All of our Kafka clusters are fairly write-heavy.  The cluster in question is 
our second-heaviest – we haven’t yet upgraded the heaviest, due to the issues 
we’ve been experiencing in this one. 

Here is an iostat example from a host within the same cluster, but without the 
RAID check running:

[root@r2k1 ~] # iostat -xdmc 1 10
Linux 3.10.0-327.13.1.el7.x86_64 (r2k1)         05/27/16        _x86_64_        
(32 CPU)

avg-cpu:  %user   %nice %system %iowait  %steal   %idle
           8.87    0.02    1.28    0.21    0.00   89.62

Device:         rrqm/s   wrqm/s     r/s     w/s    rMB/s    wMB/s avgrq-sz 
avgqu-sz   await r_await w_await  svctm  %util
sdd               0.02     0.55    0.15   27.06     0.03    11.40   859.89     
1.02   37.40   36.13   37.41   6.86  18.65
sdf               0.02     0.48    0.15   26.99     0.03    11.40   862.17     
0.15    5.56   40.94    5.37   7.27  19.73
sdk               0.03     0.58    0.22   27.10     0.03    11.40   857.01     
1.60   58.49   36.20   58.67   7.17  19.58
sdb               0.02     0.52    0.15   27.43     0.03    11.40   848.37     
0.02    0.78   42.84    0.55   7.07  19.50
sdj               0.02     0.55    0.15   27.11     0.03    11.40   858.28     
0.62   22.70   41.97   22.59   7.43  20.27
sdg               0.03     0.68    0.22   27.76     0.03    11.40   836.98     
0.76   27.10   34.36   27.04   7.33  20.51
sde               0.03     0.48    0.22   26.99     0.03    11.40   860.43     
0.33   12.07   33.16   11.90   7.34  19.98
sda               0.03     0.52    0.22   27.43     0.03    11.40   846.65     
0.57   20.48   36.42   20.35   7.34  20.31
sdh               0.02     0.68    0.15   27.76     0.03    11.40   838.63     
0.47   16.66   40.96   16.53   7.20  20.09
sdc               0.03     0.55    0.22   27.06     0.03    11.40   858.19     
0.74   27.30   36.96   27.22   7.55  20.58
sdi               0.03     0.53    0.22   27.13     0.03    11.40   856.04     
1.60   58.50   27.43   58.75   5.21  14.24
sdl               0.02     0.56    0.15   27.11     0.03    11.40   858.27     
1.12   41.09   27.89   41.16   5.00  13.63
md127             0.00     0.00    2.53  161.84     0.36    68.39   856.56     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00

avg-cpu:  %user   %nice %system %iowait  %steal   %idle
          13.11    0.00    1.82    1.07    0.00   84.01

Device:         rrqm/s   wrqm/s     r/s     w/s    rMB/s    wMB/s avgrq-sz 
avgqu-sz   await r_await w_await  svctm  %util
sdd               0.00     0.00    0.00   81.00     0.00    38.48   972.95    
51.00  219.06    0.00  219.06   6.37  51.60
sdf               0.00     1.00    0.00   73.00     0.00    33.70   945.33    
55.02  235.86    0.00  235.86   7.12  52.00
sdk               0.00     1.00    0.00   56.00     0.00    25.70   939.73    
60.45  223.79    0.00  223.79   9.29  52.00
sdb               0.00     2.00    0.00   70.00     0.00    34.48  1008.70    
58.88  292.81    0.00  292.81   7.37  51.60
sdj               0.00     3.00    0.00   62.00     0.00    29.87   986.60    
59.32  243.48    0.00  243.48   8.26  51.20
sdg               0.00     1.00    0.00   49.00     0.00    23.43   979.45    
60.37  234.98    0.00  234.98  10.53  51.60
sde               0.00     1.00    0.00   61.00     0.00    27.95   938.38    
58.17  239.57    0.00  239.57   8.52  52.00
sda               0.00     2.00    0.00   56.00     0.00    27.48  1004.88    
56.27  202.88    0.00  202.88   9.27  51.90
sdh               0.00     1.00    0.00   70.00     0.00    33.57   982.19    
59.00  277.84    0.00  277.84   7.43  52.00
sdc               0.00     0.00    0.00   64.00     0.00    30.06   961.89    
58.20  268.30    0.00  268.30   8.08  51.70
sdi               0.00     3.00    0.00  116.00     0.00    55.62   981.94    
44.54  199.72    0.00  199.72   4.56  52.90
sdl               0.00     1.00    0.00  128.00     0.00    60.31   964.88    
43.91  215.94    0.00  215.94   4.11  52.60
md127             0.00     0.00    0.00 1143.00     0.00   538.90   965.59     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00

avg-cpu:  %user   %nice %system %iowait  %steal   %idle
          15.70    0.00    1.97    0.44    0.00   81.89

Device:         rrqm/s   wrqm/s     r/s     w/s    rMB/s    wMB/s avgrq-sz 
avgqu-sz   await r_await w_await  svctm  %util
sdd               0.00     0.00    0.00  119.00     0.00    56.39   970.42    
42.84  639.45    0.00  639.45   6.66  79.20
sdf               0.00     1.00    0.00  129.00     0.00    61.21   971.84    
48.89  672.04    0.00  672.04   6.34  81.80
sdk               0.00     0.00    0.00  152.00     0.00    72.62   978.53    
61.02  716.76    0.00  716.76   5.74  87.20
sdb               0.00     1.00    0.00  133.00     0.00    62.86   967.88    
54.10  695.35    0.00  695.35   6.45  85.80
sdj               0.00     0.00    0.00  146.00     0.00    68.36   958.85    
69.22  767.12    0.00  767.12   6.85 100.00
sdg               0.00     0.00    0.00  146.00     0.00    69.87   980.11    
77.99  789.53    0.00  789.53   6.85 100.00
sde               0.00     1.00    0.00  141.00     0.00    66.96   972.60    
56.21  707.61    0.00  707.61   6.21  87.60
sda               0.00     1.00    0.00  147.00     0.00    69.86   973.22    
62.21  728.76    0.00  728.76   6.32  92.90
sdh               0.00     0.00    0.00  134.00     0.00    62.61   956.90    
55.79  711.49    0.00  711.49   6.63  88.90
sdc               0.00     0.00    0.00  136.00     0.00    64.81   975.94    
61.46  753.57    0.00  753.57   6.93  94.20
sdi               0.00     0.00    0.00   93.00     0.00    42.67   939.61    
17.60  419.10    0.00  419.10   4.63  43.10
sdl               0.00     0.00    0.00   80.00     0.00    38.02   973.20    
11.00  340.79    0.00  340.79   4.25  34.00
md127             0.00     0.00    0.00   87.00     0.00    40.99   964.97     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00

avg-cpu:  %user   %nice %system %iowait  %steal   %idle
          12.11    0.00    1.35    0.00    0.00   86.54

Device:         rrqm/s   wrqm/s     r/s     w/s    rMB/s    wMB/s avgrq-sz 
avgqu-sz   await r_await w_await  svctm  %util
sdd               0.00     0.00    0.00    1.00     0.00     0.00     1.00     
0.01   15.00    0.00   15.00  15.00   1.50
sdf               0.00     0.00    0.00    1.00     0.00     0.00     1.00     
0.01   11.00    0.00   11.00  11.00   1.10
sdk               0.00     0.00    0.00    1.00     0.00     0.00     1.00     
0.01   11.00    0.00   11.00  11.00   1.10
sdb               0.00     0.00    0.00    1.00     0.00     0.00     1.00     
0.01    7.00    0.00    7.00   7.00   0.70
sdj               0.00     0.00    0.00    2.00     0.00     0.06    64.50     
0.01  733.50    0.00  733.50   7.50   1.50
sdg               0.00     0.00    0.00   10.00     0.00     2.88   588.90     
0.55 1212.80    0.00 1212.80  15.50  15.50
sde               0.00     0.00    0.00    1.00     0.00     0.00     1.00     
0.01   12.00    0.00   12.00  12.00   1.20
sda               0.00     0.00    0.00    1.00     0.00     0.00     1.00     
0.01   11.00    0.00   11.00  11.00   1.10
sdh               0.00     0.00    0.00    1.00     0.00     0.00     1.00     
0.02   20.00    0.00   20.00  20.00   2.00
sdc               0.00     0.00    0.00    1.00     0.00     0.00     1.00     
0.02   17.00    0.00   17.00  17.00   1.70
sdi               0.00     0.00    0.00    1.00     0.00     0.00     1.00     
0.01   12.00    0.00   12.00  12.00   1.20
sdl               0.00     0.00    0.00    1.00     0.00     0.00     1.00     
0.02   17.00    0.00   17.00  17.00   1.70
md127             0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00

avg-cpu:  %user   %nice %system %iowait  %steal   %idle
          15.22    0.00    1.50    0.00    0.00   83.28

Device:         rrqm/s   wrqm/s     r/s     w/s    rMB/s    wMB/s avgrq-sz 
avgqu-sz   await r_await w_await  svctm  %util
sdd               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdf               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdk               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdb               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdj               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdg               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sde               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sda               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdh               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdc               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdi               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdl               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
md127             0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00

avg-cpu:  %user   %nice %system %iowait  %steal   %idle
          16.96    0.09    1.63    0.16    0.00   81.16

Device:         rrqm/s   wrqm/s     r/s     w/s    rMB/s    wMB/s avgrq-sz 
avgqu-sz   await r_await w_await  svctm  %util
sdd               0.00     0.00    0.00    8.00     0.00     0.66   168.25     
0.09   11.50    0.00   11.50   8.75   7.00
sdf               0.00     0.00    0.00    5.00     0.00     0.52   213.20     
0.08   16.20    0.00   16.20  16.20   8.10
sdk               0.00     0.00    0.00    3.00     0.00     0.50   342.00     
0.06   20.33    0.00   20.33  20.33   6.10
sdb               0.00     0.00    0.00    3.00     0.00     0.50   342.00     
0.05   16.67    0.00   16.67  16.67   5.00
sdj               0.00     0.00    0.00    4.00     0.00     0.98   500.50     
0.06   14.50    0.00   14.50  11.00   4.40
sdg               0.00     1.00    0.00    4.00     0.00     0.63   322.50     
0.14   36.00    0.00   36.00  32.75  13.10
sde               0.00     0.00    0.00    5.00     0.00     0.52   213.20     
0.07   13.60    0.00   13.60  13.60   6.80
sda               0.00     0.00    0.00    3.00     0.00     0.50   342.00     
0.05   15.67    0.00   15.67  15.67   4.70
sdh               0.00     1.00    0.00    4.00     0.00     0.63   322.50     
0.06   14.50    0.00   14.50  11.50   4.60
sdc               0.00     0.00    0.00    8.00     0.00     0.66   168.25     
0.11   13.25    0.00   13.25  10.62   8.50
sdi               0.00     0.00    0.00    4.00     0.00     0.98   500.50     
0.06   15.50    0.00   15.50  12.00   4.80
sdl               0.00     0.00    0.00    3.00     0.00     0.50   342.00     
0.04   13.67    0.00   13.67  13.67   4.10
md127             0.00     0.00    0.00   17.00     0.00     3.78   455.53     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00

avg-cpu:  %user   %nice %system %iowait  %steal   %idle
          14.08    0.00    1.50    0.00    0.00   84.42

Device:         rrqm/s   wrqm/s     r/s     w/s    rMB/s    wMB/s avgrq-sz 
avgqu-sz   await r_await w_await  svctm  %util
sdd               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdf               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdk               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdb               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdj               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdg               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sde               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sda               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdh               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdc               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdi               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdl               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
md127             0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00

avg-cpu:  %user   %nice %system %iowait  %steal   %idle
          14.89    0.00    1.98    0.00    0.00   83.13

Device:         rrqm/s   wrqm/s     r/s     w/s    rMB/s    wMB/s avgrq-sz 
avgqu-sz   await r_await w_await  svctm  %util
sdd               0.00     0.00    0.00   90.00     0.00    41.31   940.01    
27.25  302.80    0.00  302.80   7.07  63.60
sdf               0.00     0.00    0.00   87.00     0.00    41.35   973.44    
22.73  261.30    0.00  261.30   6.92  60.20
sdk               0.00     2.00    0.00   97.00     0.00    42.08   888.42    
39.86  410.94    0.00  410.94   8.10  78.60
sdb               0.00     0.00    0.00   87.00     0.00    41.07   966.82    
24.39  280.30    0.00  280.30   7.14  62.10
sdj               0.00     1.00    0.00   91.00     0.00    41.94   943.92    
36.37  399.62    0.00  399.62   8.44  76.80
sdg               0.00     0.00    0.00   86.00     0.00    40.67   968.48    
31.76  369.33    0.00  369.33   8.81  75.80
sde               0.00     0.00    0.00   87.00     0.00    41.35   973.44    
30.80  354.05    0.00  354.05   9.01  78.40
sda               0.00     0.00    0.00   87.00     0.00    41.07   966.82    
32.61  374.80    0.00  374.80   8.57  74.60
sdh               0.00     0.00    0.00   86.00     0.00    40.67   968.48    
29.52  343.23    0.00  343.23   8.56  73.60
sdc               0.00     0.00    0.00   89.00     0.00    40.81   939.07    
32.80  360.15    0.00  360.15   8.91  79.30
sdi               0.00     1.00    0.00   91.00     0.00    41.94   943.92    
19.60  215.34    0.00  215.34   5.62  51.10
sdl               0.00     2.00    0.00   97.00     0.00    42.08   888.42    
19.59  201.93    0.00  201.93   4.69  45.50
md127             0.00     0.00    0.00  535.00     0.00   248.42   950.95     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00

avg-cpu:  %user   %nice %system %iowait  %steal   %idle
          11.08    0.00    1.41    0.00    0.00   87.51

Device:         rrqm/s   wrqm/s     r/s     w/s    rMB/s    wMB/s avgrq-sz 
avgqu-sz   await r_await w_await  svctm  %util
sdd               0.00     5.00    0.00   42.00     0.00     0.38    18.55     
2.25   53.52    0.00   53.52   4.93  20.70
sdf               0.00     0.00    0.00   35.00     0.00     0.21    12.43     
1.62   46.17    0.00   46.17   5.29  18.50
sdk               0.00    23.00    0.00   42.00     0.00     0.44    21.40     
1.99   47.29    0.00   47.29   4.64  19.50
sdb               0.00     9.00    0.00   58.00     0.00     0.34    12.02     
2.77   47.78    0.00   47.78   4.12  23.90
sdj               0.00     1.00    0.00   39.00     0.00     0.24    12.79     
1.79   45.97    0.00   45.97   5.21  20.30
sdg               0.00    11.00    0.00   66.00     0.00     0.40    12.45     
3.60   54.47    0.00   54.47   3.42  22.60
sde               0.00     0.00    0.00   35.00     0.00     0.21    12.43     
2.13   61.00    0.00   61.00   8.89  31.10
sda               0.00     9.00    0.00   58.00     0.00     0.34    12.02     
2.48   42.81    0.00   42.81   3.71  21.50
sdh               0.00    11.00    0.00   66.00     0.00     0.40    12.45     
4.81   72.83    0.00   72.83   3.80  25.10
sdc               0.00     5.00    0.00   43.00     0.00     0.88    41.93     
1.99   63.81    0.00   63.81   5.00  21.50
sdi               0.00     1.00    0.00   39.00     0.00     0.24    12.79     
1.31   33.69    0.00   33.69   4.03  15.70
sdl               0.00    23.00    0.00   42.00     0.00     0.44    21.40     
1.23   29.33    0.00   29.33   3.71  15.60
md127             0.00     0.00    0.00  313.00     0.00     2.01    13.14     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00

avg-cpu:  %user   %nice %system %iowait  %steal   %idle
          16.16    0.03    1.66    0.00    0.00   82.15

Device:         rrqm/s   wrqm/s     r/s     w/s    rMB/s    wMB/s avgrq-sz 
avgqu-sz   await r_await w_await  svctm  %util
sdd               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdf               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdk               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdb               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdj               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdg               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sde               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sda               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdh               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdc               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdi               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
sdl               0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
md127             0.00     0.00    0.00    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     
0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00

On 2016-05-26, 11:50 PM, "centos-boun...@centos.org on behalf of Gordon 
Messmer" <centos-boun...@centos.org on behalf of gordon.mess...@gmail.com> 
wrote:

>On 05/25/2016 09:54 AM, Kelly Lesperance wrote:
>> What we're seeing is that when the weekly raid-check script executes, 
>> performance nose dives, and I/O wait skyrockets. The raid check starts out 
>> fairly fast (20000K/sec - the limit that's been set), but then quickly drops 
>> down to about 4000K/Sec. dev.raid.speed sysctls are at the defaults:
>
>It looks like some pretty heavy writes are going on at the time. I'm not 
>sure what you mean by "nose dives", but I'd expect *some* performance 
>impact of running a read-intensive process like a RAID check at the same 
>time you're running a write-intensive process.
>
>Do the same write-heavy processes run on the other clusters, where you 
>aren't seeing performance issues?
>
>> avg-cpu:  %user   %nice %system %iowait  %steal   %idle
>>             9.24    0.00    1.32   20.02    0.00   69.42
>>
>> Device:            tps    kB_read/s    kB_wrtn/s    kB_read    kB_wrtn
>> sda              50.00       512.00     20408.00        512      20408
>> sdb              50.00       512.00     20408.00        512      20408
>> sdc              48.00       512.00     19984.00        512      19984
>> sdd              48.00       512.00     19984.00        512      19984
>> sdf              50.00       704.00     19968.00        704      19968
>> sdg              47.00       512.00     19968.00        512      19968
>> sdh              47.00       512.00     19968.00        512      19968
>> sde              50.00       704.00     19968.00        704      19968
>> sdj              48.00       512.00     19972.00        512      19972
>> sdi              48.00       512.00     19972.00        512      19972
>> sdk              48.00       512.00     19980.00        512      19980
>> sdl              48.00       512.00     19980.00        512      19980
>> md127           241.00         0.00    120280.00          0     120280
>
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