File System Configuration
- Maximum Directory Size
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- Maximum Number of Files
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- Quota Enabled
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Maximum Directory Size
Specifies the maximum size (in kilobytes) of a directory file.
Maximum Number of Files
Specifies the maximum number of files on a filer. Initially, the maximum number of files on the filer is set at one for every 32 KB of disk space. The number is increased automatically when you add a new disk. Unlike UNIX, which requires that you specify the maximum number of files in a file system when you create the file system, the filer allows you to increase the number of files at any time.
Use caution when increasing the maximum number of files because once you increase this number, you can never reduce it. As new files are created, the file system consumes the additional disk space required to hold the inodes for the additional files; there is no way for the filer to release that disk space.
To determine how many files are in the file system, use the df -i command to see how many inodes have been used, or use the maxfiles command without an argument. Information generated by the maxfiles command is also available through SNMP using the Network Appliance custom MIB.
Quota Enabled
Enables disk quotas. Filer disk quotas restrict disk space and the number of files used by a given user or group. Quotas can also restrict disk space and the number of files used in a quota tree. A quota tree is a directory under the root directory (/) created by the quota qtree command.
NetApp Filer Configuration Help - 28 AUG 1997