How are inodes accounted for within snapshots
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- inodes
- Snapshot copies
Answer
- A snapshot copy references the state of its filesystem at the time the snapshot was taken, including WAFL metadata
- Any inodes locked in a snapshot copy do not count towards overall inode usage in the active filesystem
- It is not possible to view the number of inodes referenced by a particular snapshot copy within ONTAP