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Update storage efficiency setting of a volume

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In NetApp Workload Factory, you can update the storage efficiency setting after volume creation.

About this task

The storage efficiency feature includes deduplication, data compression, and data compaction to achieve optimal space savings on a FlexVol volume. Deduplication eliminates duplicate data blocks. Data compression compresses the data blocks to reduce the amount of physical storage that is required. Data compaction stores more data in less space to increase storage efficiency.

If you chose not to enable storage efficiency when you created a volume, you can enable the setting for potential space and cost savings at any time.

Volumes use thin provisioning whether you enable or disable storage efficiency.

Steps

  1. Log in using one of the console experiences.

  2. Select the menu The hamburger menu icon is used to navigate to workloads like storage and then select Storage.

  3. From the Storage menu, select Volumes explorer.

  4. Select the actions menu of the volume to update the storage efficiency setting for.

  5. Select Advanced actions, then Set storage efficiency.

  6. Choose to enable or disable volume storage efficiency.

  7. Select Apply to save the change.