Troubleshooting

Use the following information to help you resolve issues that you might encounter when working with Amazon FSx for Lustre.

File system mount fails right away

The file system mount command fails right away. The following code shows an example.

mount.lustre: mount fs-0123456789abcdef0.fsx.us-east-1.aws@tcp:/fsx at /lustre
failed: No such file or directory

Is the MGS specification correct?
Is the filesystem name correct?

This error can occur if you aren't using the correct mountname value when mounting a persistent or scratch 2 file system by using the mount command. You can get the mountname value from the response of the describe-file-systems AWS CLI command or the DescribeFileSystems API operation.

File system mount hangs and then fails with timeout error

The file system mount command hangs for a minute or two, and then fails with a timeout error.

The following code shows an example.

sudo mount -t lustre file_system_dns_name@tcp:/mountname /mnt/fsx

[2+ minute wait here]
Connection timed out

This error can occur because the security groups for the Amazon EC2 instance or the file system aren't configured properly.

Action to take

Make sure that your security groups for the file system have the inbound rules specified in Amazon VPC Security Groups.

Automatic mounting fails and the instance is unresponsive

In some cases, automatic mounting might fail for a file system and your Amazon EC2 instance might stop responding.

This issue can occur if the _netdev option wasn't declared. If _netdev is missing, your Amazon EC2 instance can stop responding. This result is because network file systems need to be initialized after the compute instance starts its networking.

Action to take

If this issue occurs, contact AWS Support.

File system mount fails during system boot

The file system mount fails during the system boot. The mounting is automated using /etc/fstab. When the file system is not mounted, the following error is seen in the syslog for the instance booting time frame.

LNetError: 3135:0:(lib-socket.c:583:lnet_sock_listen()) Can't create socket: port 988 already in use
LNetError: 122-1: Can't start acceptor on port 988: port already in use

This error can occur when port 988 is not available. When the instance is configured to mount NFS file systems, it is possible that the NFS mounts will bind its client port to port 988

Action to take

You can work around this problem by tuning the NFS client's noresvport and noauto mount options where possible.

File system mount using DNS name fails

Misconfigured Domain Name Service (DNS) names can cause file system mount failures, as shown in the following scenarios.

Scenario 1: A file system mount that is using a Domain Name Service (DNS) name fails. The following code shows an example.

sudo mount -t lustre file_system_dns_name@tcp:/mountname /mnt/fsx
mount.lustre: Can't parse NID 
'file_system_dns_name@tcp:/mountname'

Action to take

Check your virtual private cloud (VPC) configuration. If you are using a custom VPC, make sure that DNS settings are enabled. For more information, see Using DNS with Your VPC in the Amazon VPC User Guide.

To specify a DNS name in the mount command, do the following:

• Ensure that the Amazon EC2 instance is in the same VPC as your Amazon FSx for Lustre file system.

• Connect your Amazon EC2 instance inside a VPC configured to use the DNS server provided by Amazon. For more information, see DHCP Options Sets in the Amazon VPC User Guide.

• Ensure that the Amazon VPC of the connecting Amazon EC2 instance has DNS host names enabled. For more information, see Updating DNS Support for Your VPC in the Amazon VPC User Guide.

Scenario 2: A file system mount that is using a Domain Name Service (DNS) name fails. The following code shows an example.

mount -t lustre file_system_dns_name@tcp:/mountname /mnt/fsx
mount.lustre: mount file_system_dns_name@tcp:/mountname at /mnt/fsx failed: Input/output error Is the MGS running?
        

Action to take

Make sure that the client's VPC security groups have the correct outbound traffic rules applied. This recommendation holds true especially if you aren't using the default security group, or if you have modified the default security group. For more information, see Amazon VPC Security Groups.

You can't access your file system

There are a number of potential causes for being unable to access your file system, each with their own resolution, as follows.

The Elastic IP address attached to the file system elastic network interface was deleted

Amazon FSx doesn't support accessing file systems from the public Internet. Amazon FSx automatically detaches any Elastic IP address, which is a public IP address reachable from the Internet, that gets attached to a file system's elastic network interface.

The file system elastic network interface was modified or deleted

You must not modify or delete the file system's elastic network interface. Modifying or deleting the network interface can cause a permanent loss of connection between your VPC and your file system. Create a new file system, and do not modify or delete the FSx elastic network interface. For more information, see File System Access Control with Amazon VPC.

Troubleshooting a misconfigured linked S3 bucket

In some cases, an FSx for Lustre file system's linked S3 bucket might have a misconfigured data repository lifecycle state. For more information, see Data repository lifecycle state. A linked data repository can have a misconfigured lifecycle state under the following conditions:

Possible cause

This error can occur if Amazon FSx does not have the necessary AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) permissions that are required to access the linked data repository. The required IAM permissions support the Amazon FSx for Lustre service-linked role that is used to access the specified Amazon S3 bucket on your behalf.

Action to take

1. Ensure that your IAM entity (user, group, or role) has the appropriate permissions to create file systems. Doing this includes adding the permissions policy that supports the Amazon FSx for Lustre service-linked role. For more information, see Adding permissions to use data repositories in Amazon S3.

2. Using the Amazon FSx CLI or API, refresh the file system's AutoImportPolicy with the update-file-system CLI command (UpdateFileSystem is the equivalent API action), as follows.

   aws fsx update-file-system \
   --file-system-id fs-0123456789abcdef0 \
   --lustre-configuration AutoImportPolicy=the_existing_AutoImportPolicy

For more information about service-linked roles, see Using service-linked roles for Amazon FSx for Lustre.

Possible Cause

This error can occur if the linked Amazon S3 data repository has an existing event notification configuration with event types that overlap with the Amazon FSx event notification configuration (s3:ObjectCreated:*, s3:ObjectRemoved:*).

This can also occur if the Amazon FSx event notification configuration on the linked S3 bucket was deleted or modified.

Action to take

1. Remove any existing event notification on the linked S3 bucket that uses either or both of the event types that the FSx event configuration uses, s3:ObjectCreated:* and s3:ObjectRemoved:*.

2. Please ensure that there is an S3 Event Notification Configuration in you linked S3 bucket with the name FSx, event types s3:ObjectCreated:* and s3:ObjectRemoved:*, and send to the SNS topic with ARN:topic_arn_returned_in_API_response.

3. Reapply the FSx event notification configuration on the S3 bucket by using the Amazon FSx CLI or API, to refresh the file system's AutoImportPolicy. Do so with the update-file-system CLI command (UpdateFileSystem is the equivalent API action), as follows.

   aws fsx update-file-system \
   --file-system-id fs-0123456789abcdef0 \
   --lustre-configuration AutoImportPolicy=the_existing_AutoImportPolicy

Cannot create a file system that is linked to an S3 bucket

If creating a new file system that is linked to an S3 bucket fails with an error message similar to the following.

User: arn:aws:iam::012345678901:user/username is not authorized to perform: iam:PutRolePolicy on resource: resource ARN

This error can happen if you try to create a file system linked to an Amazon S3 bucket without the necessary IAM permissions. The required IAM permissions support the Amazon FSx for Lustre service-linked role that is used to access the specified Amazon S3 bucket on your behalf.

Action to take

Ensure that your IAM entity (user, group, or role) has the appropriate permissions to create file systems. Doing this includes adding the permissions policy that supports the Amazon FSx for Lustre service-linked role. For more information, see Adding permissions to use data repositories in Amazon S3.

For more information about service-linked roles, see Using service-linked roles for Amazon FSx for Lustre.

Troubleshooting storage issues

In some cases, you may experience storage issues with your file system. You can troubleshoot these issues by using lfs commands, such as the lfs migrate command.

Write error due to no space on storage target

You can check the storage usage of your file system by using the lfs df -h command, as described in File system storage layout. The filesystem_summary field reports the total file system storage usage.

If the file system disk usage is 100%, consider increasing the storage capacity of your file system. For more information, see Managing storage and throughput capacity.

If the file system storage usage is not 100% and you still get write errors, the file you are writing to may be striped on an OST that is full.

Action to take

If many of your OSTs are full, increase the storage capacity of your file system. Check for unbalanced storage on OSTs by following the actions of the Unbalanced storage on OSTs section.

Unbalanced storage on OSTs

Amazon FSx for Lustre distributes new file stripes evenly across OSTs. However, your file system may still become unbalanced due to I/O patterns or file storage layout. As a result, some storage targets can become full while others remain relatively empty.

Action to take

1. Use the lfs df -h command to determine the available capacity remaining on each storage target.

2. Use the lfs find command to identify files that can be migrated to other storage targets. For example, the following command returns every file that is larger than 1TB and has at least 1 object on OST 2. Any file that is striped across multiple OSTs and using OST 2 will be returned.

   lfs find /mnt/lfs -size +1T --ost 2

3. Use the lfs migrate command to move files from one storage target to another storage target or to multiple storage targets. The following command shows an example of moving a file from the current storage target.

   lfs migrate /mnt/lfs/file1

   If you want to change the storage layout of the file, for example stripe a file from a single storage target to multiple storage targets (such as 4 storage targets), you can use a command similar to the following:

   lfs migrate -c 4 /mnt/lfs/file1

   If the file is very large, stripe the file across multiple storage targets. For more information, see Handling Full OSTs on the Lustre website.

   You may also consider changing the stripe configuration of your file system or a directory, so that new files are striped across multiple storage targets. For more information, see in Striping data in your file system.