Adding disk quota entries, Modifying quota properties – Dell PowerVault 745N User Manual
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Enabling, Disabling, or Setting Disk Quotas on a Volume
1.
Log in to the NAS Manager.
2.
Click Disks.
3.
Click Volumes.
4.
On the Volumes page, click the volume to manage.
5.
Click Set Default Quota.
6.
On the Default Quota for volume page, click the Use quota limits to manage use of the volume check box.
7.
Click the Limit volume usage to check box and enter the volume usage limit.
8.
Click OK.
Adding Disk Quota Entries
The Quota Entries page allows you to add, delete, or configure disk quotas for any NAS system user.
When you enable disk quotas for an existing volume, volume usage is automatically tracked for new users from that point forward. However, existing volume
users have no disk quotas applied to them. You can apply disk quotas to existing volume users by adding new quota entries in the Quota Entries window.
To add a new quota entry, perform the following steps:
1.
Log in to the NAS Manager.
2.
Click Disks.
3.
Click Volumes.
4.
On the Volumes page, click the volume to manage.
5.
Click Set Quota Entries.
6.
On the Set User Quotas for Volume page click New Quota Entry.
7.
Select a local user from the list box, or type the name of a domain account in the text box (in the format domain_name\user_name).
8.
To allow unlimited disk space usage, click the Do not limit volume usage radio button, and then go to step 10. Otherwise, go to step 9.
9.
To limit disk space, perform the following steps:
a.
Click the Limit volume usage to radio button.
b.
In the text box, enter a numerical value to specify the amount of disk space to assign to a particular user. Use the drop
-down box to select
kilobytes (
KB), megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), terabytes (TB), petabytes (PB), or exabytes (EB).
c.
Enter the amount of disk space that, when filled, triggers a warning to the user or group member that the used disk space is near the disk-
capacity limit. Use the drop-down box to select KB, MB, GB, TB, PB, or EB.
10.
Click OK.
Modifying Quota Properties
1.
Log in to the NAS Manager.
2.
Click Disks.
3.
Click Volumes.
4.
On the Volumes page, click the volume to manage.
5.
Click Set Quota Entries.
6.
On the Set User Quotas for volume page, click the user for whom you want to set a quota.
7.
Click Properties.
8.
On the Quota Entry Properties for volume\user page, click the Do not limit volume usage radio button to allow unlimited disk use, or perform the
following procedure to limit disk space:
a.
Click the Limit volume usage to radio button.
b.
In the text box, enter a numerical value to specify the amount of disk space to assign to a particular user or group. Use the drop-down box to
select KB, MB, GB, TB, PB, or EB.
c.
Enter the amount of disk space that, when filled, triggers a warning to the user or group member that the used disk space is near the disk-
NOTE:
Setting a default quota entry for a volume applies the setting to any users (without individual disk quotas) accessing the volume.