Deployment Architecture

Too many open files

khyoung7410
Communicator

Hi


Too many open files error message in my indexer.


so, ulimit(file opens) values change to 4,096(soft and hard).


However, the error message still occurs.


How are you?


Thank you.

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jbsplunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Hello,

Chances are high that you need to increase this number again. With 4.3 and the introduction of bloom filters, it's important to understand that the number of open files used could be increased significantly. I would suggest starting with 8192.

http://blogs.splunk.com/2011/11/21/whats-your-ulimit/

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jbsplunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Hello,

Chances are high that you need to increase this number again. With 4.3 and the introduction of bloom filters, it's important to understand that the number of open files used could be increased significantly. I would suggest starting with 8192.

http://blogs.splunk.com/2011/11/21/whats-your-ulimit/

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