May 25, 2010 Legacy

(dv) Update: Increased Numfile Limits

(dv) Product Update

“Numfile” refers to the total number of files that can be open on your (dv) server. Some software such as php-fastcgi may attempt to load more files than the limit permits. This will cause the container to crash.

We asked our engineers to do some digging to see just how many files the most hungry applications have needed. Stats were gathered, revealing actual usage across all (dv) Dedicated Virtual servers…

Beginning today, the numfile limit has been increased from:

  • 6400 to 10000 on Base
  • 8000 to 20000 on Rage
  • 19200 to 40000 on Extreme

This change has been retroactively applied to all existing servers. If you order a new (dv) Dedicated Virtual server, the new setting will be enabled automatically.

To determine your own numfile usage:

Via SSH:

awk '/numfile/ {print "Current usage "$2 "nServer Limit "$5}' /proc/user_beancounters

Via Plesk: Click: Virtuozzo -> Resources -> Extended

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