Adding a quota

Describes how to allocate storage usage and file count by client.

1. Navigate to Home > Storage Management > Quotas by File System to display the Quotas by File System page.
2. Click add in the Add File System Quota page.
   
   

   

   
   

   The following table describes the fields on this page:

   Field/Item	Description
   EVS/File System	The EVS and file system on which the user file system quota applies.
   Virtual volume name	The name of the virtual volume.
   Quota Type	The Quota Types are: User - the user account name or ID. This quota type limits the space usable in the virtual volume, or the number of files that can be created, by a single user. Group - the group account name or ID. This quota type limits the space usable in the virtual volume, or the number of files that can be created, by a whole group. Virtual Volume - this quota type limits usage over the whole virtual volume, regardless of who is creating the files.
   Usage
   Limit	Amount of space to enable in Bytes: KiB, MiB, GiB, TiB, PiB, or EiB.
   Hard Limit	When enabled, the amount of space specified in the Limit field cannot be exceeded.
   Warning	Percentage of the amount of space specified in the Limit field at which a Warning alert will be sent.
   Severe	Percentage of the amount of space specified in the Limit field at which a Severe alert will be sent.
   File Count
   Limit	Maximum number of files to enable for this quota.
   Hard Limit	When enabled, the number of files specified in the Limit field cannot be exceeded.
   Warning	The percentage of the number of files specified in the Limit field at which a Warning alert will be sent.
   Severe	Percentage of the amount of space specified in the Limit field at which a Severe alert will be sent.
   Log Quota Events in the managed server's Event log	Selecting this check box sets the default for all users or groups to have quota events logged in the server's event log.

3. Click User to add a user account, or Group to add a group account.
4. Under the Usage and File Count sections, enter the values as appropriate:
   1. In the Limit field, enter the limit. Additionally, under Usage, select KiB, MiB, GiB, or TiB from the list.
   2. Select the Hard Limit check box if the space specified in the Limit field cannot be exceeded.
   3. In the Warning field , enter the warning.
   4. In the Severe field, enter the value.
   5. Select the Log Quota Events in the managed server's Event Log check box to set the default for all users or groups to have quota events logged in the server's event log.
5. Click OK.