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FluidFS NAS Volumes, Shares, and Exports
This section contains information about managing the FluidFS cluster from the client perspective. These tasks are performed using
the Dell Storage Manager Client.
Managing the NAS Pool
When conguring a FluidFS cluster, you specify the amount of raw Storage Center space to allocate to the FluidFS cluster (NAS
pool). The maximum size of the NAS pool is:
• 2 PB with one Storage Center.
• 4 PB with two Storage Centers
The usable size of the NAS pool depends on how much space the system deducts from the NAS pool for internal use. On average,
the system deducts approximately 400 GB per NAS appliance for internal use. The exact amount of internal space varies by
conguration, but it is roughly calculated as follows per FluidFS cluster:
(256 GB ∗ number of NAS appliances) + (4 GB ∗ number of Storage Center volumes) + 20 GB + 0.5% of the total NAS pool + (100
GB * number of NAS appliances, if data reduction is enabled)
View Internal Storage Reservations
View information about the space that the system deducts from the NAS pool for internal use.
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System pane, select Maintenance.
4. In the right pane, click the Internal tab. The internal storage reservations are displayed in the Internal Storage Reservations
section.
View the Size of the NAS Pool
View the current congured size of the NAS pool.
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the Summary tab.
3. The congured size of the NAS pool is displayed in the NAS Pool Status section.
Expand the Size of the NAS Pool
You can increase the size of the NAS pool as your NAS storage space requirements increase, without aecting the services to the
clients. However, you cannot decrease the size of the NAS pool.
Prerequisites
The Storage Centers must have enough capacity to allocate more storage space to the FluidFS cluster.
The maximum size of the NAS pool is:
• 2 PB with one Storage Center.
• 4 PB with two Storage Centers
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