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Manage the maximum capacity limit of a storage VM in System Manager

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Beginning with ONTAP 9.13.1, you can use System Manager to enable a maximum capacity limit for a storage VM and set a threshold to trigger alerts when the used storage reaches a certain percentage of the maximum capacity.

Enable a maximum capacity limit for a storage VM

Beginning with ONTAP 9.13.1, you can specify the maximum capacity that can be allocated for all volumes in a storage VM. You can enable the maximum capacity when you add a storage VM or when you edit an existing storage VM.

Steps

  1. Select Storage > Storage VMs.

  2. Perform one of the following:

    • To add a storage VM, click Add icon.

    • To edit a storage VM, click Menu options icon next to the name of the storage VM, and then click Edit.

  3. Enter or modify the settings for the storage VM, and select the check box labeled "Enable maximum capacity limit".

  4. Specify the maximum capacity size.

  5. Specify the percentage of the maximum capacity you want to use as a threshold to trigger alerts.

  6. Click Save.

Edit the maximum capacity limit of a storage VM

Beginning with ONTAP 9.13.1, you can edit the maximum capacity limit of an existing storage VM, if the maximum capacity limit has been enabled already.

Steps

  1. Select Storage > Storage VMs.

  2. Click Menu options icon next to the name of the storage VM, and then click Edit.

    The check box labeled "Enable maximum capacity limit" is already checked.

  3. Perform one of the following steps:

Action

Steps

Disable the maximum capacity limit

  1. Uncheck the check box.

  2. Click Save.

Modify the maximum capacity limit

  1. Specify the new maximum capacity size. (You cannot specify a size that is less than the already allocated space in the storage VM.)

  2. Specify the new percentage of the maximum capacity you want to use as a threshold to trigger alerts.

  3. Click Save.
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