[f-nsp] "Low pool memory, Pool(2-Global) below 5%" on Brocade MLX box

Chris Hellkvist chris.hellkvist at googlemail.com
Tue Mar 8 12:17:48 EST 2016


Sure:

SSH at CRBR13-F>  sh cam-partition brief

CAM partitioning profile: multi-service-2

Slot 1 XPP20SP 0:
# of CAM device                = 3
Total CAM Size                 = 524288 entries (36Mbits)

IP: Raw Size 458752, User Size 458752(0 reserved)
  Subpartition  0: Raw Size 2048, User Size 2048, (0 reserved)
  Subpartition  1: Raw Size 411289, User Size 411289, (0 reserved)
  Subpartition  2: Raw Size 37892, User Size 37892, (0 reserved)
  Subpartition  3: Raw Size 5741, User Size 5741, (0 reserved)
  Subpartition  4: Raw Size 1112, User Size 1112, (0 reserved)

IPv6: Raw Size 32768, User Size 16384(0 reserved)
  Subpartition  0: Raw Size 2048, User Size 1024, (0 reserved)
  Subpartition  1: Raw Size 27204, User Size 13602, (0 reserved)
  Subpartition  2: Raw Size 2332, User Size 1166, (0 reserved)
  Subpartition  3: Raw Size 512, User Size 256, (0 reserved)
  Subpartition  4: Raw Size 384, User Size 192, (0 reserved)

SSH at CRBR13-F>sh default values
sys log buffers:50         mac age time:300 sec       telnet sessions:5

ip arp age:10 min          bootp relay max hops:4     ip ttl:64 hops
ip addr per intf:24

when multicast enabled :
igmp group memb.: 260 sec  igmp query:       125 sec

when ospf enabled :
ospf dead:40 sec           ospf hello:10 sec          ospf retrans:5 sec
ospf transit delay:1 sec

when bgp enabled :
bgp local pref.:100        bgp keep alive:60 sec      bgp hold:180 sec
bgp metric:10              bgp local as:1             bgp cluster id:0
bgp ext. distance:20       bgp int. distance:200      bgp local distance:200

when IS-IS enabled :
isis hello interval:10 sec           isis hello multiplier:3
isis port metric:10                  isis priority:64
isis csnp-interval:10 sec            isis default-metric:10
isis distance:115                    isis lsp-gen-interval:10 sec
isis lsp-interval:33 msec            isis lsp-refresh-interval:900 sec
isis max-lsp-lifetime:1200 sec       isis maximum-paths:4
isis retransmit-interval:5 sec       isis spf-interval:5 sec

filter change update delay:10 sec

System Parameters      Default    Maximum    Current    Actual
Bootup     Revertible
mac                      32768      1048576    32768      32768
32768      Yes
vlan                     512        4095       1024       1024
1024       No
spanning-tree            32         128        32         32
32         No
rstp                     32         128        32         32
32         No
ip-arp                   8192       65536      40000      40000
40000      No
ip-cache                 102400     524288     440000     440000
440000     Yes
ip-route                 102400     524288     440000     440000
440000     Yes
ip-subnet-port           24         128        24         24
24         No
virtual-interface        255        4095       800        800
800        No
vpls-mac                 2048       262144     2048       2048
2048       Yes
vpls-num                 512        4096       512        512
512        No
session-limit            8192       40960      8192       8192
8192       Yes
ip-filter-sys            4096       102400     4096       4096
4096       No
mgmt-port-acl-size       20         100        20         20
20         No
l2-acl-table-entries     64         256        64         64
64         No
ipv6-cache               32768      114688     16000      16000
16000      Yes
ipv6-route               32768      114688     16000      16000
16000      Yes
ip-vrf-route             5120       262144     5120       5120
5120       Yes
receive-cam              1024       16384      1024       1024
1024       No
ip-tunnels               256        8192       256        256
256        No
lsp-out-acl-cam          0          16384      0          0          0
         No
trunk-num                128        256        128        128
128        No
config-file-size         8388608    32505856   8388608    8388608
8388608    No
ifl-cam                  8192       81920      8192       8192
8192       No
ip-source-guard-cam      0          131072     0          0          0
         No
ipv4-mcast-cam           4096       32768      4096       4096
4096       No
ipv6-mcast-cam           1024       8192       1024       1024
1024       No
mcast-vpls-cam           0          2048       0          0          0
         Yes
ip-vrf                   400        400        400        400
400        Yes
ipv6-vrf-route           128        16384      128        128
128        Yes
subnet-broadcast-acl-cam 0          4096       0          0          0
         No
trunk-num-100g           8          64         8          8          8
         No
openflow-flow-entries    0          65536      0          0          0
         Yes
openflow-pvlan-entries   0          2048       0          0          0
         Yes
openflow-unprotectedvlan 0          4096       0          0          0
         Yes
ipv6-receive-cam         0          8192       0          0          0
         No
ecmp-pram-block-size     32         32         32         32
32         Yes
tvf-lag-lb-fid-pool      0          2048       0          0          0
         Yes
tvf-lag-lb-fid-group     4          16         4          4          4
         Yes
openflow-group-select-bu 8          64         8          8          8
         Yes

Openflow Slot Parameters                           slot       Default
  Maximum    Actual     Revertible
np-openflow-flow-entries : layer2or3                 1          0
    32768      0          No
np-openflow-flow-entries : layer2or3                 2          0
    32768      0          No
np-openflow-flow-entries : layer2or3                 3          0
    32768      0          No
np-openflow-flow-entries : layer2or3                 4          0
    32768      0          No
np-openflow-flow-entries : layer2or3                 5          0
    32768      0          No
np-openflow-flow-entries : layer2or3                 6          0
    32768      0          No
np-openflow-flow-entries : layer2or3                 7          0
    32768      0          No
np-openflow-flow-entries : layer2or3                 8          0
    32768      0          No

np-openflow-flow-entries : layer23ipv4               1          0
    32768      0          No
np-openflow-flow-entries : layer23ipv4               2          0
    32768      0          No
np-openflow-flow-entries : layer23ipv4               3          0
    32768      0          No
np-openflow-flow-entries : layer23ipv4               4          0
    32768      0          No
np-openflow-flow-entries : layer23ipv4               5          0
    32768      0          No
np-openflow-flow-entries : layer23ipv4               6          0
    32768      0          No
np-openflow-flow-entries : layer23ipv4               7          0
    32768      0          No
np-openflow-flow-entries : layer23ipv4               8          0
    32768      0          No

2016-03-08 18:00 GMT+01:00 Eldon Koyle <ekoyle+puck.nether.net at gmail.com>:
> Could you also provide the output of 'show default values'?
>
> You may need to change your cam-partition profile.
>
> --
> Eldon
>
> On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 8:13 AM, Chris Hellkvist via foundry-nsp
> <foundry-nsp at puck.nether.net> wrote:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> recently we connected another upstream to a Brocade MLX box.
>>
>> We noticed that the MLX was not learning all routers from this BGP
>> peer both on the IPv4 and IPv6 session. Looking for the root cause we
>> found the following entries in the log of the box:
>> Mar  7 11:46:59:W:System: Low pool memory, Pool(2-Global) below 5%,
>> total memory(1073741824), available memory(53534720) on MP
>> Mar  7 11:46:58:W:System: Low physical memory, Pool(2-Global) below
>> 5%, total memory(1073741824), available memory(53235712) on MP
>>
>> I'm a bit worried because the system has not that many BGP sessions
>> active (around 8 while 4 peers send a full table that is reduces to
>> around 390k routes in the RIB/FIB using prefix lists).
>>
>> After removing the BGP peers the free memory went to arund 7%, however
>> prior to the configuration we have never had any warning regarding the
>>  usual 10% threshold).
>>
>> Looking at the memory histogram i can see that most memory is consumed
>> by the following processes:
>> bgp                          1221            106342047
>> bgp_io                       3925            473596101
>>
>> Any idea how to reduce the memory footprint of bgp_io or to free up
>> more space by adjusting some system-max variables? Or any other
>> options than replacing the box with some new gear (luckily this will
>> happen  end of 2016).
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chris
>>
>> For the recordds, the modules we have in place and a sh ve of the system:
>> SSH at CRBR13-F#sh module
>> Module                                                      Status
>>                   Ports    Starting MAC
>> M1 (left ):NI-MLX-MR Management Module                      Active
>> M2 (right):NI-MLX-MR Management Module                      Standby(Ready State)
>> F1: NI-X-SF  Switch Fabric Module                           Active
>> F2: NI-X-SF  Switch Fabric Module                           Active
>> F3: NI-X-SF  Switch Fabric Module                           Active
>> S1: NI-MLX-10Gx4 4-port 10GbE Module
>> CARD_STATE_UP                4        001b.ed17.d000
>> S2: NI-MLX-10Gx4 4-port 10GbE Module
>> CARD_STATE_UP                4        001b.ed17.d030
>> S3: NI-MLX-10Gx4 4-port 10GbE Module
>> CARD_STATE_UP                4        001b.ed17.d060
>> S4: NI-MLX-10Gx4 4-port 10GbE Module
>> CARD_STATE_UP                4        001b.ed17.d090
>> S5: NI-MLX-10Gx4 4-port 10GbE Module
>> CARD_STATE_UP                4        001b.ed17.d0c0
>>
>> SSH at CRBR13-F#sh ve
>> System Mode: MLX
>> Chassis: NetIron 8-slot (Serial #: A60532F06T,  Part #: 35549-000C)
>> NI-X-SF  Switch Fabric Module 1 (Serial #: SA38070273,  Part #: 35523-300C)
>> FE 1: Type fe200,  Version 2
>> FE 3: Type fe200,  Version 2
>> Switch Fabric Module 1 Up Time is 286 days 23 hours 8 minutes 55 seconds
>> NI-X-SF  Switch Fabric Module 2 (Serial #: SA13070172,  Part #: 35523-300C)
>> FE 1: Type fe200,  Version 2
>> FE 3: Type fe200,  Version 2
>> Switch Fabric Module 2 Up Time is 286 days 23 hours 8 minutes 55 seconds
>> NI-X-SF  Switch Fabric Module 3 (Serial #: SA13080287,  Part #: 35523-301A)
>> FE 1: Type fe200,  Version 2
>> FE 3: Type fe200,  Version 2
>> Switch Fabric Module 3 Up Time is 286 days 23 hours 8 minutes 55 seconds
>> ==========================================================================
>> SL M1: NI-MLX-MR Management Module Active (Serial #: S10526F06N, Part
>> #:    35524-103J):
>> Boot     : Version 5.6.0T165 Copyright (c) 1996-2014 Brocade
>> Communications Systems, Inc.
>> Compiled on Sep 20 2013 at 16:42:38 labeled as xmprm05600
>>  (516258 bytes) from boot flash
>> Monitor  : Version 5.7.0T165 Copyright (c) 1996-2014 Brocade
>> Communications Systems, Inc.
>> Compiled on May  5 2014 at 10:41:24 labeled as xmb05700
>>  (537647 bytes) from code flash
>> IronWare : Version 5.7.0cT163 Copyright (c) 1996-2014 Brocade
>> Communications Systems, Inc.
>> Compiled on Feb 25 2015 at 20:44:00 labeled as xmr05700c
>>  (9651771 bytes) from Primary
>> Board ID : 00 MBRIDGE Revision : 37
>> 916 MHz Power PC processor 7447A (version 8003/0101) 166 MHz bus
>> 512 KB Boot Flash (AM29LV040B), 32 MB Code Flash (MT28F128J3)
>> 1024 MB DRAM INSTALLED
>> 1024 MB DRAM ADDRESSABLE
>> Active Management uptime is 286 days 23 hours 8 minutes 55 seconds
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