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Volume Size Reduced After Snapshot Deletion

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Applies to

FlexVol volumes with autosize mode set to grow_shrink

Issue

After deleting one or more snapshots on a FlexVol volume, the total volume size unexpectedly decreases.
before delete snapshot
/vol/volname/ 2442785328 2383677828   59107500      98%  /vol/pathname/
/vol/volname/.snapshot          0     763924          0       0%  /vol/pathname/.snapshot
after delete snapshot
/vol/volname/ 2442133504 2250395736  191737768      92%  /vol/pathname/
/vol/volname/.snapshot          0     430108          0       0%  /vol/pathname/.snapshot

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