Does the "files-set-maximum" volume option automatically update the "files" value during volume expansion in ONTAP?
Applies to
ONTAP 9
Answer
- No. During a volume expansion, if
files-set-maximum
is set to "true", thefiles
value is updated to reflect the default (not maximum) inode availability based on the new capacity of the volume.- The
files-set-maximum
option will be disabled after the expansion operation.
- The
- This is the designed behavior and is functioning as per ONTAP specifications.
- An option to have the
files-set-maximum
persist after volume expansion is not supported - Recommended Action:
- After expanding a volume, set
files-set-maximum
to "true" via CLI:
- After expanding a volume, set
volume modify -vserver <vserver_name> -volume <volume_name> -files-set-maximum true