Supported file system limits

By default, a server can support up to 128 filesystems at a time.

The maximum number of supported file systems for each model is:

To increase the number of supported file systems from the default to the maximum, contact customer support.

For further information, see the CLI command filesystem-enable-max-count man page.

Per-span limits

By default, there is a limit of 32 filesystems per span. If you require a greater number of filesystems per span, it is possible to increase this number using the filesystem-create CLI command with the --exceed-safe-count option. This option must not be used when creating up to 32 filesystems. It must only be used when creating filesystems beyond the 32^nd one.

Creating too many filesystems fills up the filesystem catalogue. The filesystem catalogue usage is dependent on the filesystem name lengths; the longer the name of the filesystem, the more space it consumes in the catalogue. Use the span-dump command to check the remaining space in the FS catalogue.

For example:

If the filesystem catalogue is full, this will cause the recycle bin to become unavailable. In this case, in order to delete a filesystem, it is necessary to use the filesystem-delete --no-undeletion-information option to bypass the recycle bin.