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Manually shrinking disk too small in SnapCenter results in NTFS file system corruption

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Applies to

SnapCenter Server (SC) 6.0

Issue

When performing a disk resize operation in SnapCenter, manually entering a disk size that is smaller than the smallest size available when using the Shrink Disk slider, results in the NTFS file system of the disk becoming corrupted and unusable.
 
Example:
 
Minimum disk size available using the Shrink Disk slider
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Manual disk size entered, resulting in file system corruption
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