No free kernel inodes on the system

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • /proc/sys/fs/inode-nr shows 0 free inodes
  • /proc/sys/fs/inode-nr shows different inode numbers than df -i
  • Monitoring software reports 100% of inodes in use

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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