The maximum number of inodes per VxFS is 1 billion.

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Article ID: 100006805

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Resolution

This limitation cannot be changed.

There is no workaroud except for dividing a file system.

 

Applies To

All version of VxFS

Issue/Introduction

VxFS filesystem limitation of the number of inodes per filesystem is 1 billion(1024*1024*1024). When use of i-node reaches 1 billion, even if available space remains, though available space remains, neither a file nor a directory can be created. The following message is outputted when this limitation is exceeded. NOTICE: msgcnt x: mesg 011: V-2-11: vx_noinode - mount_point file system out of inodes In case of nolargefiles option, VxFS limits the number of inodes to 8 million.