Are you using upmap-remapped to mitigate the thundering herd? And, if you're 
using the PG autoscaler, to mitigate the thundering herd of backfill that it 
adds?

> On Apr 6, 2026, at 7:33 AM, Michal Strnad via ceph-users <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi.
> 
> We operate a two‑site stretch cluster (version 20.2.0) with cca 2000 OSDs and 
> another 1000 OSDs to be added. We are concerned with issues related to a 
> large number of peering connections and remappings when a node with 38 OSDs 
> is added at once. Adding 38 OSDs triggers remapping of roughly 2000 PGs and 
> can leave tens of minutes of PGs inactive, which we see reflected in the ceph 
> status output before the cluster finally stabilizes.
> 
> In a classic (non‑stretch) Ceph cluster the convergence is noticeably quicker 
> (inactive PGs appear only for a very short interval). In our stretch 
> deployment, however, the window when PGs are inactive is considerably longer, 
> consistent with our observations. The network latency between the two sites 
> is consistently below 10 ms with no packet loss.
> 
> We are currently trying to determine whether this impacts client‑side 
> read/write simulations via S3, but this has not yet been verified. Our next 
> step is to test with RBD, which should be more resilient and demonstrable. 
> Naturally, we would like to control the process in a way that minimizes the 
> impact on clients. Could you please confirm that the periods of PG inactivity 
> are short enough to prevent client visible glitches, or even better, could 
> you recommend an optimal protocol for adding new OSDs to a cluster of this 
> size to ensure a smooth convergence? Do you have any tested or recommended 
> timeout adjustments for the stretch configuration?
> 
> Thank you for any feedback
> -- 
> Michal
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