Complete usage of available disk space and SWAP by Couchbase Server 4.5 CE

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Hi there!
Let’s start with some technical details - I’m running Couchbase Server (1 instance without replication) on 1 dedicated machine with 12 CPU, 125GB RAM and enterprise-class SSD disk. Today I had some issues with Couchbase Server disk and SWAP usage. It took exactly 4 hours to fill almost empty 400GB disk. As a consequence Couchbase Server stopped working (all buckets turned into yellow in just seconds before the downtime). I had no time to take some screenshots but what I remember:

  • RAM usage decreased when Couchbase started to spam the disk (persist queue?),
  • SWAP increased to maximum (it’s obvious)

I’m looking for a reason or at least “something” to help me avoid situations like this in the future. I had no such problems in the past (4.0 CE, 4.1 CE, 4.1.1 CE) - maybe it’s related to 4.5 CE which I’m already using?
Best, Maciej

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  • What’s your dataset size?
  • What services are you running - just KV, or also GSI / Query? If GSI, what indexes have you defined.

In general, Couchbase will require as much disk space as your dataset, plus additional overhead to allow for periodic compaction. See https://developer.couchbase.com/documentation/server/4.5/install/sizing-general.html for more details.