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Why Logical space consumption of aggregate is larger than its aggregate space

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  • ONTAP 9
  • Space Management

Answer

In ONTAP 9.12.1 and earlier, the capacity used by client data added to the capacity used by snapshot (for active file system) is referred to as Logical Used. The calculations will be reported as expected and no action will be required as this is a normal behavior.

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