Maximum number of quotas that can be created by OceanStor 9000 InfoAllocator

Quota types of the OceanStor 9000 InfoAllocator feature: - Capacity quota: monitors and controls storage capacity usage. - File quantity quota: monitors and controls file usage.

Quota modes of the OceanStor 9000 InfoAllocator feature: - Calculate quota: only monitors storage capacity or file usage. - Mandatory quota: monitors and controls storage capacity or file usage.

Mandatory quota thresholds of the OceanStor 9000 InfoAllocator feature: - Recommended threshold: When the used storage space or file quantity reaches the recommended threshold, OceanStor 9000 does not restrict writes but only reports an alarm. - Soft threshold: When the used storage space or file quantity reaches the soft threshold, OceanStor 9000 generates an alarm but allows data writing before the grace period expires. After the grace period expires, OceanStor 9000 forbids data writing immediately and generates an alarm. You need to configure a soft threshold and grace period at the same time. - Hard threshold: When the storage space or file quantity usage reaches the hard threshold, OceanStor 9000 generates a run log and immediately forbids data writing.

The quota of the OceanStor 9000 InfoAllocator feature is determined by user/user group, directory, and quota type.

Procedure for creating a quota for OceanStor 9000: 1. Choose Provisioning > InfoAllocator. 2. Click Create, the Create Quota dialog box is displayed. 3. In the Create Quota dialog box, set the quota path, user/user group, name, quota type, quota mode, and quota thresholds. Then, click OK. 4. In the Execution Result dialog box, if the value of State is Succeeded, click Close. The quota is created SUCCEEDly.