@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ Replay completes when the ``journal_read_pos`` reaches the
8686``journal_write_pos ``. The write position does not change during replay. Track
8787the progression of the read position to compute the expected time to complete.
8888
89+ .. _cephfs_troubleshooting_avoiding_recovery_roadblocks :
8990
9091Avoiding recovery roadblocks
9192----------------------------
@@ -197,17 +198,23 @@ Do the following when restoring your file system:
197198Expediting MDS journal trim
198199===========================
199200
200- If your MDS journal grew too large (maybe your MDS was stuck in up:replay for a
201- long time!), you will want to have the MDS trim its journal more frequently.
202- You will know the journal is too large because of ``MDS_HEALTH_TRIM `` warnings.
201+ ``MDS_HEALTH_TRIM `` warnings indicate that the MDS journal has grown too large.
202+ When the MDS journal has grown too large, use the ``mds_tick_interval `` tunable
203+ to modify the "MDS tick interval". The "tick" interval drives various upkeep
204+ activities in the MDS, and modifying the interval will decrease the size of the
205+ MDS journal by ensuring that it is trimmed more frequently.
203206
204- The main tunable available to do this is to modify the MDS tick interval. The
205- "tick" interval drives several upkeep activities in the MDS. It is strongly
206- recommended no significant file system load be present when modifying this tick
207- interval. This setting only affects an MDS in ``up:active ``. The MDS does not
207+ Make sure that there is no significant file-system load present when modifying
208+ ``mds_tick_interval ``. See
209+ :ref: `cephfs_troubleshooting_avoiding_recovery_roadblocks ` for ways to reduce
210+ load on the CephFS.
211+
212+ This setting affects only MDSes in the ``up:active `` state. The MDS does not
208213trim its journal during recovery.
209214
210- .. code :: bash
215+ Run the following command to modify the ``mds_tick_interval `` tunable:
216+
217+ .. prompt :: bash #
211218
212219 ceph config set mds mds_tick_interval 2
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