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Create a quota policy rule for a FlexVol or a FlexGroup volume

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POST /storage/quota/rules

Introduced In: 9.6

Creates a quota policy rule for a FlexVol or a FlexGroup volume.

Important notes:

  • Unlike CLI/ONTAPI, the quota policy input is not needed for POST.

Required properties

  • svm.uuid or svm.name - Existing SVM in which to create the qtree.

  • volume.uuid or volume.name - Existing volume in which to create the qtree.

  • type - Quota type for the rule. This type can be user, group, or tree.

  • users.name or user.id - If the quota type is user, this property takes the user name or user ID. For default user quota rules, the user name must be specified as "".

  • group.name or group.id - If the quota type is group, this property takes the group name or group ID. For default group quota rules, the group name must be specified as "".

  • qtree.name - Qtree for which to create the rule. For default tree rules, the qtree name must be specified as "".

  • space.hard_limit - Specifies the space hard limit, in bytes. If less than 1024 bytes, the value is rounded up to 1024 bytes.

  • space.soft_limit - Specifies the space soft limit, in bytes. If less than 1024 bytes, the value is rounded up to 1024 bytes.

  • files.hard_limit - Specifies the hard limit for files.

  • files.soft_limit - Specifies the soft limit for files.

  • user_mapping - Specifies the user_mapping. This property is valid only for quota policy rules of type user.

  • quota policy rule create

Parameters

Name Type In Required Description

return_timeout

integer

query

False

The number of seconds to allow the call to execute before returning. When doing a POST, PATCH, or DELETE operation on a single record, the default is 0 seconds. This means that if an asynchronous operation is started, the server immediately returns HTTP code 202 (Accepted) along with a link to the job. If a non-zero value is specified for POST, PATCH, or DELETE operations, ONTAP waits that length of time to see if the job completes so it can return something other than 202.

  • Default value: 1

  • Max value: 120

  • Min value: 0

return_records

boolean

query

False

The default is false. If set to true, the records are returned.

  • Default value:

Request Body

Name Type Description

_links

_links

files

files

group

group

This parameter specifies the target group to which the group quota policy rule applies. This parameter takes a group name or identifier. This parameter is only valid for the POST operation of a group quota policy rule. The POST operation will fail with an appropriate error if this parameter is used as an input to create a user or a tree quota policy rule. This input parameter for POST takes either a group name or a group identifier, but not both. For default quota rules, the group name must be chosen and should be specified as "". For explicit group quota rules, this parameter can contain a UNIX group name or a UNIX group identifier.

qtree

qtree

This parameter specifies the target qtree to which the user/group/tree quota policy rule applies. For a user/group quota policy rule at qtree level, this parameter takes a qtree name and is valid in GET or POST. For a user/group quota policy rule at volume level, this parameter is not valid in GET or POST. For a tree quota policy rule, this parameter is mandatory and is valid in both POST and GET. For a default tree quota policy rule, this parameter needs to be specified as "". For a tree quota policy rule at qtree level, this parameter takes a qtree name and is valid in GET or POST.

space

space

svm

svm

type

string

This parameter specifies the quota policy rule type. This is required in POST only and can take either one of the "user", "group" or "tree" values.

user_mapping

boolean

This parameter enables user mapping for user quota policy rules. This is valid in POST or PATCH for user quota policy rules only.

users

array[users]

This parameter specifies the target user to which the user quota policy rule applies. This parameter takes single or multiple user names or identifiers. This parameter is valid only for the POST operation of a user quota policy rule. If this parameter is used as an input to create a group or a tree quota policy rule, the POST operation will fail with an appropriate error. For POST, this input parameter takes either a user name or a user identifier, not both. For default quota rules, the user name must be chosen and specified as "". For explicit user quota rules, this parameter can indicate either a user name or user identifier. The user name can be a UNIX user name or a Windows user name. If a name contains a space, enclose the entire value in quotes. A UNIX user name cannot include a backslash () or an @ sign; user names with these characters are treated as Windows names. The user identifer can be a UNIX user identifier or a Windows security identifier. For multi-user quota, this parameter can contain multiple user targets separated by a comma.

uuid

string

Unique identifier for the quota policy rule. This field is generated when the quota policy rule is created.

volume

volume
Example request 
{
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "/api/resourcelink"
    }
  },
  "qtree": {
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "/api/resourcelink"
      }
    },
    "id": "1",
    "name": "qt1"
  },
  "svm": {
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "/api/resourcelink"
      }
    },
    "name": "svm1",
    "uuid": "02c9e252-41be-11e9-81d5-00a0986138f7"
  },
  "type": "tree",
  "users": {
  },
  "uuid": "5f1d13a7-f401-11e8-ac1a-005056a7c3b9",
  "volume": {
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "/api/resourcelink"
      }
    },
    "name": "volume1",
    "uuid": "028baa66-41bd-11e9-81d5-00a0986138f7"
  }
}

Response

Status: 202, Accepted
Name Type Description

job

job_link
Example response 
{
  "job": {
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "/api/resourcelink"
      }
    },
    "uuid": "string"
  }
}

Error

Status: Default

ONTAP Error Response Codes

Error Code Description

917927

The specified volume was not found.

918232

Either volume.name or volume.uuid must be provided.

918236

The specified volume.uuid and volume.name refer to different volumes.

2621462

The specified SVM does not exist.

2621706

The specified svm.uuid and svm.name do not refer to the same SVM.

2621707

No SVM was specified. Either svm.name or svm.uuid must be supplied.

5308501

Mapping from Windows user to UNIX user for user rule was unsuccessful.

5308502

Mapping from UNIX user to Windows user for user rule was unsuccessful.

5308552

Failed to get default quota policy name for SVM.

5308561

Failed to obtain volume quota state or invalid quota state obtained for volume.

5308562

users is a required input for creating a user rule and group is not allowed.

5308563

group is a required input for creating a group rule and users is not allowed.

5308564

qtree.name is a required input for creating a tree rule and users and group are not allowed.

5308565

Only one of name or id is allowed for each entry in the users array.

5308566

Only one of name or id is allowed for group.

5308568

Quota policy rule create operation succeeded, but quota resize failed due to internal error. To activate the rule, disable and enable quotas for this volume.

5308571

Quota policy rule create operation succeeded, but quota resize is skipped. To activate the rule, disable and enable quotas for this volume.

5308573

Input value is greater than limit for field.

5308574

Input value is out of range for field.

5308575

Input value is incorrectly larger than listed field.
Name Type Description

error

error
Example error 
{
  "error": {
    "arguments": {
      "code": "string",
      "message": "string"
    },
    "code": "4",
    "message": "entry doesn't exist",
    "target": "uuid"
  }
}

Definitions

See Definitions

href

Name Type Description

href

string

_links

Name Type Description

self

href

files

Name Type Description

hard_limit

integer

This parameter specifies the hard limit for files. This is valid in POST or PATCH.

soft_limit

integer

This parameter specifies the soft limit for files. This is valid in POST or PATCH.

group

This parameter specifies the target group to which the group quota policy rule applies. This parameter takes a group name or identifier. This parameter is only valid for the POST operation of a group quota policy rule. The POST operation will fail with an appropriate error if this parameter is used as an input to create a user or a tree quota policy rule. This input parameter for POST takes either a group name or a group identifier, but not both. For default quota rules, the group name must be chosen and should be specified as "". For explicit group quota rules, this parameter can contain a UNIX group name or a UNIX group identifier.

Name Type Description

id

string

Quota target group ID

name

string

Quota target group name

qtree

This parameter specifies the target qtree to which the user/group/tree quota policy rule applies. For a user/group quota policy rule at qtree level, this parameter takes a qtree name and is valid in GET or POST. For a user/group quota policy rule at volume level, this parameter is not valid in GET or POST. For a tree quota policy rule, this parameter is mandatory and is valid in both POST and GET. For a default tree quota policy rule, this parameter needs to be specified as "". For a tree quota policy rule at qtree level, this parameter takes a qtree name and is valid in GET or POST.

Name Type Description

_links

_links

id

integer

The unique identifier for a qtree.

name

string

The name of the qtree.

space

Name Type Description

hard_limit

integer

This parameter specifies the space hard limit, in bytes. If less than 1024 bytes, the value is rounded up to 1024 bytes. Valid in POST or PATCH. For a POST operation where the parameter is either empty or set to -1, no limit is applied. For a PATCH operation where a limit is configured, use a value of -1 to clear the limit.

soft_limit

integer

This parameter specifies the space soft limit, in bytes. If less than 1024 bytes, the value is rounded up to 1024 bytes. Valid in POST or PATCH. For a POST operation where the parameter is either empty or set to -1, no limit is applied. For a PATCH operation where a limit is configured, use a value of -1 to clear the limit.

svm

Name Type Description

_links

_links

name

string

The name of the SVM.

uuid

string

The unique identifier of the SVM.

users

Name Type Description

id

string

Quota target user ID

name

string

Quota target user name

volume

Name Type Description

_links

_links

name

string

The name of the volume.

uuid

string

Unique identifier for the volume. This corresponds to the instance-uuid that is exposed in the CLI and ONTAPI. It does not change due to a volume move.

  • example: 028baa66-41bd-11e9-81d5-00a0986138f7

  • Introduced in: 9.6

quota_rule

Name Type Description

_links

_links

files

files

group

group

This parameter specifies the target group to which the group quota policy rule applies. This parameter takes a group name or identifier. This parameter is only valid for the POST operation of a group quota policy rule. The POST operation will fail with an appropriate error if this parameter is used as an input to create a user or a tree quota policy rule. This input parameter for POST takes either a group name or a group identifier, but not both. For default quota rules, the group name must be chosen and should be specified as "". For explicit group quota rules, this parameter can contain a UNIX group name or a UNIX group identifier.

qtree

qtree

This parameter specifies the target qtree to which the user/group/tree quota policy rule applies. For a user/group quota policy rule at qtree level, this parameter takes a qtree name and is valid in GET or POST. For a user/group quota policy rule at volume level, this parameter is not valid in GET or POST. For a tree quota policy rule, this parameter is mandatory and is valid in both POST and GET. For a default tree quota policy rule, this parameter needs to be specified as "". For a tree quota policy rule at qtree level, this parameter takes a qtree name and is valid in GET or POST.

space

space

svm

svm

type

string

This parameter specifies the quota policy rule type. This is required in POST only and can take either one of the "user", "group" or "tree" values.

user_mapping

boolean

This parameter enables user mapping for user quota policy rules. This is valid in POST or PATCH for user quota policy rules only.

users

array[users]

This parameter specifies the target user to which the user quota policy rule applies. This parameter takes single or multiple user names or identifiers. This parameter is valid only for the POST operation of a user quota policy rule. If this parameter is used as an input to create a group or a tree quota policy rule, the POST operation will fail with an appropriate error. For POST, this input parameter takes either a user name or a user identifier, not both. For default quota rules, the user name must be chosen and specified as "". For explicit user quota rules, this parameter can indicate either a user name or user identifier. The user name can be a UNIX user name or a Windows user name. If a name contains a space, enclose the entire value in quotes. A UNIX user name cannot include a backslash () or an @ sign; user names with these characters are treated as Windows names. The user identifer can be a UNIX user identifier or a Windows security identifier. For multi-user quota, this parameter can contain multiple user targets separated by a comma.

uuid

string

Unique identifier for the quota policy rule. This field is generated when the quota policy rule is created.

volume

volume
Name Type Description

_links

_links

uuid

string

The UUID of the asynchronous job that is triggered by a POST, PATCH, or DELETE operation.

error_arguments

Name Type Description

code

string

Argument code

message

string

Message argument

error

Name Type Description

arguments

array[error_arguments]

Message arguments

code

string

Error code

message

string

Error message

target

string

The target parameter that caused the error.