Modifying a Quota

Procedure

1. Choose Services > File Service > Quota.
2. Select the desired file system, click More on the right of the desired quota, and select Modify.

   The Modify Quota page is displayed on the right.

3. Modify quota parameters. Table 1 describes related parameters.

   Table 1 Quota parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Hard Quota	Indicates the space hard quota. If the quota is reached, the system immediately forbids writes and generates an alarm. [Value range] 1 MB to 256 PB The value must be greater than those of Soft Quota and Advisory Quota.
   Soft Quota	Indicates the space soft quota. If the quota is reached, the system generates an alarm but still allows writes. If the soft quota grace period elapses or hard quota is reached, the system immediately forbids writes. [Value range] 1 MB to 256 PB The value must be greater than that of Advisory Quota and less than that of Hard Quota.
   Advisory Quota	Indicates the space advisory quota. If the quota is reached, the system generates an alarm but still allows writes. [Value range] 1 MB to 256 PB The value must be less than those of Soft Quota and Hard Quota.
   Collect Snapshot Space Statistics	Indicates whether to collect statistics of the snapshot space included in the used file space. NOTE: This parameter is available only when Quota Type is set to Directory quota.
   Hard Quota (K)	Indicates the file quantity hard quota. If the quota is reached, new files cannot be added. Operations on existing files are not affected. The unit is thousands. [Value range] 1 to 2,000,000 The value must be greater than those of Soft Quota (K) and Advisory Quota (K).
   Soft Quota (K)	Indicates the file quantity soft quota. If the quota is reached, the system generates an alarm but new files can still be added. If the soft quota grace period elapses or hard quota is reached, new files cannot be added. The unit is thousands. [Value range] 1 to 2,000,000 The value must be greater than that of Advisory Quota (K) and less than that of Hard Quota (K).
   Advisory Quota (K)	Indicates the file quantity advisory quota. If the quota is reached, the system generates an alarm but new files can still be added. [Value range] 1 to 2,000,000 The value must be less than those of Soft Quota (K) and Hard Quota (K).
   Soft Quota Grace Period (Days)	If the used file space or number of files reaches the soft quota, the system generates an alarm but still allows writes or new files can still be added within this period. If this period elapses, the system immediately forbids writes and new files cannot be added.

4. Click OK.