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Free space on partition /var on MX is running low

  • 1.  Free space on partition /var on MX is running low

    Posted 04-27-2021 04:07
    Edited by Chintan Myakal 04-27-2021 04:14
    Hi,

    Last night I received an alert received in my inbox as  -

    Free space on partition /var on MX is running low subsystem : /var 

    I could recognise there are archive files in /var/tmp folders and I deleted a lot of them. But, still I can see those files in /tmp directory, and the /var usage is still same.

    Can anyone help me understand this ?

    Regards
    #On-PremisesWAF(formerlySecuresphere)

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    Chintan Myakal
    Sr.Cybersecurity Analyst
    Mumbai
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  • 2.  RE: Free space on partition /var on MX is running low
    Best Answer

    Posted 04-27-2021 07:09
    Hi Chintan,

    This link should help... Imperva Documentation Portal

    Gateway

    1. Delete unused large files
      • Mainly old logs (ex. ​/opt/SecureSphere/etc/logs/GatewayLog/GatewayLog_[date].html )
      • Crash files in /var/crash/imperva/
      • Upgrade files in /var/securesphere/upgrades/ – purge old upgrade directories
    2. On VMs, Increase disk size
    3. In DAM, refine "Audit archive" & purge settings to act more frequently

      Let me know if this answers your question.

      Thanks,


    1. 3.  RE: Free space on partition /var on MX is running low

      Posted 05-05-2021 02:34
      @Ira Miga ,

      Can I delete all the files mentioned by Gerard ? Can you confirm once

      Regards​

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      Chintan Myakal
      Sr.Cybersecurity Analyst
      Mumbai
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    2. 4.  RE: Free space on partition /var on MX is running low

      Posted 05-05-2021 08:00
      Hi @Chintan Myakal,

      Yes, these files can be safely deleted to free the space.
      Best,​​

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      Ira Miga
      Imperva
      Knowledge Engineer
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    3. 5.  RE: Free space on partition /var on MX is running low

      Posted 12-19-2023 22:42

      Hi,

      I had the same issue but this time its the /var/boot folder which i cannot do an upgrade to v14.7.0.50 from 14.6 (EOL). 

      Any suggestion on what other logs to check or a script to determine those folders that are consuming the disk space?

      Thank you.

      Angfe



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    4. 6.  RE: Free space on partition /var on MX is running low

      Posted 12-20-2023 02:06
      Edited by Cezmi Cal 12-20-2023 02:12

      Hi Angfe,

      Are you sure about the folder path? There should be /boot path not /var/boot path.

      Then, if you have space problem for /boot partition, you can follow the instructions detailed here -> How to Free Up Space in /boot on CentOS Server | DigitalOcean. Before purging old kernels, do not forget to take snapshot if it is a VM.

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      Cezmi Cal
      technical support engineer
      Barikat Internet Guvenligi Bilisim Ticaret A.S.
      Ankara
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    5. 7.  RE: Free space on partition /var on MX is running low

      Posted 12-28-2023 21:46

      Hi Cal,

      My bad. Its the /boot path on the /dev/sda1 partition of the MX and the Gateway.

      Ill check on the link you provider regarding cleaning up using the yum-utils for centos.

      TIA,

      Leangf



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    6. 8.  RE: Free space on partition /var on MX is running low

      Posted 01-27-2024 00:57

      Update on this case.

      Support provided me the necessary script to remove old kernel versions. I was able to reduced the /boot partition size on both MX and GW disks.

      Imperva all the way :-)



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    7. 9.  RE: Free space on partition /var on MX is running low

      Posted 01-29-2024 05:25

      Woohoo! Glad you got sorted, Angfe.

      Thanks so much for coming back to update Community!



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      Sarah Lamont
      Digital Community Manager
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    8. 10.  RE: Free space on partition /var on MX is running low

      Posted 16 days ago

      Can you share the script? 



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      Kovit Thakral
      Solution Consoltant
      Transition Systems & Networks (Thailand) Co. Ltd
      Phasi Charoen
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    9. 11.  RE: Free space on partition /var on MX is running low

      Posted 15 days ago

      I am not sure why script is required to remove old kernel files from /boot partition of On-Prem. If there is indeed the issue -  manual removal of such files is fine.

      Saying that -  it is important to understand reason of /boot got full and address it properly. Therefore I highly recommend to open case to Support for such kind of issue and get appropriate solution.

      PS. If in the case you can share list of files which occupy the disk it would be helpful for the fast resolution.



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      Marat Makhlin
      Imperva
      On-Prem Technical Lead
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