Topic: Raising maximum qty files served

[David Woolley]

Author: Grub
Date:   02-10-02 03:08

To raise the maximum file handles and open-inodes the kernel will accept:

echo "32768" > /proc/sys/fs/file-max
echo "65536" > /proc/sys/fs/inode-max

somewhere in your startup.

To raise the number of handles per process, run the below before starting
smbd/nmbd to let them have up to 10,000 file handles.

ulimit -Hn 10240
ulimit -Sn 10240

ref.
http://lists.samba.org/pipermail/samba/2000-December/052609.html


This seems to answer yes to my question "Can e-smith serve 64,000 files to a handful of LAN users?"

But I dont understand how to implement the suggested commands.  I dont understand the terms "file handles" and "open i-nodes".  

Would someone please help with a step by step (for sme v5.5 or 5.6)

How can I calculate the optimum amount of RAM or other system resources to support serving these large quantities of files?

Thanks for your help

David

[marco]

I use these commands to change the amount of file descriptors for squid.  I have the commands added to the /etc/init.d/squid file.  I added them right after the start command in this file.  The commands I use are:

echo 65526 > /proc/sys/fs/file-max
ulimit -HSn 65536

If you are using them for smb, add the commands into the smbd init file.

hope this helps & good luck

Marco

[David Woolley]

Many thanks Marco.  Ill give it a try

David