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Is manual rebalancing required when the FlexGroup balance status is medium?

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9.12.1 or later
  • Rebalance FlexGroup volumes
  • Flexgroup Balance status indicates how much-used capacity is unevenly distributed between the constituent volumes:

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Answer

  • No, it is not necessary.
  • Manual rebalancing is required only when the Flexgroup Balance status is low. However, performing manual rebalancing when the status is medium poses no particular issues

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