We are moving a large amount of files onto our NetApp but first we had to delete a lot of files to make space for the new files. As the files are being deleted, the .snapshot is growing and seemingly there will not be enough space for the new files and the now bloated .snapshot. We're kind of new at this but we so far have not been able to verify that the space seemingly taken up by the bloated .snapshot will be released as needed to make room for the new files.
Will the NetApp release space from .snapshot to make room for new files, or do we need to somehow manually get rid of the .snapshot?
Sorry if this is a dumb question but the move is currently running and I'm not sure that I'll be able to find the answer before the NetApp runs out of space.
Thanks,
-- Mike