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System logs rapidly grow in size filled by veeamsnap errors
| KB ID: | 2666 |
| Product: | Veeam Agent for Linux |
| Version: | 2.0.0.400 and below |
| Published: | 2018-06-09 |
| Last Modified: | 2020-08-13 |
Challenge
Agent for Linux kernel driver (veeamsnap) fills system logs with memory allocation error messages rapidly, system might get low on disk space.
Cause
It's a known issue, which will be fixed in upcoming releases.
Example:
Affected OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 6 (or derivatives)
Affected kernel version: kernel-2.6.32-279.el6.i686
Affected veeamsnap version: kmod-veeamsnap-2.0.0.400-1.el6.i386
Example:
Apr 19 11:26:45 hostname kernel: ERR veeamsnap:page_array_alloc Cannot allocate page. Schedule.
Affected OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 6 (or derivatives)
Affected kernel version: kernel-2.6.32-279.el6.i686
Affected veeamsnap version: kmod-veeamsnap-2.0.0.400-1.el6.i386
Solution
Use dkms version of veeamsnap (http://repository.veeam.com/backup/linux/agent/rpm/el/6/i386/veeamsnap-2.0.0.400-1.noarch.rpm).
| KB ID: | 2666 |
| Product: | Veeam Agent for Linux |
| Version: | 2.0.0.400 and below |
| Published: | 2018-06-09 |
| Last Modified: | 2020-08-13 |
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