I commit the IndexWriter every 200 documents in a batch as follows and you can see that I reopened the reader after the commit.
private void commit(IndexWriter writer) throws CorruptIndexException, IOException, SQLException { writer.commit(); if(indexReader!=null) indexReader.reopen(); } What do you mean by real-time reader? Thanks. Michael McCandless-2 wrote: > > Hmm, not good. Can you share more details about how your app is using > Lucene? > > Do you also have an IndexReader that's open on this directory? Do you > reopen it after indexing documents? If so, using IndexReader.reopen > or by closing and opening a new IndexReader? Or, by getting a near > real-time reader? > > Are you closing the IndexWriter after each batch, or calling commit? > > Mike > > On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 11:14 AM, GlenAbbeyDrive <wende.l...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> I switched from Lucene 2.4.0 to the latest 2.9.0 version and got too many >> files open within a few hours from my indexing process. Our indexing >> Java >> process adds about 2000 documents/minute. >> The IndexWriter (iw) has the following settings: >> >> iw.setMaxFieldLength(1024*1024*1024); // 1G as maximum terms. >> iw.setMergeFactor(10); >> iw.setMaxMergeDocs(100000); >> iw.setMaxBufferedDocs(1000); >> iw.setRAMBufferSizeMB(128); >> iw.setUseCompoundFile(true); >> >> >> >> The 'lsof' result shows rapidly growing number of open files in 'deleted' >> state. Counting the number of these: >> >> [server-1]#date >> Sun Oct 18 11:02:37 EDT 2009 >> [server-1]# lsof -p 19606 |grep deleted |wc -l >> 3187 >> [server-1]# date >> Sun Oct 18 11:07:29 EDT 2009 >> [server-1]# lsof -p 19606 |grep deleted |wc -l >> 3912 >> >> Here is a sample of those open files left behind in 'deleted' state: >> >> java 19606 root 1861r REG 8,17 273561 368673054 >> /archive/index/_5fq.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1862r REG 8,17 9428 368673053 >> /archive/index/_5fp.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1863r REG 8,17 363690 368673052 >> /archive/index/_5fo.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1864r REG 8,17 47732 368673051 >> /archive/index/_5fn.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1865r REG 8,17 417453 368673050 >> /archive/index/_5fm.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1866r REG 8,17 1518126 368673049 >> /archive/index/_5fl.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1871r REG 8,17 1236023 368673057 >> /archive/index/_5ft.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1872r REG 8,17 29743 368673055 >> /archive/index/_5fr.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1873r REG 8,17 273561 368673054 >> /archive/index/_5fq.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1874r REG 8,17 9428 368673053 >> /archive/index/_5fp.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1875r REG 8,17 363690 368673052 >> /archive/index/_5fo.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1876r REG 8,17 47732 368673051 >> /archive/index/_5fn.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1877r REG 8,17 417453 368673050 >> /archive/index/_5fm.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1878r REG 8,17 1518126 368673049 >> /archive/index/_5fl.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1883r REG 8,17 1389856 368673056 >> /archive/index/_5fs.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1884r REG 8,17 29743 368673055 >> /archive/index/_5fr.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1885r REG 8,17 273561 368673054 >> /archive/index/_5fq.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1886r REG 8,17 9428 368673053 >> /archive/index/_5fp.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1887r REG 8,17 363690 368673052 >> /archive/index/_5fo.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1888r REG 8,17 47732 368673051 >> /archive/index/_5fn.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1889r REG 8,17 417453 368673050 >> /archive/index/_5fm.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1890r REG 8,17 1518126 368673049 >> /archive/index/_5fl.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1895r REG 8,17 1389856 368673056 >> /archive/index/_5fs.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1896r REG 8,17 29743 368673055 >> /archive/index/_5fr.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1897r REG 8,17 273561 368673054 >> /archive/index/_5fq.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1898r REG 8,17 9428 368673053 >> /archive/index/_5fp.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1899r REG 8,17 363690 368673052 >> /archive/index/_5fo.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1900r REG 8,17 47732 368673051 >> /archive/index/_5fn.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1901r REG 8,17 417453 368673050 >> /archive/index/_5fm.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1902r REG 8,17 1518126 368673049 >> /archive/index/_5fl.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1910r REG 8,17 403610 368673058 >> /archive/index/_5fu.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1911r REG 8,17 1236023 368673057 >> /archive/index/_5ft.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1912r REG 8,17 1389856 368673056 >> /archive/index/_5fs.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1913r REG 8,17 29743 368673055 >> /archive/index/_5fr.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1914r REG 8,17 273561 368673054 >> /archive/index/_5fq.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1915r REG 8,17 9428 368673053 >> /archive/index/_5fp.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1916r REG 8,17 363690 368673052 >> /archive/index/_5fo.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1917r REG 8,17 47732 368673051 >> /archive/index/_5fn.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1918r REG 8,17 417453 368673050 >> /archive/index/_5fm.cfs (deleted) >> java 19606 root 1919r REG 8,17 1518126 368673049 >> /archive/index/_5fl.cfs (deleted) >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/Lucene-2.9.0-leaves-too-many-.cfs-files-open%2C-causing-too-many-files-open-java-error.-tp25947462p25947462.html >> Sent from the Lucene - Java Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-h...@lucene.apache.org >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-h...@lucene.apache.org > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Lucene-2.9.0-leaves-too-many-.cfs-files-open%2C-causing-too-many-files-open-java-error.-tp25947462p25948812.html Sent from the Lucene - Java Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-h...@lucene.apache.org