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Why the space reserved LUN size is larger than the volume used space?

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Thick Volume
  • Space reserved LUN

Answer

A space reserved LUN may be larger than the used space in its parent volume when the following conditions are met:

  • The fractional reserve on the volume is set to 0
  • The volume has storage efficiency features is enabled

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