Slow performance listing an NFS mounted directory containing millions of files

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • ls issued in a directory that contains millions of files takes a few minutes to respond.
  • ls is slow to complete on nfs mount
  • ls hangs on nfs mount

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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