Isilon | Storage provisioning

Storage Provisioning

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Yesterday i shared my views on the Isilon file system architecture... F/S architecture what i thought about it and the ways to keep it simple and better.

After creating the file system architecture the next question that anyone will think of is how do i provision the storage? Well it is very simple as technology is meant to be available for everyone and by keeping it simple you can target a larger audience.

No Hassle

With Isilon you don't have to be a thinker; when it comes to provisioning the storage space and you need not to decide what layout in terms of aggregate, volume, qtree and RAID configuration, etc.


Being efficient

Isilon allows you to be more efficient and you just need to choose the file system hierarchy under which you wish to provision the new storage space and create a directory for that; after which you can apply smart quotas on the directory as per the size and it is completed...  Just two steps makes your life easier and more efficient

Below are the steps for storage provisioning:

# Go to the directory level where you wish you provision the new storage space and create a new directory:

# cd /ifs/<>/<>/<>/<>/

Where <> is the name of the sub-directories that you may have

# mkdir <name of the directory>

where <name of the directory> is the name of the new storage area you wish to provision

# isi quota quotas create --path=/ifs/<>/<>/<> --type=directory --hard-threshold=<quota limit> --advisory-threshold=<soft quota> --container=1

# Apply the notification rules by going to File system management -- > SmartQuotas --> Settings then option "Hard Limit notification rules"

Once completed you can update your record for tracking purpose.


Also read SMB and NFS services

Happy Learning!