Retrying failed file operations when using NAS storage with Elvis 5 Server – Home

When using NAS storage, Elvis Server can be configured to retry failed file operations such as create, move, copy and delete.

Do this by setting the following 2 options in the cluster-config.properties.txt file:

Note: For information about editing this file, see Changing the Elvis 5 Server configuration for a running cluster.

Step 1. Add the following option and set it to 'true':

fileSystemReliability.retryOnError=true

Step 2. Add the following option and set the time intervals of the retries. In this comma-separated list, the number itself is the total time (in milliseconds) between each retry. The maximum total retry time is the sum of all intervals.

fileSystemReliability.retryIntervals=200,400,800,1600,3200,6400

#
# Set to true when the Elvis data folder (dataLocation) is connected to a 
# file level protocol storage device such as SMB/CIFS or NFS.
#
# When enabled, Elvis will be more robust against file system instabilities 
# caused by some storage solutions using file level protocols. It will retry file 
# operations, such as create, move copy and delete if they fail the first time. 
#
fileSystemReliability.retryOnError=true
#
# Comma-separated list of retry intervals. Can be used to tune failing file operation
# retries. 
#
# The number of intervals corresponds with the number of retries. The number itself 
# is the total amount of time (in milliseconds) between each retry. The maximum total 
# retry time is the sum of all intervals.
#
# Only used when fileSystemReliability.retryOnError=true
#
fileSystemReliability.retryIntervals=200,400,800,1600,3200,6400

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