Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-couchdb-user-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 33947 invoked from network); 20 May 2010 01:38:42 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.3) by 140.211.11.9 with SMTP; 20 May 2010 01:38:42 -0000 Received: (qmail 28707 invoked by uid 500); 20 May 2010 01:38:41 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-couchdb-user-archive@couchdb.apache.org Received: (qmail 28619 invoked by uid 500); 20 May 2010 01:38:41 -0000 Mailing-List: contact user-help@couchdb.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: user@couchdb.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list user@couchdb.apache.org Received: (qmail 28610 invoked by uid 99); 20 May 2010 01:38:41 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 20 May 2010 01:38:40 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.3 required=10.0 tests=RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (nike.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [93.93.131.91] (HELO aristaeus.mediagraft.com) (93.93.131.91) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 20 May 2010 01:38:33 +0000 Received: from merrells by aristaeus.mediagraft.com with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OEuiC-0004cZ-U9 for user@couchdb.apache.org; Thu, 20 May 2010 02:38:13 +0100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1078) Subject: Re: write to compacting database From: John Merrells In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 18:38:09 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <93DF29B8-47EA-4D86-8CDD-6CBF161E068A@merrells.com> References: <514C57CF-A62C-465D-91F9-50D055C49915@merrells.com> <36FF4CBA-C134-40F1-B0D9-B1E9CB06483C@merrells.com> To: user@couchdb.apache.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1078) X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org On May 16, 2010, at 4:37 PM, Randall Leeds wrote: >>=20 >> max_dbs_open =3D 100 >>=20 >> and I have ~130 databases. Could that explain it? >=20 > Easy way to test :) I have bumped this up, but I'm still getting period patches of 500's = from couch. I still see the gen_server timeouts occurring, but I now see these = too.... [Thu, 20 May 2010 00:16:36 GMT] [debug] [<0.25663.146>] httpd 500 error = response:^M {"error":"unknown_error","reason":"system_limit"}^M So... possibly I'm just overloading this machine and this is couch's = failure mode? John --=20 John Merrells http://johnmerrells.com +1.415.244.5808