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Date:      Wed, 17 Nov 1999 10:14:56 -0000
From:      "Majid Almassari" <majid@ibroadcast.net>
To:        "questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <questions@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   NMBCLUSTERS
Message-ID:  <019601bf30e4$991bdcc0$8e1d91d8@ibroadcast.net>

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Hi there,
according to FAQ (http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/troubleshoot.html#AEN1135) =
you can set the NMBCLUSTERS option in the KERNEL configuration to
options "NMBCLUSTERS=3D<n>"  where <n> is in the range 512-4096, my two =
questions are:
1. We have servers that this value is set as options         =
NMBCLUSTERS=3D8192 is this normal to be that high even in FAQ the MAX is =
4096.
2. The entry does not have a quotation mark around it as the FAQ does is =
it mandatory to have those quotation marks?
when I issue netstat -m the settings are realized sine it reports

3187/3616 mbufs in use:
        2890 mbufs allocated to data
        297 mbufs allocated to packet headers
2546/2930/8192 mbuf clusters in use (current/peak/max)
6312 Kbytes allocated to network (86% in use)
0 requests for memory denied
0 requests for memory delayed
0 calls to protocol drain routines

The reason I'm investigating this is because I get a KERNEL panic and =
the server reboots. The message in the /var/log/messages states:
/kernel: Out of mbuf clusters - adjust NMBCLUSTERS or increase maxusers!

Any suggestions and ideas are appreciated,thanx.
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Majid Almassari, MSEE, MCP.
Systems Administrator
iBroadcast, Inc.
Phone: (206) 223-5540
Email: majid@ibroadcast.net
http://www.ibroadcast.net


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi there,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>according to FAQ (<A=20
href=3D"http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/troubleshoot.html#AEN1135">http://www.=
freebsd.org/FAQ/troubleshoot.html#AEN1135</A>)=20
you can set the NMBCLUSTERS option in the KERNEL configuration =
to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>options "NMBCLUSTERS=3D&lt;n&gt;"&nbsp; =

where&nbsp;&lt;n&gt; is in the range 512-4096, my two questions=20
are:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1. We have servers that this value is =
set=20
as&nbsp;options&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
NMBCLUSTERS=3D8192=20
is this normal to be that high even in FAQ the MAX is 4096.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2. The entry does not have a quotation =
mark around=20
it as the FAQ does is it mandatory to have those=20
quotation&nbsp;marks?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>when I issue netstat -m the settings =
are realized=20
sine it reports</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>3187/3616 mbufs in=20
use:<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2890 mbufs allocated =
to=20
data<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 297 mbufs allocated =
to packet=20
headers<BR>2546/2930/8192 mbuf clusters in use =
(current/peak/max)<BR>6312 Kbytes=20
allocated to network (86% in use)<BR>0 requests for memory denied<BR>0 =
requests=20
for memory delayed<BR>0 calls to protocol drain routines</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The reason I'm investigating this is =
because I get=20
a KERNEL panic and the server reboots. The message in the =
/var/log/messages=20
states:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>/kernel: Out of mbuf clusters - adjust =
NMBCLUSTERS=20
or increase maxusers!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Any suggestions and ideas are=20
appreciated,thanx.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-- <BR>Majid Almassari, MSEE, =
MCP.<BR>Systems=20
Administrator<BR>iBroadcast, Inc.<BR>Phone: (206) 223-5540<BR>Email: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:majid@ibroadcast.net">majid@ibroadcast.net</A><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.ibroadcast.net">http://www.ibroadcast.net</A><BR></FON=
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