Default Quota Assignments; How The Snapserver Calculates Usage - Overland Storage SnapServer Administrator's Manual

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how much space each user (or NIS group) is currently consuming on the volume, allowing
for precise tracking of usage patterns. You can set individual quotas for any local, Windows
domain, or NIS user known to the SnapServer. Group quotas are available only for NIS
groups.

Default Quota Assignments

For users and groups, there are no pre-assigned default quotas on the SnapServer. When
quotas are enabled on the SnapServer, you can assign a default quota for all users, or allow
all users to have unlimited space on the volume. Unless you assign individual user or group
quotas, all users and groups will receive the default quota.

How the SnapServer Calculates Usage

In calculating usage, the SnapServer looks at all the files on the server that are owned by a
particular user and adds up the file sizes. Every file is owned by the user who created the
file and by the primary group to which the user belongs. When a file is copied to the server,
its size is applied against both the applicable user and group quotas (NIS groups only).
From this page, you can:
• Enable/disable quotas on the volume by clicking the far left Enabled link (or the far
right Default Quota Limit if it exists).
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