The cluster.shd-max-threads option is misleading as it actually has nothing to do with the threads the admin can desire to spawn. It is more of the number of parallel files that can be getting healed at any particular time. Hence change the option to something like cluster.shd-max-parallel-files or something more appropriate version: glusterfs-geo-replication-3.7.9-4.el6rhs.x86_64 python-gluster-3.7.1-17.el6rhs.11.hotfix.sfdc01581565.x86_64 glusterfs-libs-3.7.9-4.el6rhs.x86_64 glusterfs-client-xlators-3.7.9-4.el6rhs.x86_64 glusterfs-fuse-3.7.9-4.el6rhs.x86_64 glusterfs-server-3.7.9-4.el6rhs.x86_64 glusterfs-api-devel-3.7.9-4.el6rhs.x86_64 glusterfs-rdma-3.7.9-4.el6rhs.x86_64 glusterfs-api-3.7.9-4.el6rhs.x86_64 glusterfs-devel-3.7.9-4.el6rhs.x86_64 glusterfs-debuginfo-3.7.9-4.el6rhs.x86_64