Compute instance is full -- can't access Terminal through UI

Question

Hello AzureML!

I filled up my compute instance, recieving this error:

Provisioning error Operating system disk has run out of disk space. Clear at least 5 GB disk space on OS disk (/dev/sda1/ filesystem mounted on /) through the terminal by removing files/folders, and then do sudo reboot. You can check available disk space by running df -h. For more details refer to https://aka.ms/cidiskfull

I can't access my Terminal through the UI -- I press the button but it's stuck in a loading state (little spinning wheel).

QUESTION 1: What are my options?

QUESTION 2: Is there any way to monitor disk space so I don't run into this again? The automatic diagnosis says everything is looking fine.

Answer 1

Hi Linus, please find answers to your questions

1. SSH into the Compute Instance:
   • Use an SSH client to connect to your AzureML compute instance .Azure documentation on SSH into a Linux VM.
2. .You can monitor disk space usage on an Azure Machine Learning compute instance by using the df command in a terminal or command prompt. This command displays the disk usage statistics for the file system containing each mounted file system. Additionally, you can use Azure Monitor to monitor disk metrics such as:
   • OS disk input/output operations per second (IOPS) consumed percentage
   • Data disk IOPS consumed percentage
   • Data disk read bytes/sec
   • Data disk write bytes/sec
   • Disk queue depth

References:

• What is an Azure Machine Learning compute instance? - Accessing files

Please check if it helps, kindly let us know if any further questions

Thanks

Deepanshu