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MUNIN Plugin WARN: MySQL InnoDB free tablespace

Discussion in 'Database Discussions' started by Slatko, May 9, 2011.

  1. Slatko

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    Hello i installed yesteday the Munin Plugin.
    It works great :D
    But it shows me: MySQL InnoDB free tablespace WARN :eek:
    Here is the Picture:


    What it means?
     

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    #1 Slatko, May 9, 2011
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    I see the same weird behavior in a couple of servers and also on fresh installed machines. In an older ticket i've opened about this, support said that it's probably a munin bug. They were able to reproduce this behavior.

    root@server [/etc/munin/plugins]# ./mysql_innodb
    ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'munin'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

    I think there is a case opened (case 48107), so a fix might be released. Keep an eye on the changelog. :)
     
    #2 Defected, May 9, 2011
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    Does anyone know what causes this error, and how to fix it?

    Is it an actual problem with the DB?
     
    #3 SoftDux, May 24, 2011
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    Happened to me too, on a 2 new servers, must be a Munin bug, hope someone will update this thread after bug fix.
     
    #4 fijumen, Sep 9, 2011
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    This warning should be disregarded. It is due to how Munin versus MySQL handle tablespace for InnoDB. By default, Munin throws a warning at 2GB free tablespace and critical alert at 1GB free tablespace. However, MySQL defaults to creating a 10MB autoexpanding tablespace. The tablespace can be verified with:

    Code:
    mysql -e "SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'innodb_data_file_path'"
    This means InnoDB will perpetually show <10MB of space (resulting in a permanent Munin warning) yet will always seamlessly autoextend as needed. The only "limit" in such a configuration is the partition that /var/lib/mysql is stored on. This render's the InnoDB free tablespace useless in an "autoextend" configuration.

    The way to resolve is simply to disable the alerts. Create this file:

    Code:
    vi /etc/munin/plugin-conf.d/mysql_innodb
    Place the following inside the file:

    Code:
    [mysql_innodb]
env.warning 0
env.critical 0
    At that point, run the following commands:

    Code:
    /etc/init.d/munin-node restart
su munin -c /usr/bin/munin-cron
     
    #5 cPanelTristan, Sep 9, 2011
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    Also, if you use innodb_file_per_table, there is no point even running this plugin. It is safe to:

    Code:
    # rm /etc/munin/plugins/mysql_innodb
    This doesn't delete the actual plugin, only the symlink to the plugin. The actual plugin resides at:

    /usr/share/munin/plugins/mysql_innodb.

    Do not delete that one.

    EDIT: after you've deleted the plugin, make sure you # service munin-node restart
     
    #6 alphawolf50, Sep 10, 2011
    Last edited: Sep 10, 2011
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    This Munin "bug" is from 2011, and is still happening today in 2013?
     
    #7 opentoe, Feb 23, 2013
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    This is not a bug, but a "bad" default configuration of Munin; please read posts #6 and #7.
     
    #8 Astral God, Feb 26, 2013
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    I just installed munin using WHM > Manage Plugins. After the install I noticed the "MySQL InnoDB free tablespace" warning and have followed cPanelTristan's instructions in post #5.

    Those commands ran OK until the last one...
    su munin -c /usr/bin/munin-cron
    which returns...
    This account is currently not available.

    Munin seems to be running OK and the warning has gone, but what about that last command? Perhaps something's changed since this post was written?
     
    #9 kamm, Mar 19, 2013
  10. Daky

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    I am getting the same message.

    Stopping Munin Node agents: [ OK ]
    Starting Munin Node: [ OK ]
    root@*** [~]# su munin -c /usr/bin/munin-cron
    This account is currently not available.

    Please advise
     
    #10 Daky, Jul 8, 2013
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    Hello
    Same error :
    root@server [~]# su munin
    This account is currently not available.
     
    #11 musioc, Aug 5, 2013
  12. cPanelMichael

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    Hello :)

    You can run the following commands instead:

    Code:
    su - munin --shell=/bin/bash
/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/perl/514/bin/munin-cron
    Thank you.
     
    #12 cPanelMichael, Aug 6, 2013
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    hello

    showing same warning ...


    Thank you ..
     
    #13 mahesh123, Mar 7, 2014
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    Have you tried any of the solutions provided in this thread?

    Thanks.
     
    #14 cPanelMichael, Mar 7, 2014
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    Hi,

    This worked for me, thanks.

    No more warnings showing at the MUNIN graph InnoDB free.

    To help anyone wondering about the command flow, my terminal screen was something like this, FYI:

    root@srv [~]# mysql -e "SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'innodb_data_file_path'"
    +-----------------------+------------------------+
    | Variable_name | Value |
    +-----------------------+------------------------+
    | innodb_data_file_path | ibdata1:10M:autoextend |
    +-----------------------+------------------------+

    root@srv [~]# vi /etc/munin/plugin-conf.d/mysql_innodb

    root@srv [~]# cat /etc/munin/plugin-conf.d/mysql_innodb
    [mysql_innodb]
    env.warning 0
    env.critical 0

    root@srv [~]# /etc/init.d/munin-node restart
    Stopping Munin Node agents: [ OK ]
    Starting Munin Node: [ OK ]

    root@srv [~]# su munin -c /usr/bin/munin-cron
    This account is currently not available.

    root@srv [~]# su - munin --shell=/bin/bash
    Attempting to create directory /home/munin/perl5
    munin@srv [~]# /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/munin-cron
    munin@srv [~]#

    munin@srv [~]# logout
    root@srv [~]#
     
    #15 RobinF28, Jan 21, 2016
    Last edited by a moderator: Aug 22, 2016
  16. cPanelMichael

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    I am happy to see you were able to address the issue. Thank you for updating us with the outcome.
     
    #16 cPanelMichael, Jan 21, 2016
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    As this port gets older, the very last munin command should be changed to:

    /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/munin-cron

    It is a symlink that always points to the latest version of munin-cron. Just my two cents.
     
    #17 jmcguirl, Aug 20, 2016
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    No symlink here. Just look for the latest perl in
    /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/perl
     
    #18 kitchin, May 12, 2017
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