How the Soft Files field works

The Soft Files field specifies the number of files that the quota target can use before a warning is issued. If the quota target exceeds the soft limit, a warning message is logged to the storage system console and an SNMP trap is generated. This is an optional field.

The following list describes the rules for specifying a value in the Soft Field:

K means 1,024 bytes, M means 2 to the 20th power or 1024 * 1024 bytes, and G means 2 to the 30th power or 1024 * 1024 * 1024 bytes.
You can omit the K, M, or G. For example, if you type 100, it means that the soft limit on the number of files is 100.
Note: The Soft Files field is not case-sensitive. Therefore, you can use K, k, M, m, G, or g.
The maximum value you can enter in the Soft Files field is 4G (4 GB) or one of the following values:
- 4,294,967,295
- 4,194,304K
- 4,096M
A blank in the Soft Files field means there is no soft quota on the number of files that the quota target can use.
The Soft Files field must be on the same line as the Disk field.
Otherwise, the Soft Files field is ignored.

Parent topic: The syntax of quota entries