdf              17.40      5415.19       754.99 10858730317 1513930486
sdd              17.42      5415.10       750.04 10858548347 1504011560
sdg              17.43      5482.40       757.33 10993500408 1518615277
sde              16.49      5265.87       740.41 10559295722 1484695034
sdh              17.38      5492.09       758.66 11012923059 1521284992
sdj              18.73      5849.73       787.82 11730078650 1579772953
sdk              16.85      5319.37       742.29 10666574619 1488471133
sdl              17.53      5608.22       766.14 11245803256 1536281866
sdn               8.58      2555.06       517.71 5123501157 1038125596
sdm              17.69      5525.47       757.92 11079862986 1519798735
sdo              15.75      5039.02       726.77 10104411633 1457343705
sdi              18.33      5684.66       782.37 11399081848 1568839983
sdq              17.49      5596.34       760.76 11221981240 1525498204
sdp              16.31      5143.23       734.07 10313388901 1471978836
sdr              16.96      5393.52       755.80 10815269418 1515562524
sdt              16.47      5293.78       740.87 10615265266 1485622464
sds              15.99      5201.40       732.21 10430031258 1468246477
sdv              17.92      5684.24       779.27 11398240262 1562614587
sdu              17.26      5504.14       760.25 11037086102 1524475490
sdx              17.74      5580.22       762.95 11189655745 1529890237
sdw              17.17      5308.27       744.56 10644334189 1493013627

Steve

Re: ATS Disk load distribution

Posted by Steve Malenfant <sm...@gmail.com>.
We already have this specified. This specific /dev/sdn device is just
receiving half the load compared to others across all our caches.

On Sun, Mar 27, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Schmerge, John (Contractor) <
John_Schmerge@cable.comcast.com> wrote:

> Hi Steve,
>
>
> Try adding a "volume=X"  to each line of your storage.config. There's an
> old issue with ATS when you have a single volume and replace a drive, in
> which it (silently) does not use it because because it cannot figure out
> which volume the drive belongs to. Explicitly assigning the volume in
> storage.config sidesteps this condition.
>
>
> -John
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Steve Malenfant <sm...@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 26, 2016 10:29 PM
> *To:* users@trafficserver.apache.org
> *Subject:* ATS Disk load distribution
>
> Hi,
>
> Our servers have 24 cache disks. On each of them, I'm seing an unusual
> pattern where the 14th cache disk (/dev/sdn here) has half the tps and
> Blk_read of the others while running a simple iostat.
>
> The OS drive is /dev/sdy.
>
> Is there something obvious that could explain this? Anybody else seeing
> similar behaviors?
>
> Device:            tps   Blk_read/s   Blk_wrtn/s   Blk_read   Blk_wrtn
> sdy               8.50         0.59       412.30    1182292  826749224
> sdb              17.96      5574.30       763.26 11177773390 1530520872
> sda              17.27      5427.78       753.80 10883976079 1511537961
> sdc              16.76      5426.23       752.01 10880866108 1507966007
> sdf              17.40      5415.19       754.99 10858730317 1513930486
> sdd              17.42      5415.10       750.04 10858548347 1504011560
> sdg              17.43      5482.40       757.33 10993500408 1518615277
> sde              16.49      5265.87       740.41 10559295722 1484695034
> sdh              17.38      5492.09       758.66 11012923059 1521284992
> sdj              18.73      5849.73       787.82 11730078650 1579772953
> sdk              16.85      5319.37       742.29 10666574619 1488471133
> sdl              17.53      5608.22       766.14 11245803256 1536281866
> sdn               8.58      2555.06       517.71 5123501157 1038125596
> sdm              17.69      5525.47       757.92 11079862986 1519798735
> sdo              15.75      5039.02       726.77 10104411633 1457343705
> sdi              18.33      5684.66       782.37 11399081848 1568839983
> sdq              17.49      5596.34       760.76 11221981240 1525498204
> sdp              16.31      5143.23       734.07 10313388901 1471978836
> sdr              16.96      5393.52       755.80 10815269418 1515562524
> sdt              16.47      5293.78       740.87 10615265266 1485622464
> sds              15.99      5201.40       732.21 10430031258 1468246477
> sdv              17.92      5684.24       779.27 11398240262 1562614587
> sdu              17.26      5504.14       760.25 11037086102 1524475490
> sdx              17.74      5580.22       762.95 11189655745 1529890237
> sdw              17.17      5308.27       744.56 10644334189 1493013627
>
> Steve
>

Re: ATS Disk load distribution

Posted by "Schmerge, John (Contractor)" <Jo...@cable.comcast.com>.
Hi Steve,


Try adding a "volume=X"  to each line of your storage.config. There's an old issue with ATS when you have a single volume and replace a drive, in which it (silently) does not use it because because it cannot figure out which volume the drive belongs to. Explicitly assigning the volume in storage.config sidesteps this condition.


-John


________________________________
From: Steve Malenfant <sm...@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2016 10:29 PM
To: users@trafficserver.apache.org
Subject: ATS Disk load distribution

Hi,

Our servers have 24 cache disks. On each of them, I'm seing an unusual pattern where the 14th cache disk (/dev/sdn here) has half the tps and Blk_read of the others while running a simple iostat.

The OS drive is /dev/sdy.

Is there something obvious that could explain this? Anybody else seeing similar behaviors?

Device:            tps   Blk_read/s   Blk_wrtn/s   Blk_read   Blk_wrtn
sdy               8.50         0.59       412.30    1182292  826749224
sdb              17.96      5574.30       763.26 11177773390 1530520872
sda              17.27      5427.78       753.80 10883976079 1511537961
sdc              16.76      5426.23       752.01 10880866108 1507966007
sdf              17.40      5415.19       754.99 10858730317 1513930486
sdd              17.42      5415.10       750.04 10858548347 1504011560
sdg              17.43      5482.40       757.33 10993500408 1518615277
sde              16.49      5265.87       740.41 10559295722 1484695034
sdh              17.38      5492.09       758.66 11012923059 1521284992
sdj              18.73      5849.73       787.82 11730078650 1579772953
sdk              16.85      5319.37       742.29 10666574619 1488471133
sdl              17.53      5608.22       766.14 11245803256 1536281866
sdn               8.58      2555.06       517.71 5123501157 1038125596
sdm              17.69      5525.47       757.92 11079862986 1519798735
sdo              15.75      5039.02       726.77 10104411633 1457343705
sdi              18.33      5684.66       782.37 11399081848 1568839983
sdq              17.49      5596.34       760.76 11221981240 1525498204
sdp              16.31      5143.23       734.07 10313388901 1471978836
sdr              16.96      5393.52       755.80 10815269418 1515562524
sdt              16.47      5293.78       740.87 10615265266 1485622464
sds              15.99      5201.40       732.21 10430031258 1468246477
sdv              17.92      5684.24       779.27 11398240262 1562614587
sdu              17.26      5504.14       760.25 11037086102 1524475490
sdx              17.74      5580.22       762.95 11189655745 1529890237
sdw              17.17      5308.27       744.56 10644334189 1493013627

Steve