[OpenIndiana-discuss] force ZFS to update disk quota info

[Martin Frost]

 > Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:36:31 -0700
 > From: CJ Keist <cj.keist at colostate.edu>
 > 
 > No, I have never used snapshots on this server.

There could also be running process(es) with deleted files open,
though I suppose that's unlikely if the 3GB of deleted files is not
just a few files that might all be open at once.

 > # zfs get usedbysnapshots data/students/GRAD/ECE/vwb
 > NAME                        PROPERTY         VALUE     SOURCE
 > data/students/GRAD/ECE/vwb  usedbysnapshots  0         -
 > 
 > # zfs list -r -t snapshot data/students/GRAD/ECE/vwb
 > no datasets available

Shorten that dataset path and give the command again, until you don't
get that error.

Martin

 > On 2/7/13 3:30 PM, Martin Frost wrote:
 > > Not "doing" snapshots is irrelevant.
 > >
 > > *Have* any snapshots?  What do these report?
 > >
 > >    zfs get usedbysnapshots YOUR-DATASET
 > >
 > >    zfs list -r -t snapshot YOUR-DATASET
 > >
 > > Martin
 > >
 > >   > Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:18:21 -0700
 > >   > From: CJ Keist <cj.keist at colostate.edu>
 > >   >
 > >   > No, not doing any snapshots.
 > >   >
 > >   >
 > >   > On 2/7/13 3:14 PM, Jan Owoc wrote:
 > >   > > On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 3:08 PM, CJ Keist <cj.keist at colostate.edu> wrote:
 > >   > >> Info: OpenIndiana (powered by illumos)    SunOS 5.11    oi_151a5    June
 > >   > >> 2012
 > >   > >>
 > >   > >> We have ZFS folder with disk quota set on it.  That folder
 > >   > >> filled up, so the user delete about 3Gb of files. Problem is
 > >   > >> that ZFS still thinks the folder is full and will not let the
 > >   > >> user write any data. I checked the folder with "df -h" and it
 > >   > >> shows correct folder size minus the 3Gb.  I tried setting the
 > >   > >> quota=none and then back to quota=15g, but ZFS still shows disk
 > >   > >> is full.
 > >   > >
 > >   > > Does the filesystem have snapshots that get counted against the quota?
 > >   > >
 > >   > >> Is there anyway to force ZFS to recalculate disk usage?
 > >   > >
 > >   > > ZFS should update the space used instantly. Try running "zfs list -o
 > >   > > space name/of/filesystem" to find out where the space is (snapshots,
 > >   > > dependents, etc.)
 > >   > >
 > >   > > Jan
 > >   > >
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 > C. J. Keist                     Email: cj.keist at colostate.edu
 > Systems Group Manager           Solaris 10 OS (SAI)
 > Engineering Network Services    Phone: 970-491-0630
 > College of Engineering, CSU     Fax:   970-491-5569
 > Ft. Collins, CO 80523-1301
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