Network Management

Incorrect volume size information on Orion for Linux devices

What to do if Orion is showing incorrect in volume information on Linux devices.

First published date

11/29/2018 10:33 PM

Last published date

10/13/2022 7:49 AM

Overview

Orion is showing incorrect in volume information on Linux nodes. When reviewing the Volume Details page of the Orion Web Console, you may find that disk utilization shows over 100% full.

Product section

Orion Platform

Cause

Possible causes:

There are issues with Net-snmp running on Linux nodes.
Linux file systems may create a reserved block that is not accounted for in SNMP.

Resolution

Take a full SNMP walk from the node.
Calculate the values manually using the OIDs in the below example:
Confirm whether this matches the data in the Orion Web Console.

What object IDs (OIDs) does NPM poll for volume information? What types of volume information does NPM poll? article for more information.

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