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Quotas

You can use Storage Manager to create, edit, and delete quotas.

  • Creating quotas
    Quotas enable you to restrict or track the disk space and number of files that are used by a user, group, or qtree. You can use the Add Quota wizard in Storage Manager to create a quota and to apply the quota to a specific volume or qtree.
  • Deleting quotas
    You can use Storage Manager to delete one or more quotas as your users and their storage requirements and limitations change.
  • Editing quota limits
    You can use Storage Manager to edit the disk space threshold, the hard limit and soft limit on the amount of disk space that the quota target can use, and the hard limit and soft limit on the number of files that the quota target can own.
  • Activating or deactivating quotas
    You can use Storage Manager to activate or deactivate quotas on one or more selected volumes on your storage system, as your users and their storage requirements and limitations change.
  • Resizing quotas
    You can use the Resize Quota dialog box in Storage Manager to adjust the active quotas in the specified volume so that they reflect the changes that you have made to a quota.
  • Viewing quota information
    You can use the Quotas window in Storage Manager to view quota details such as the volume and qtrees to which the quota is applied, the type of quota, the user or group to which the quota is applied, and the space and file usage.
  • Types of quotas
    Quotas can be classified on the basis of the targets to which they are applied.
  • Quota limits
    You can apply a disk space limit or limit the number of files for each quota type. If you do not specify a limit for a quota, none is applied.
  • Quota management
    Storage Manager includes several features that help you to create, edit, or delete quotas. You can create a user, group, or tree quota and you can specify quota limits at the disk and file levels. All quotas are established on a per-volume basis.
  • Quotas window
    You can use the Quotas window to create, display, and manage information about quotas.
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