Guidelines for sizing a FlexCache volume
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You must be aware of the limits for FlexCache volumes before you start provisioning the volumes.
The size limit of a FlexVol volume is applicable to an origin volume. The size of a FlexCache volume can be less than or equal to the origin volume. The best practice for the size of a FlexCache volume is to be at least 10 percent of the size of the origin volume.
You must also be aware of the following additional limits on FlexCache volumes:
Limit |
ONTAP 9.5-9.6 |
ONTAP 9.7 |
ONTAP 9.8 and later |
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Maximum number of FlexCache volumes that you can create from an origin volume |
10 |
10 |
100 |
Recommended maximum number of origin volumes per node |
10 |
100 |
100 |
Recommended maximum number of FlexCache volumes per node |
10 |
100 |
100 |
Recommended maximum number of FlexGroup constituents in a FlexCache volume per node |
40 |
800 |
800 |
Maximum number of constituents per FlexCache volume per node |
32 |
32 |
32 |