ONTAP 9.8 changed the 90% threshold for data placement urgency (where ONTAP forces more data to other less full member volumes much more frequently when a member volume hits 90% capacity) to a higher ...ONTAP 9.8 changed the 90% threshold for data placement urgency (where ONTAP forces more data to other less full member volumes much more frequently when a member volume hits 90% capacity) to a higher value (99%) so that FlexGroup member volumes that are growing in size won’t adjust their data ingest rate by very much until they reach 99% capacity, eliminating the negative impact of remote file placement in the earlier versions.
