I wonder if your fresh install uses different mount options. Eg nfs 4 while the old install used version 3?
I have an old exports on my server so I expect it uses 3. Did you convert your exports? Op 16 nov. 2011 12:35 schreef "Vagelis Nonas" <[email protected]> het volgende: > I have made a fresh install of the diskless machine with the latest > ubuntu (11.10) and the problem has gone away. > > However, now that you mentioned about big files I noticed in the old > diskless file system (ubuntu 10.10) there are many hidden .nfsxxxxxxxxxx > files some of them quite big. I suppose they are left overs.... > > Here are a few examples (the size appears before the date): > 115351481 16252 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16642048 Feb 26 2011 > /mnt1/ubuntu/var/cache/apt/.nfs0000000002a50011000000e2 > 115351436 16792 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17236093 Sep 11 15:57 > /mnt1/ubuntu/var/cache/apt/.nfs0000000006e01f8c00000063 > 115351478 16020 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16404288 Dec 20 2010 > /mnt1/ubuntu/var/cache/apt/.nfs000000000057c00900000032 > 115351480 16208 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16594500 Feb 16 2011 > /mnt1/ubuntu/var/cache/apt/.nfs0000000002a5001200000036 > 115351483 16704 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17102785 May 5 2011 > /mnt1/ubuntu/var/cache/apt/.nfs0000000002a5004d00000032 > 115351460 16824 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17283067 Oct 22 07:45 > /mnt1/ubuntu/var/cache/apt/.nfs0000000006e01fa40000009d > 115351839 16820 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17284552 Oct 13 07:26 > /mnt1/ubuntu/var/cache/apt/.nfs0000000006e0211f0000001b > 115351479 16152 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16536128 Feb 2 2011 > /mnt1/ubuntu/var/cache/apt/.nfs0000000002a5000f00000026 > 115351470 16804 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17258153 Sep 17 07:51 > /mnt1/ubuntu/var/cache/apt/.nfs0000000006e01fae000000bd > 115351755 16820 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17261588 Oct 5 07:33 > /mnt1/ubuntu/var/cache/apt/.nfs0000000006e020cb00000019 > 115351482 16380 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16769594 Apr 22 2011 > /mnt1/ubuntu/var/cache/apt/.nfs0000000002a5004c0000001b > 115352738 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1681 Feb 2 2011 > /mnt1/ubuntu/etc/.nfs0000000006e024a200000026 > 115353070 2097156 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2147483648 Mar 18 2011 > /mnt1/ubuntu/etc/.nfs00000000001b807b00000028 > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/879334 > > Title: > nfsd from nfs-kernel-server very slow and system load from 25%-100% > from nfsd > > Status in “nfs-utils” package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > I have a diskless ubuntu 10.10 machine which I boot regularly using > pxe-boot from another ubuntu machine where I have the root filesystem > of the diskless machine exported over nfs. > > I set it up about a year ago using 10.10. In the mean while the server > machine got upgraded to 11.04 and as of yesterday to 11.10. > > After the upgrade to 11.10 the diskless machine is dead slow (most of > the times it wont even boot completely) and the load on the server > machine is high (25%-100% as shown from top). If in the middle of the > diskless computer booting I do a restart of the nfs server, the client > computer proceeds with the boot a bit more and then it gets stuck > again. I have to restart and nfs-server 3-4 times in order to get the > gdm login screen at the client machine > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 > Package: nfs-kernel-server 1:1.2.4-1ubuntu2 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 > Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686 > ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3 > Architecture: i386 > Date: Fri Oct 21 12:53:02 2011 > ProcEnviron: > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: nfs-utils > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-20 (1 days ago) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nfs-utils/+bug/879334/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/879334 Title: nfsd from nfs-kernel-server very slow and system load from 25%-100% from nfsd To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nfs-utils/+bug/879334/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
