A comparison of FlexVol volumes and traditional volumes
A volume is associated with its containing aggregate differently, depending on whether it is a FlexVol volume or a traditional volume.
- How FlexVol volumes work
A FlexVol volume is a volume that is loosely coupled to its containing aggregate. A FlexVol volume can share its containing aggregate with other FlexVol volumes. Thus, a single aggregate can be the shared source of all the storage used by all the FlexVol volumes contained by that aggregate.
- How traditional volumes work
A traditional volume is a volume that is contained by a single, dedicated, aggregate. It is tightly coupled with its containing aggregate. No other volumes can get their storage from this containing aggregate.
