AVGQU-SZ or disk utilization very high in iostat or EM Disk Device Busy metric, without corresponding disk activity
(Doc ID 1583552.1)
Last updated on MAY 01, 2021
Applies to:
Linux OS - Version 2.6.18 to Oracle Linux 5.9 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [2.6.32]Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 5.5 to Oracle Linux 5.9 [Release OL5U5 to OL5U9]
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64
Symptoms
This is generally seen when monitoring disk activity with iostat, or when an EM alert is received for Disk Device Busy (%) . For example, sample iostat output would look like:
As can be seen, there are no reads or writes taking place (r/s or w/s) for the device, yet the avgqu-sz is very large with a corresponding 100% utilization.
For an example of the EM alert please see Doc ID 1558550.1 .
Cause
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