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Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP

Enable automatic capacity management for an FSx for ONTAP file system

Contributors netapp-rlithman

Enabling this feature lets BlueXP workload factory automatically add incremental storage to an FSx for ONTAP file system as capacity needs change over time.

About this task

A scan of the FSx for ONTAP file system occurs every 30 minutes to determine whether incremental storage needs to be added and to check for available volume inodes, or the maximum number of files and folders in a volume, so that their count increases according to the configured automatic capacity management thresholds.

Only one account can manage this feature.

The maximum amount of SSD storage capacity for all FSx for ONTAP file systems is 524,288 GiB. To request a quota increase, refer to Quotas in AWS FSx for NetApp ONTAP documentation.

Before you begin

You must have credentials with Automate permissions in workload factory to complete this task.

To make sure volume inodes increase along with storage capacity, you must associate a link. If you don't have an existing link, create a link. To associate a link in the file system, select Associate link under Account name. After the link associates, return to this operation.

Steps

  1. Log in using one of the console experiences.

  2. In Storage, select Go to Storage inventory.

  3. In the FSx for ONTAP tab, select the three-dot menu of the file system to enable automatic capacity management for.

  4. Select Manage.

  5. Under Information, select the pencil icon next to Automatic capacity management. The pencil icon appears next to the drop down arrow when the mouse hovers over the Automatic capacity management row.

  6. In the Automatic capacity management dialog, provide the following:

    1. Credentials: Select credentials with Automate permissions from the dropdown menu.

    2. Select the enable button to Enable automatic capacity management.

      Alternatively, disable the feature. If you need to increase file system capacity, you must first disable automatic capacity management.

    3. Threshold increase: Enter the maximum size for the FSx for ONTAP file system.

    4. Incremental increase: Enter the percentage to increase capacity incrementally.

    5. Optional: Enable automatic inodes management to make sure that file capacity per volume scales up by increasing the number of inodes (files) up to the allowable limit.

  7. Select Apply.

Result

A file system scan occurs every 30 minutes to determine if the file system needs additional capacity.