NetWorker: NDMP backup of PowerScale fails with error: Failed to allocate reader buffer due to low memory condition

摘要: Changes to the PowerScale OneFS hardware and changes to NDMP jobs to make more memory intense.

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症状

  • NetWorker Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) backup fails with errors:
    • NDMP Service Error: Failed to allocate reader buffer due to low memory condition, try the backup operation later
    • Error message that is found in the NetWorker workflow or backup action logs under /nsr/logs/policy/<workflow>/
    • Error message that is found in the PowerScale support bundle under the nodes in the cluster /<clustername>-1/varlog.tar/log/isi_ndmp_d
  • PowerScale OneFS upgraded. 
  • Changes to NDMP client:
    • NDMP Client is running with a heavy backup load due to configuration.
    • Backup Renamed Directories (BRE) option is enabled under NetWorker NDMP Client Properties.
    • NDMP multistream is enabled under NetWorker NDMP Client Properties.

原因

PowerScale OneFS code upgrade and NDMP having a heavy backup load with limited memory.

解决方案

  1. User must contact PowerScale support and create a case.
  2. User must provide the PowerScale support bundle to the PowerScale support site.

Optional Steps to provide some relief for the issue, but this must be validated with PowerScale support:

  1. Verify the number of NDMP streams on PowerScale with the command:
# isi ndmp sessions list
  1. Verify the NDMP settings in PowerScale with the command:
# isi ndmp settings variables list

受影响的产品

NetWorker Family, PowerScale OneFS
文章属性
文章编号: 000192843
文章类型: Solution
上次修改时间: 22 1月 2026
版本:  2
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