Configuring filesets

This topic describes how to configure filesets.

Context

Fileset quotas provide a way for an administrator to specify how much space can be allocated to files within a specific fileset. The default value is set to allow unlimited capacity; however, you can specify an alert value for the fileset. If a quota value is specified, the default alert value is 80%. If no quota value is specified, the default alert value is 0 (no alerts). When the space allocated to files within the fileset reaches the percentage of the quota, as specified by the alert value, an SNMP alert is sent to the administrator. The administrator can also specify whether to use a hard or soft quota. If a hard quota is specified, allocations that cause a quota violation fail and an SNMP alert is sent. If a soft quota is specified, then the allocation is allowed to succeed and an SNMP alert is issued.

Filesets are statically bound to a metadata server. When filesets are created, the GUI or CLI specifies the metadata server name to which to bind the fileset along with other parameters. You can change fileset binding only by using the GUI or CLI command chfilesetserver.

You can reassign a fileset using these methods only:
  • The cluster mode to Administrative if the metadata server serving the fileset is in online mode and fileset is attached.
  • The metadata server serving the fileset is out of group, in which case you must certify that original metadata server is offline by switching off the engine to avoid rogue metadata server issues before moving the fileset from that metadata server.
The metadata server workload is not dynamically balanced by moving the filesets around the Metadata servers. All the filesets assigned to the offline metadata server are inaccessible until that metadata server comes online or you reassign those filesets to the online metadata server.

Steps

  1. In the My Work pane, click Manage Filing.
  2. Click Create a Fileset.
  3. In the Create a Fileset pane, fill in the Name and Description fields, and choose a server.
  4. Under Attach Point, fill in the fields for Existing Directory Path, and New Directory Path. Other fields on this page are optional.

Parent topic: Configuring SAN File System

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