About qtrees
Qtrees enable you to partition your volumes into smaller segments that you can manage individually. You can set a qtree's size or security style, back it up, and restore it.
- When you use qtrees
You use qtrees to partition your data to manage one or more of the following factors: quotas, backup strategy, security style, and CIFS oplocks setting.
- How many qtrees you can have
You can have a maximum of 4,995 qtrees in any volume. There is no maximum for the storage system as a whole.
- How qtrees compare with volumes
In general, qtrees are similar to volumes. However, they have some key differences related to Snapshot copies and space management.
