Why does logical-used-by-snapshots show unusually high space usage
Applies to
- Clustered Data ONTAP 8.x
- ONTAP 9.x
Answer
- Logical space reporting in ONTAP reports the space that would be used on an ONTAP system if storage efficiencies were not enabled.
- It is a pre-storage efficiency calculation and has no effect on actual storage in the system.
- You can use NetApp ActiveIQ portal to get a better understanding of space reporting on an ONTAP system.
Additional Information
- For additional Information about logical space reporting, please refer to the following documentation - what logical space reporting shows
- For a more accurate representation of storage usage on an ONTAP system, use the commands discussed in the following documentation - commands for displaying space usage information