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FlexVol 20mb minimum

AradGonen — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:50:06 GMT

Why? I can't understand why I can't create a 10mb flexvol

Re: FlexVol 20mb minimum

paul_stejskal — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 15:19:23 GMT

You should be able to. What error are you getting?

Are you using CLI or System Manager?

Re: FlexVol 20mb minimum

AradGonen — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 15:22:29 GMT

In both cli and system manager. I'm using fas8080

I can't create 10mb volume. Why? Ill be happy if someone will explain me the real reason

Re: FlexVol 20mb minimum

paul_stejskal — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 15:36:16 GMT

Ok I haven't tried since 7-mode. There must be some kind of limitation with CDOT.

https://docs.netapp.com/ontap-9/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.netapp.doc.dot-cm-cmpr-940%2Fvolume__size.html

20 MB it is. Sorry. Not sure why but it must be the smallest allowed for metadata structures if I had to take a guess to allow for maxiumum volume sizes per platform.