Why is blob containers usage bigger than CVO capacity ?
Applies to
- Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO)
- Microsoft Azure
Answer
There are two reasons.
- ONTAP doesn't have ability to release unused blocks on VM disks.
- Microsoft Azure do not support releasing particular area in Blob.
Additional Information
- In Azure CVO, Blob is used for VM Disks which consists of Aggregate.
- Azure Blob Storage REST API
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