The CPU utilization on the PowerScale node can be high when there are a large number of files in a directory to be scanned. At the same time, the overall scanning performance is degraded. For detailed recommendations per disk type, refer to the following:
- HDD: 20,000 files per directory
- SSD: 1,000,000 files per directory
For a detailed explanation, refer to the KB article isi_avscan_d process utilizes a lot of processor when accessing directories with a high number of files.
