Document URL: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_gluster_storage/3.4/html/administration_guide/sect-rebalancing_volumes#Stopping_a_Rebalance_Operation_1 Section Number and Name: 11.11.1. Rebalance Throttling Describe the issue: Rebalance throttle settings can be changed two different ways. #1 - Setting based on string match - lazy, normal, aggressive #2 - Setting based on numbers - The number of threads spawned by rebalance process will depend on this setting passed. The minimum value is 1 and the maximum value is the lowest number of cores a node has in the cluster. E.g. if there are two nodes in the cluster with 5 and 10 cores respectively, the maximum number of throttle count can be 5. Suggestions for improvement: Additional information: