Goto the appropriate filer, say http://FSUSA1 Login with an admin account (<domain>user-admin) Click on the filer View > Volumes > Manage > Volume_name eg: STG_group1_data1 Click Volume properties Check Total Size and then Click on Resize Storage, a new window volume wizard opens up do a next Volume wizard -flexible Volumes Parameters, space Guarantee value volume and do a next Volume wizard – flexible Volume Size ; Volume Size type: total size ; Volume size: xyz GB; Snapshot Reserve:0% and do a next and click on commit. Note: The new volume size entered should be more than the total size […]

You may need to monitor the filer resources usages when you are investigating/evaluating applications load on filer hosted storage.   setenv">user1@gmd:/u/setenv">user1>sudo ssh FilerUSA1 options cifs.per_client_stats.enable on setenv">user1@gmd:/u/setenv">user1>sudo ssh FilerUSA1 cifs stat –h <client-ip-address*> 5 setenv">user1@gmd:/u/setenv">user1>sudo ssh FilerUSA1 sysstat 5   * <client-ip-address>: is the ip-address of the machine where from your software runs and puts load on the filer.