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    XCP-NG 8.3 freezes and / or reboot on HGR-SAP3 by Ovh / Using ZFS on Raid 50 / With deduplication

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      yann_m
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      Unfortunately, I'm really pessimistic about my technological choice.

      Maybe I should never have installed ZFS on it, or perhaps I should have never enabled deduplication ?

      I didn't have time to post this before, but Wednesday morning, after some major backups, I lost all my VMs for 3-5 minutes (lost, but no crash) due to overactivity on tapdisk.

      Luckily I found them again after.

      So I haven't lost anything except my sleep.

      Here's an example of one of my 14 logs (14 VMs) (I've anonymized the UUIDs).

      Sep 24 04:02:03: [04:02:03.958] tapdisk[728741]: log start, level 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] tapdisk_vbd_check_progress: vhd:/var/run/sr-mount/myZFSraid50/diskVM1.vhd: watchdog timeout: pending requests idle for 624 seconds
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] tapdisk_vbd_debug: vhd:/var/run/sr-mount/myZFSraid50/diskVM1.vhd: state: 0x00000000, new: 0x00, pending: 0x06, failed: 0x00, completed: 0x00, last activity: 1758683796.081829, errors: 0x0000, retries: 0x00c2, received: 0x000f9b42, returned: 0x000f9b3c, kicked: 0x0439e111
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: /var/run/sr-mount/myZFSraid50/diskVM1.vhd: QUEUED: 0x000871bb, COMPLETED: 0x000871b5, RETURNED: 0x000871b4
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: WRITES: 0x000437db, AVG_WRITE_SIZE: 28.221727
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: READS: 0x000439e0, AVG_READ_SIZE: 23.678925
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: ALLOCATED REQUESTS: (352 total)
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 92: vreq: xenvbd-14-768.67.0, err: 0, op: 2, lsec: 0x02d74e6f, flags: 0, this: 0x1b02ed0, next: (nil), tx: (nil)
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 150: vreq: xenvbd-14-768.67.0, err: 0, op: 2, lsec: 0x01b7f720, flags: 0, this: 0x1b07580, next: (nil), tx: (nil)
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 190: vreq: xenvbd-14-768.67.0, err: 0, op: 2, lsec: 0x01879d78, flags: 0, this: 0x1b0a640, next: (nil), tx: (nil)
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 220: vreq: xenvbd-14-768.67.0, err: 0, op: 2, lsec: 0x02d74ec7, flags: 0, this: 0x1b0cad0, next: (nil), tx: (nil)
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 235: vreq: xenvbd-14-768.67.0, err: 0, op: 2, lsec: 0x02d74ee7, flags: 0, this: 0x1b0dd18, next: (nil), tx: (nil)
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 259: vreq: xenvbd-14-768.67.0, err: 0, op: 2, lsec: 0x18f628e2, flags: 10, this: 0x1b0fa58, next: (nil), tx: 0x1af8a68
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: BITMAP CACHE:
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 0: blk: 0x2d74, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1afb228, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 1: blk: 0x34f2b, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1afb080, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 2: blk: 0x1bdb, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1afaed8, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 3: blk: 0xd237, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1afad30, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 4: blk: 0x072f, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1afab88, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 5: blk: 0x0740, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1afa9e0, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 6: blk: 0x8a08, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1afa838, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 7: blk: 0x0773, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1afa690, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 8: blk: 0x3ee8, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1afa4e8, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 9: blk: 0x1b7f, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1afa340, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 10: blk: 0x070e, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1afa198, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 11: blk: 0x11512, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1af9ff0, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 12: blk: 0x26ca, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1af9e48, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 13: blk: 0xe6f3, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1af9ca0, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 14: blk: 0x0fc2, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1af9af8, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 15: blk: 0x1c900, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1af9950, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 16: blk: 0x96ac, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1af97a8, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 17: blk: 0x0790, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1af9600, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 18: blk: 0x0734, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1af9458, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 19: blk: 0x0752, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1af92b0, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 20: blk: 0x0732, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1af9108, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 21: blk: 0x1c1bd, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1af8f60, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 22: blk: 0xfc4c, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1af8db8, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 23: blk: 0x1d0d, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1af8c10, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 24: blk: 0x18f62, status: 0x0000000a, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 8, in use: 1, tx: 0x1af8a68, tx_error: 0, started: 1, finished: 1, status: 1, reqs: 0x1b0fa58, nreqs: 1
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 25: blk: 0x1960b, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1af88c0, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 26: blk: 0x134b, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1af8718, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 27: blk: 0x1bbb, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1af8570, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 28: blk: 0x1879, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1af83c8, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 29: blk: 0x076a, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1af8220, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 30: blk: 0xb73b, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1af8078, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: 31: blk: 0x0731, status: 0x00000000, q: (nil), qnum: 0, w: (nil), wnum: 0, locked: 0, in use: 0, tx: 0x1af7ed0, tx_error: 0, started: 0, finished: 0, status: 0, reqs: (nil), nreqs: 0
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: BAT: status: 0x00000000, pbw_blk: 0x0000, pbw_off: 0x00000000, tx: (nil)
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: /run/sr-mount/myZFSraid50/disk_an_other_VM.vhd: QUEUED: 0x00099bd9, COMPLETED: 0x00099bd9, RETURNED: 0x00099bd9
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: WRITES: 0x00000000, AVG_WRITE_SIZE: 0.000000
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: READS: 0x00099bd9, AVG_READ_SIZE: 23.188253
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: ALLOCATED REQUESTS: (352 total)
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: BITMAP CACHE:
      Sep 24 05:27:00: [05:27:00.943] vhd_debug: BAT: status: 0x00000000, pbw_blk: 0x0000, pbw_off: 0x00000000, tx: (nil)
      Sep 24 05:27:01: [05:27:01.910] watchdog_cleared: vhd:/var/run/sr-mount/myZFSraid50/diskVM1.vhd: watchdog timeout: requests were blocked
      Sep 24 06:03:03: [06:03:03.461] tapdisk_vbd_check_progress: vhd:/var/run/sr-mount/myZFSraid50/diskVM1.vhd: watchdog timeout: pending requests idle for 11 seconds
      Sep 24 06:03:04: [06:03:04.400] watchdog_cleared: vhd:/var/run/sr-mount/myZFSraid50/diskVM1.vhd: watchdog timeout: requests were blocked
      Sep 24 06:10:47: [06:10:47.027] tapdisk_vbd_check_progress: vhd:/var/run/sr-mount/myZFSraid50/diskVM1.vhd: watchdog timeout: pending requests idle for 11 seconds
      Sep 24 06:10:48: [06:10:48.416] watchdog_cleared: vhd:/var/run/sr-mount/myZFSraid50/diskVM1.vhd: watchdog timeout: requests were blocked
      Sep 24 06:27:16: [06:27:16.740] tapdisk_vbd_check_progress: vhd:/var/run/sr-mount/myZFSraid50/diskVM1.vhd: watchdog timeout: pending requests idle for 100 seconds
      Sep 24 06:27:18: [06:27:18.465] watchdog_cleared: vhd:/var/run/sr-mount/myZFSraid50/diskVM1.vhd: watchdog timeout: requests were blocked
      

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      Finally, when I say massive backups, my hypervisor is at 50% of its occupancy rate.

      And this weekend, I'm thinking of skipping all the scheduled backup tasks to be on the safe side.

      I don't know what to think anymore

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      • olivierlambertO Offline
        olivierlambert Vates ๐Ÿช Co-Founder CEO
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        Probably worth trying regular local ext SRs (in mdadm if needed) and see how it behave. KISS principle is very strong in general.

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        • Y Offline
          yann_m @olivierlambert
          last edited by

          Unfortunatly this is also my conclusion.

          This is what I used to do with smaller servers.
          This is the first time with such a "huge server" + hardware RAID + ZFS with dedup.

          Thanks
          Have a nice day

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          • olivierlambertO Offline
            olivierlambert Vates ๐Ÿช Co-Founder CEO
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            It will be a lot better with future SMAPIv3 drivers (it might include ZFS if we want to officially support it)

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              yann_m
              last edited by

              Do you think the problem could be due to ZFS deduplication ?

              I just saw that it's possible to disable deduplication "without restarting" .
              I think my problem is due to excessive disk writes (adding then deleting a snapshot, then coalescing?)
              Without deduplication, less disk usage ?

              Or am I wrong ?

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              • olivierlambertO Offline
                olivierlambert Vates ๐Ÿช Co-Founder CEO
                last edited by olivierlambert

                In general, at least the consensus, is to NOT use deduplication with ZFS. It's probably one cause of the issue, yes. It's not worth the RAM needed.

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                  yann_m
                  last edited by

                  Yes, I should probably create a new post ?
                  To discuss and "to survive" : how to make my current server usable again

                  • starting by testing with deduplication turned off.
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                  • olivierlambertO Offline
                    olivierlambert Vates ๐Ÿช Co-Founder CEO
                    last edited by

                    Let's continue there, you can always rename your thread ๐Ÿ™‚

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                      yann_m
                      last edited by

                      Okay, but I can't edit the subject.

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                      • olivierlambertO Offline
                        olivierlambert Vates ๐Ÿช Co-Founder CEO
                        last edited by

                        You can edit your first post, which contains the title

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                          yann_m @olivierlambert
                          last edited by

                          @olivierlambert said in HCP-NG 8.3 freezes and / or reboot on HGR-SAP3 by Ovh:

                          You can edit your first post, which contains the title

                          thanks a lot

                          I'll wait until next week to disable deduplication (never on Friday ๐Ÿ˜‰ )

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