topic Invoke-NaVirtualDiskSpaceReclaim and Microsoft Scale Out File Server (SOFS) in Microsoft Virtualization Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Invoke-NaVirtualDiskSpaceReclaim-and-Microsoft-Scale-Out-File-Server-SOFS/m-p/106159#M4380 <P>Hello-</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I am working with a customer who has chosen to start a Hyper-V application environment with NetApp storage on the backend and Scale-Out-File-Server (a software feature of Windows Server 2012R2) in front of a NetApp FAS system. &nbsp;(please see diagram attached to this post). &nbsp;The protocol used is FC.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The question: Is it possible to use the NaVirtualDiskSpaceReclaim powershell commandlet to reclaim space in the VHD files if the Hyper-V server is not able to 'see' the VHD files. &nbsp;(the Hyper-V hosts access the scale out file server systems via SMB3, and the scale out file server accesses the NetApp LUNs via FC protocol.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>-Mk</P> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 04:09:32 GMT kortas 2025-06-05T04:09:32Z Invoke-NaVirtualDiskSpaceReclaim and Microsoft Scale Out File Server (SOFS) https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Invoke-NaVirtualDiskSpaceReclaim-and-Microsoft-Scale-Out-File-Server-SOFS/m-p/106159#M4380 <P>Hello-</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I am working with a customer who has chosen to start a Hyper-V application environment with NetApp storage on the backend and Scale-Out-File-Server (a software feature of Windows Server 2012R2) in front of a NetApp FAS system. &nbsp;(please see diagram attached to this post). &nbsp;The protocol used is FC.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The question: Is it possible to use the NaVirtualDiskSpaceReclaim powershell commandlet to reclaim space in the VHD files if the Hyper-V server is not able to 'see' the VHD files. &nbsp;(the Hyper-V hosts access the scale out file server systems via SMB3, and the scale out file server accesses the NetApp LUNs via FC protocol.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>-Mk</P> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 04:09:32 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Invoke-NaVirtualDiskSpaceReclaim-and-Microsoft-Scale-Out-File-Server-SOFS/m-p/106159#M4380 kortas 2025-06-05T04:09:32Z