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The number of threads has nothing to do with the number of cores on the machine. It depends on the I/O, network speed, type of workload etc. We usually start with 32 threads and increase if necessary. You can check the statistics with: watch 'cat /proc/net/rpc/nfsd | grep th? Or you can check on the client nfsstat -rc Client rpc stats: calls retrans authrefrsh 1326777974 0

Hi Barbara, Thanks for all these suggestions. Yes, jumbo frames are activated and I have only two 10Gb ethernet switch between the server and the client, connected with a monomode fiber. I saw yesterday that the client showing the problem had not the right MTU (1500 instead of 9000). I don't know why. I changed the MTU to 9000 yesterday and I'm looking at the logs now to see if the problems occur again. I will try to increase the number of nfs daemon in a few day, t...