NetWorker: Warning "Filesystem containing file index for client is getting full"

Summary: This warning message appears when the file system where the index directory resides has less than 2% space left.

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Symptoms

The following type of warning message appears in the daemon.raw:

NetWorker index: (warning) Filesystem containing file index for client 'nw-client' is getting full

Similar alerts are seen in the "Alerts" window of the NetWorker Management Console (NMC).

The indexes are located on a drive that has a size of, for example, 100 GB that still has 2 GB of free disk space, on a NetWorker Server machine, which is good enough for most save set indexing operations.

Cause

These warning messages are sent when the available free space goes under 2% of the total size of the disk drive for where the index directory resides.

Resolution

To stop receiving this type of warning message, increase the size of the partition where NetWorker is installed. 

Alternatively, indexes can be moved to another location: NetWorker: How to Move a Client File Index to a New Location

Additional Information

To view the NetWorker logs, you can use this article: NetWorker: Log Files and Locations
For instructions on increasing the NetWorker partition size on the NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE), see: NVE: How to Increase "data01" Partition Size
 
For additional information, see the NetWorker Performance Optimization and Planning Guide for your NetWorker version. NetWorker documentation is available through: Support for NetWorker | Manuals & Documents 

Affected Products

NetWorker Family, NetWorker, NetWorker Series
Article Properties
Article Number: 000052825
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 17 آذار 2026
Version:  5
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