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Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP

Increase file system capacity in BlueXP workload factory

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Manually increase the SSD storage capacity of an FSx for ONTAP file system when the amount of used SSD storage capacity exceeds a threshold that you specify.

Alternatively, you can enable the automatic capacity management feature so workload factory manages file system capacity for you.

About this task

Increasing file system capacity impacts IOPS for your FSx for ONTAP file system.

When you automatically provision IOPS for a file system, IOPS increases by 3 IOPS with every 1 GiB increase in SSD capacity.

When you provision IOPS manually, you may need to increase your IOPS allocation to support the increased file system capacity.

For SSD storage capacity limits, refer to Quotas in AWS FSx for NetApp ONTAP documentation.

Before you begin

To increase capacity for a file system, you must first disable automatic capacity management.

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 increase capacity for.

  4. Select Manage.

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

  6. In the SSD storage size dialog, enter a number for Provisioned capacity.

  7. Select the unit for the provisioned capacity.

  8. Select Apply.