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How space reclamation works in thin and thick volumes after deleting snapshots

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ONTAP 9

Answer

  • Thick volumes: If snapshots are deleted from a thick volume the corresponding space will be released to the volume not to the aggregate.
  • Thin Volumes: If snapshots are deleted from a thin volumes the corresponding space will be released to the aggregate.

Additional Information

Snapshots should always be deleted in oldest first order
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