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FAQ: When FlexGroup volume is created, space is reserved, what is this?

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • NetApp ONTAP FlexGroup (FlexGroup)

Answer

Even if neither LUN created nor Fractional Reserve is set, FlexGroup volume has reserved space.

  • This can be confirmed by df -r.
  • This reserve is reserved for the FlexGroup volume to hold constituent's inode cache.

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