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Enable automatic capacity management for a file system

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

About this task

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.

Steps

  1. Log in to the Workload Factory console.

  2. In Storage, select Go to Storage inventory.

  3. In the FSx for ONTAP tab, click the three dots menu of the file system to enable automatic capacity management for.

  4. Select Manage.

  5. Under Information, click 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. Click 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. Capacity threshold: Enter the maximum size for the FSx for ONTAP file system.

    4. Capacity increase increments: Enter the percentage to increase capacity incrementally.

  7. Click Apply.