The dump information shows there are actually 8 datasets in the file.
Below is the start offsets, sizes, and end offsets of individual datasets.
There is not much padding space in between the datasets.
According to this, your file is expected to be of size 16 GB.
dataset name start offset size end offset
BS_K_linearized1 2,379 8,100,000,000 8,100,002,379
BSE_RESONANT_COMPRESSED1_DONE 8,100,002,379 2,025,000,000 10,125,002,379
BSE_RESONANT_COMPRESSED2_DONE 10,125,006,475 2,025,000,000 12,150,006,475
BS_K_linearized2 12,150,006,475 3,127,549,440 15,277,555,915
BSE_RESONANT_COMPRESSED3_DONE 15,277,557,963 781,887,360 16,059,445,323
complex 16,059,447,371 8 16,059,447,379
BS_K_compressed1 16,059,447,379 99,107,168 16,158,554,547
BSE_RESONANT_COMPRESSED1 16,158,554,547 198,214,336 16,356,768,883
Wei-keng
> On May 2, 2020, at 11:28 AM, Davide Sangalli <davide.sangalli@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
> h5dump -Hp ndb.BS_COMPRESS0.005000_Q1
> HDF5 "ndb.BS_COMPRESS0.005000_Q1" {
> GROUP "/" {
> ATTRIBUTE "_NCProperties" {
> DATATYPE H5T_STRING {
> STRSIZE 57;
> STRPAD H5T_STR_NULLTERM;
> CSET H5T_CSET_ASCII;
> CTYPE H5T_C_S1;
> }
> DATASPACE SCALAR
> }
> DATASET "BSE_RESONANT_COMPRESSED1" {
> DATATYPE H5T_IEEE_F32LE
> DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 24776792, 2 ) / ( 24776792, 2 ) }
> STORAGE_LAYOUT {
> CONTIGUOUS
> SIZE 198214336
> OFFSET 16158554547
> }
> FILTERS {
> NONE
> }
> FILLVALUE {
> FILL_TIME H5D_FILL_TIME_IFSET
> VALUE 9.96921e+36
> }
> ALLOCATION_TIME {
> H5D_ALLOC_TIME_EARLY
> }
> ATTRIBUTE "DIMENSION_LIST" {
> DATATYPE H5T_VLEN { H5T_REFERENCE { H5T_STD_REF_OBJECT }}
> DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 2 ) / ( 2 ) }
> }
> }
> DATASET "BSE_RESONANT_COMPRESSED1_DONE" {
> DATATYPE H5T_STRING {
> STRSIZE 1;
> STRPAD H5T_STR_NULLTERM;
> CSET H5T_CSET_UTF8;
> CTYPE H5T_C_S1;
> }
> DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 2025000000 ) / ( 2025000000 ) }
> STORAGE_LAYOUT {
> CONTIGUOUS
> SIZE 2025000000
> OFFSET 8100002379
> }
> FILTERS {
> NONE
> }
> FILLVALUE {
> FILL_TIME H5D_FILL_TIME_IFSET
> VALUE ""
> }
> ALLOCATION_TIME {
> H5D_ALLOC_TIME_EARLY
> }
> ATTRIBUTE "DIMENSION_LIST" {
> DATATYPE H5T_VLEN { H5T_REFERENCE { H5T_STD_REF_OBJECT }}
> DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 1 ) / ( 1 ) }
> }
> }
> DATASET "BSE_RESONANT_COMPRESSED2_DONE" {
> DATATYPE H5T_STRING {
> STRSIZE 1;
> STRPAD H5T_STR_NULLTERM;
> CSET H5T_CSET_UTF8;
> CTYPE H5T_C_S1;
> }
> DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 2025000000 ) / ( 2025000000 ) }
> STORAGE_LAYOUT {
> CONTIGUOUS
> SIZE 2025000000
> OFFSET 10125006475
> }
> FILTERS {
> NONE
> }
> FILLVALUE {
> FILL_TIME H5D_FILL_TIME_IFSET
> VALUE ""
> }
> ALLOCATION_TIME {
> H5D_ALLOC_TIME_EARLY
> }
> ATTRIBUTE "DIMENSION_LIST" {
> DATATYPE H5T_VLEN { H5T_REFERENCE { H5T_STD_REF_OBJECT }}
> DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 1 ) / ( 1 ) }
> }
> }
> DATASET "BSE_RESONANT_COMPRESSED3_DONE" {
> DATATYPE H5T_STRING {
> STRSIZE 1;
> STRPAD H5T_STR_NULLTERM;
> CSET H5T_CSET_UTF8;
> CTYPE H5T_C_S1;
> }
> DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 781887360 ) / ( 781887360 ) }
> STORAGE_LAYOUT {
> CONTIGUOUS
> SIZE 781887360
> OFFSET 15277557963
> }
> FILTERS {
> NONE
> }
> FILLVALUE {
> FILL_TIME H5D_FILL_TIME_IFSET
> VALUE ""
> }
> ALLOCATION_TIME {
> H5D_ALLOC_TIME_EARLY
> }
> ATTRIBUTE "DIMENSION_LIST" {
> DATATYPE H5T_VLEN { H5T_REFERENCE { H5T_STD_REF_OBJECT }}
> DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 1 ) / ( 1 ) }
> }
> }
> DATASET "BS_K_compressed1" {
> DATATYPE H5T_IEEE_F32BE
> DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 24776792 ) / ( 24776792 ) }
> STORAGE_LAYOUT {
> CONTIGUOUS
> SIZE 99107168
> OFFSET 16059447379
> }
> FILTERS {
> NONE
> }
> FILLVALUE {
> FILL_TIME H5D_FILL_TIME_IFSET
> VALUE H5D_FILL_VALUE_DEFAULT
> }
> ALLOCATION_TIME {
> H5D_ALLOC_TIME_EARLY
> }
> ATTRIBUTE "CLASS" {
> DATATYPE H5T_STRING {
> STRSIZE 16;
> STRPAD H5T_STR_NULLTERM;
> CSET H5T_CSET_ASCII;
> CTYPE H5T_C_S1;
> }
> DATASPACE SCALAR
> }
> ATTRIBUTE "NAME" {
> DATATYPE H5T_STRING {
> STRSIZE 64;
> STRPAD H5T_STR_NULLTERM;
> CSET H5T_CSET_ASCII;
> CTYPE H5T_C_S1;
> }
> DATASPACE SCALAR
> }
> ATTRIBUTE "REFERENCE_LIST" {
> DATATYPE H5T_COMPOUND {
> H5T_REFERENCE { H5T_STD_REF_OBJECT } "dataset";
> H5T_STD_I32LE "dimension";
> }
> DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 1 ) / ( 1 ) }
> }
> }
> DATASET "BS_K_linearized1" {
> DATATYPE H5T_IEEE_F32BE
> DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 2025000000 ) / ( 2025000000 ) }
> STORAGE_LAYOUT {
> CONTIGUOUS
> SIZE 8100000000
> OFFSET 2379
> }
> FILTERS {
> NONE
> }
> FILLVALUE {
> FILL_TIME H5D_FILL_TIME_IFSET
> VALUE H5D_FILL_VALUE_DEFAULT
> }
> ALLOCATION_TIME {
> H5D_ALLOC_TIME_EARLY
> }
> ATTRIBUTE "CLASS" {
> DATATYPE H5T_STRING {
> STRSIZE 16;
> STRPAD H5T_STR_NULLTERM;
> CSET H5T_CSET_ASCII;
> CTYPE H5T_C_S1;
> }
> DATASPACE SCALAR
> }
> ATTRIBUTE "NAME" {
> DATATYPE H5T_STRING {
> STRSIZE 64;
> STRPAD H5T_STR_NULLTERM;
> CSET H5T_CSET_ASCII;
> CTYPE H5T_C_S1;
> }
> DATASPACE SCALAR
> }
> ATTRIBUTE "REFERENCE_LIST" {
> DATATYPE H5T_COMPOUND {
> H5T_REFERENCE { H5T_STD_REF_OBJECT } "dataset";
> H5T_STD_I32LE "dimension";
> }
> DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 2 ) / ( 2 ) }
> }
> }
> DATASET "BS_K_linearized2" {
> DATATYPE H5T_IEEE_F32BE
> DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 781887360 ) / ( 781887360 ) }
> STORAGE_LAYOUT {
> CONTIGUOUS
> SIZE 3127549440
> OFFSET 12150006475
> }
> FILTERS {
> NONE
> }
> FILLVALUE {
> FILL_TIME H5D_FILL_TIME_IFSET
> VALUE H5D_FILL_VALUE_DEFAULT
> }
> ALLOCATION_TIME {
> H5D_ALLOC_TIME_EARLY
> }
> ATTRIBUTE "CLASS" {
> DATATYPE H5T_STRING {
> STRSIZE 16;
> STRPAD H5T_STR_NULLTERM;
> CSET H5T_CSET_ASCII;
> CTYPE H5T_C_S1;
> }
> DATASPACE SCALAR
> }
> ATTRIBUTE "NAME" {
> DATATYPE H5T_STRING {
> STRSIZE 64;
> STRPAD H5T_STR_NULLTERM;
> CSET H5T_CSET_ASCII;
> CTYPE H5T_C_S1;
> }
> DATASPACE SCALAR
> }
> ATTRIBUTE "REFERENCE_LIST" {
> DATATYPE H5T_COMPOUND {
> H5T_REFERENCE { H5T_STD_REF_OBJECT } "dataset";
> H5T_STD_I32LE "dimension";
> }
> DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 1 ) / ( 1 ) }
> }
> }
> DATASET "complex" {
> DATATYPE H5T_IEEE_F32BE
> DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 2 ) / ( 2 ) }
> STORAGE_LAYOUT {
> CONTIGUOUS
> SIZE 8
> OFFSET 16059447371
> }
> FILTERS {
> NONE
> }
> FILLVALUE {
> FILL_TIME H5D_FILL_TIME_IFSET
> VALUE H5D_FILL_VALUE_DEFAULT
> }
> ALLOCATION_TIME {
> H5D_ALLOC_TIME_EARLY
> }
> ATTRIBUTE "CLASS" {
> DATATYPE H5T_STRING {
> STRSIZE 16;
> STRPAD H5T_STR_NULLTERM;
> CSET H5T_CSET_ASCII;
> CTYPE H5T_C_S1;
> }
> DATASPACE SCALAR
> }
> ATTRIBUTE "NAME" {
> DATATYPE H5T_STRING {
> STRSIZE 64;
> STRPAD H5T_STR_NULLTERM;
> CSET H5T_CSET_ASCII;
> CTYPE H5T_C_S1;
> }
> DATASPACE SCALAR
> }
> ATTRIBUTE "REFERENCE_LIST" {
> DATATYPE H5T_COMPOUND {
> H5T_REFERENCE { H5T_STD_REF_OBJECT } "dataset";
> H5T_STD_I32LE "dimension";
> }
> DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 1 ) / ( 1 ) }
> }
> }
> }
> }
>
>
>
> On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 5:55 PM +0200, "Wei-Keng Liao"
> <wkliao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> For HDF5 files, command “h5dump -Hp ndb.BS_COMPRESS0.005000_Q1” shows
> the data chunk settings used by all datasets in the file.
>
> Command “h5stat -Ss ndb.BS_COMPRESS0.005000_Q1” shows information about
> free space, metadata, raw data, etc.
>
> They may reveal why your file is abnormal big.
> Most likely it is the chunk setting you used.
>
> Wei-keng
>
> > On May 1, 2020, at 6:40 PM, Davide Sangalli
> wrote:
> >
> > I also add
> >
> > ncvalidator ndb.BS_COMPRESS0.005000_Q1
> > Error: Unknow file signature
> > Expecting "CDF1", "CDF2", or "CDF5", but got "�HDF"
> > File "ndb.BS_COMPRESS0.005000_Q1" fails to conform with CDF file format
> > specifications
> >
> > Best,
> > D.
> >
> > On 02/05/20 01:26, Davide Sangalli wrote:
> >> Output of ncdump -hs
> >>
> >> D.
> >>
> >> ncdump -hs BSK_2-5B_X59RL-50B_SP_bse-io/ndb.BS_COMPRESS0.005000_Q1
> >>
> >> netcdf ndb.BS_COMPRESS0 {
> >> dimensions:
> >> BS_K_linearized1 = 2025000000 ;
> >> BS_K_linearized2 = 781887360 ;
> >> complex = 2 ;
> >> BS_K_compressed1 = 24776792 ;
> >> variables:
> >> char BSE_RESONANT_COMPRESSED1_DONE(BS_K_linearized1) ;
> >> BSE_RESONANT_COMPRESSED1_DONE:_Storage = "contiguous" ;
> >> char BSE_RESONANT_COMPRESSED2_DONE(BS_K_linearized1) ;
> >> BSE_RESONANT_COMPRESSED2_DONE:_Storage = "contiguous" ;
> >> char BSE_RESONANT_COMPRESSED3_DONE(BS_K_linearized2) ;
> >> BSE_RESONANT_COMPRESSED3_DONE:_Storage = "contiguous" ;
> >> float BSE_RESONANT_COMPRESSED1(BS_K_compressed1, complex) ;
> >> BSE_RESONANT_COMPRESSED1:_Storage = "contiguous" ;
> >> BSE_RESONANT_COMPRESSED1:_Endianness = "little" ;
> >> // global attributes:
> >> :_NCProperties =
> >> "version=1|netcdflibversion=4.4.1.1|hdf5libversion=1.8.18" ;
> >> :_SuperblockVersion = 0 ;
> >> :_IsNetcdf4 = 1 ;
> >> :_Format = "netCDF-4" ;
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 12:24 AM +0200, "Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate"
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I agree that you should expect the file size to be about 1 byte per stored
> >> character. IMO the most likely explanation is that you have a netcdf-4
> >> file with inappropriately small chunk size. Another possibility is a
> >> 64-bit offset file with crazy huge padding between file sections. This is
> >> very unlikely, but I do not know what is inside your
> >> writer code.
> >>
> >> Diagnose, please. Ncdump -hs. If it is 64-bit offset, I think
> >> ncvalidator can display the hidden pad sizes.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, May 1, 2020 at 3:37 PM Davide Sangalli
> wrote:
> >> Dear all,
> >> I'm a developer of a fortran code which uses netcdf for I/O
> >>
> >> In one of my runs I created a file with some huge array of characters.
> >> The header of the file is the following:
> >> netcdf ndb.BS_COMPRESS0 {
> >> dimensions:
> >> BS_K_linearized1 = 2025000000 ;
> >> BS_K_linearized2 = 781887360 ;
> >> variables:
> >> char BSE_RESONANT_COMPRESSED1_DONE(BS_K_linearized1) ;
> >> char BSE_RESONANT_COMPRESSED2_DONE(BS_K_linearized1) ;
> >> char BSE_RESONANT_COMPRESSED3_DONE(BS_K_linearized2) ;
> >> }
> >>
> >> The variable is declared as nf90_char which, according to the
> >> documentation should be 1 byte per element.
> >> Thus I would expect the total size of the file to be 1
> >> byte*(2*2025000000+781887360) ~ 4.5 GB
> >> Instead the file size is 16059445323 bytes ~ 14.96 GB, i.e. 10.46 GB more
> >> and a factor 3.33 bigger
> >>
> >> This happens consistently if I consider the file
> >> netcdf ndb {
> >> dimensions:
> >> complex = 2 ;
> >> BS_K_linearized1 = 2025000000 ;
> >> BS_K_linearized2 = 781887360 ;
> >> variables:
> >> float BSE_RESONANT_LINEARIZED1(BS_K_linearized1, complex) ;
> >> char BSE_RESONANT_LINEARIZED1_DONE(BS_K_linearized1) ;
> >> float BSE_RESONANT_LINEARIZED2(BS_K_linearized1, complex) ;
> >> char BSE_RESONANT_LINEARIZED2_DONE(BS_K_linearized1) ;
> >> float BSE_RESONANT_LINEARIZED3(BS_K_linearized2, complex) ;
> >> char BSE_RESONANT_LINEARIZED3_DONE(BS_K_linearized2) ;
> >> }
> >> The float component should weight ~36 GB while the char component should
> >> be identical to before, i.e. 4.5 GB for a total of 40.5 GB
> >> The file is instead ~ 50.96 GB, i.e. again a factor 10.46 GB bigger than
> >> expected.
> >>
> >> Why ?
> >>
> >> My character variables are something like
> >> "tnnnntnnnntnnnnnnnntnnnnnttnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnt..."
> >> but the file size is already like that just after the file creation, i.e.
> >> before filling it.
> >>
> >> Few info about the library, compiled linking to HDF5 (hdf5-1.8.18), with
> >> parallel IO support:
> >> Name: netcdf
> >> Description: NetCDF Client Library for C
> >> URL: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf
> >> Version: 4.4.1.1
> >> Libs: -L${libdir} -lnetcdf -ldl -lm
> >> /nfs/data/bin/Yambo/gcc-8.1.0/openmpi-3.1.0/yambo_ext_libs/gfortran/mpifort/v4/parallel/lib/libhdf5hl_fortran.a
> >>
> >> /nfs/data/bin/Yambo/gcc-8.1.0/openmpi-3.1.0/yambo_ext_libs/gfortran/mpifort/v4/parallel/lib/libhdf5_fortran.a
> >>
> >> /nfs/data/bin/Yambo/gcc-8.1.0/openmpi-3.1.0/yambo_ext_libs/gfortran/mpifort/v4/parallel/lib/libhdf5_hl.a
> >>
> >> /nfs/data/bin/Yambo/gcc-8.1.0/openmpi-3.1.0/yambo_ext_libs/gfortran/mpifort/v4/parallel/lib/libhdf5.a
> >> -lz -lm -ldl -lcurl
> >> Cflags: -I${includedir}
> >>
> >> Name: netcdf-fortran
> >> Description: NetCDF Client Library for Fortran
> >> URL: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf
> >> Version: 4.4.4
> >> Requires.private: netcdf > 4.1.1
> >> Libs: -L${libdir} -lnetcdff
> >> Libs.private: -L${libdir} -lnetcdff -lnetcdf
> >> Cflags: -I${includedir}
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> D.
> >> --
> >> Davide Sangalli, PhD
> >> CNR-ISM, Division of Ultrafast Processes in Materials (FLASHit) and MaX
> >> Centre
> >> Area della Ricerca di Roma 1, 00016 Monterotondo Scalo, Italy
> >> http://www.ism.cnr.it/en/davide-sangalli-cv/
> >> http://www.max-centre.eu/
> >
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