Creating a volume or qtree storage container

You can provision storage on a volume or a qtree. If you are creating a qtree, the volume that contains it must already exist.

Creating a volume
You can create a volume and specify its junction point and other properties by using the volume create command.
Creating a qtree
You can create a qtree to contain your data and specify its properties by using the volume qtree create command.

Parent topic: Configuring SMB client access to shared storage

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February 2021
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