Date: Dec 2010
Affected Product & Version :
• NSD 1.2.1+
Affected Module & Version :
• N/A
OS Version – any
Symptoms:
The Garbage Collection window is closed but GC is running.
Cause:
Implemented in version 1.2.1 of SmartDisk is a more flexible approach to garbage collection.
This is the intended behavior.
Explanation:
The GC window is now controlling the priority between GC and deduplication, rather than blocking GC from running.
When the GC window is open, if GC is required, existing deduplications will be allowed to complete and the GC will start when they are done. New deduplications will queue behind the GC.
When the GC window is closed, deduplication has the priority. If there is a need for a GC and the deduplications have completed, then GC will be allowed to run, but GC will be stopped if a new stream becomes ready for deduplication.
