topic Re: What is the minimum size of a LUN that we can create? in ONTAP Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/What-is-the-minimum-size-of-a-LUN-that-we-can-create/m-p/29552#M6890 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Rajasekhar,</P><P></P><P>The LUN Multi protocol Type, or operating system type, specifies the OS of the host accessing the LUN. It also determines the layout of data on the LUN, the geometry used to access that data, and the minimum and maximum size of the LUN.&nbsp; </P><P></P><P>Basing on the lun geometry, minimum and maximum sizes can be determined. have a look at this </P><P></P><P>NAS01&gt; lun show</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /vol/Vsphere_vol1/vsphere_lun1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 500g (536870912000)&nbsp; (r/w, online, mapped)</P><P></P><P>NAS01*&gt; lun geometry /vol/Vsphere_vol1/vsphere_lun1</P><P> SCSI Disk Geometry:</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 512 bytes/sector</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1024 sectors/track</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 16 tracks/cylinder (heads)</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 16384 sectors/cylinder</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 64000 cylinders</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1048576000 sectors</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8388608 cylinder size (8 MB)</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 536870912000 device size (512000 MB)</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 549747425280 max resize size (524280 MB)</P><P></P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Hari.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:21:33 GMT HARI_KRISHNA981 2013-12-12T09:21:33Z What is the minimum size of a LUN that we can create? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/What-is-the-minimum-size-of-a-LUN-that-we-can-create/m-p/29548#M6889 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>What is the minimum size of a LUN that we can create in netapp storage?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:47:32 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/What-is-the-minimum-size-of-a-LUN-that-we-can-create/m-p/29548#M6889 RAJUAMBURU 2025-06-05T05:47:32Z Re: What is the minimum size of a LUN that we can create? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/What-is-the-minimum-size-of-a-LUN-that-we-can-create/m-p/29552#M6890 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Rajasekhar,</P><P></P><P>The LUN Multi protocol Type, or operating system type, specifies the OS of the host accessing the LUN. It also determines the layout of data on the LUN, the geometry used to access that data, and the minimum and maximum size of the LUN.&nbsp; </P><P></P><P>Basing on the lun geometry, minimum and maximum sizes can be determined. have a look at this </P><P></P><P>NAS01&gt; lun show</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /vol/Vsphere_vol1/vsphere_lun1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 500g (536870912000)&nbsp; (r/w, online, mapped)</P><P></P><P>NAS01*&gt; lun geometry /vol/Vsphere_vol1/vsphere_lun1</P><P> SCSI Disk Geometry:</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 512 bytes/sector</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1024 sectors/track</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 16 tracks/cylinder (heads)</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 16384 sectors/cylinder</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 64000 cylinders</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1048576000 sectors</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8388608 cylinder size (8 MB)</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 536870912000 device size (512000 MB)</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 549747425280 max resize size (524280 MB)</P><P></P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Hari.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:21:33 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/What-is-the-minimum-size-of-a-LUN-that-we-can-create/m-p/29552#M6890 HARI_KRISHNA981 2013-12-12T09:21:33Z