Can the maximum number of inodes in a volume be set lower than the 1 per 32kb default?
Applies to
Data ONTAP 7
Data ONTAP 8
ONTAP 9
Answer
Can inodes be artificially kept on a volume lower than the 1 inode per 32kb default?
No. The value of maxfiles which controls the maximum amount of inodes allowed on a volume can only be increased. Since the 1 per 32KB value is set during volume creation, this cannot be lowered.
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