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ONTAP autodelete settings for a FlexVol

Example session configuring autodelete settings for /vol/vol3 on filer “toaster”:

 toaster> snap autodelete vol3 show
 snapshot autodelete settings for vol3:
 state                           : off
 commitment                      : try
 trigger                         : volume
 target_free_space               : 20%
 delete_order                    : oldest_first
 defer_delete                    : user_created
 prefix                          : (not specified)

 toaster> snap autodelete vol3 on
 snap autodelete: snap autodelete enabled

 toaster> snap autodelete vol3 target_free_space 10
 snap autodelete: snap autodelete configuration options set

 toaster> snap autodelete vol3 defer_delete none
 snap autodelete: snap autodelete configuration options set

 toaster> snap autodelete vol3 show
 snapshot autodelete settings for vol3:
 state                           : on
 commitment                      : try
 trigger                         : volume
 target_free_space               : 10%
 delete_order                    : oldest_first
 defer_delete                    : none
 prefix                          : (not specified)

To configure snapshot deletion to happen before volume growth, use the try_first option:

 toaster> vol options vol3 try_first snap_delete

See also Configuring a FlexVol to grow automatically with “vol autosize”.

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