That was my point – having spares is always a good idea and I don’t consider it ‘waste’.  This means the root volume will waste a few GB, like any other volume.

 

Glenn

 

From: genO [mailto:genec220@verizon.net]
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 12:59 PM
To: G.Milazzo@sinergy.it; toasters@mathworks.com
Cc: Glenn Walker
Subject: RE: 7.3.1 and 2020 nonsense :-)

 

Giacomo,

 

You could usea 16TB RAID-DP protected aggregate with multiple flexible volumes, the rootvol being one of those flexvols, as long as you allocate 2 spares.

 

g

 

From: Milazzo Giacomo [mailto:G.Milazzo@sinergy.it]
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 12:02 PM
To: Glenn Walker; toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: R: 7.3.1 and 2020 nonsense :-)

Maybe something has been not clear for you. The issue is for this nonsense 2020 usage of 7.3.1.

 

For 2020 and 16TB aggregate only: you must create a SEPARATE aggregate raid dp that will have to contain THE ROOT ONLY, no other volumes, no user data.

If you want you could also use R4...but with 2 spares. The result is the same. For a 2020 using 1 TB SATA disk I will waste 3 TB for root!!! Nonsense...unuseful, ridicoulous...what else? :-)

 

 

Da: Glenn Walker [ggwalker@mindspring.com]
Inviato: marted́ 20 gennaio 2009 17.27
A: Milazzo Giacomo; toasters@mathworks.com
Oggetto: RE: 7.3.1 and 2020 nonsense :-)

I don’t see the issue:

 

Create massive aggregate, use RAID-DP and leave 2 spare disks.  Put all data in the one aggregate.

 

We (as a general rule) do not use a separate aggregate for our root volumes – we just maintain a healthy number of spares and use RAID-DP.

 

Glenn

 

From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] On Behalf Of Milazzo Giacomo
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 7:09 AM
To: toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: 7.3.1 and 2020 nonsense :-)

 

Hi all,

 

reading this from 7.3.1 release note I’ve been really beated from this. I was thinking to a 2020 full of 1 TB SATA. To have a 16 TB aggregate I should waste 3 TB for few gigs of root! J

Luckly I don’t think that somebody will suggest a 2020 to manage 16 TB of data!!! J

 

Bye

 

Increased aggregate capacity for FAS2020 systems

Beginning with Data ONTAP 7.3.1, FAS2020 systems support aggregates up to 16 TB raw capacity,

provided that the root volume is hosted in a dedicated aggregate (that is, one that contains only the root

volume and no user data).

Note: An alternative to maintaining a dedicated root aggregate is to maintain two spare disks. A

dedicated root aggregate configuration of three disks is the recommended best practice for all systems.

However, if such a configuration is not practical in your environment, you must maintain two spare

disks if you configure your FAS2020 system for aggregates larger than 8 TB raw capacity.

If you do not configure aggregates larger than 8 TB raw capacity on your FAS2020 system, the

conditions for two spare disks or a dedicated root aggregate do not apply.

For more information about FAS2020 systems' storage capacity, see the System Configuration Guide.

 

 

 

Dott. Giacomo Milazzo

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