Action to be taken when the maximum transfer length is exceeded during I/O execution (event log KARS03229-E is output)

Virtual Storage Platform One SDS Block and SDS Cloud Troubleshooting Reference

Version
1.19.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-24VSP1SDS029-04
ft:lastEdition
2026-07-06

When event log KARS03229-E (indicating that the maximum I/O transfer length was exceeded) is output, troubleshoot the failure according to the compute port you are using.

  • If the compute port is iSCSI or FC:

    The transfer length per I/O request that reaches the volume from the compute node must be 8 MiB or less.

    If the maximum transfer length of the compute node exceeds 8 MiB, I/O might be sent to the storage system without being split.

    Configure the settings as follows according to the OS or hypervisor you are using.

    OS or hypervisor

    Settings

    Windows Server

    See the manual of the host OS, NIC, or HBA vendor and set the maximum transfer length to 8 MiB or less.

    Linux

    Set max_sectors_kb to 8192 or less.

    VMware ESXi

    Set Disk.DiskMaxIOSize to 8192 KiB or less.

  • If the compute port is NVMe/TCP:

    Collect dump log files for all storage nodes and contact customer support.