Dell Unity: UEMCLI quota tree creation fails with 0x100b1b2 error

Summary: If the command syntax is not correct, the quota tree creation operation may fail with error code 0x100b1b2.

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Symptoms

13:19:41 service@(none) spb:~> uemcli /quota/tree create -fs fs1 -path /qtree1 -softLimit 922M -hardLimit 1024M
Storage system address: 127.0.0.1
Storage system port: 443
HTTPS connection

Operation failed. Error code: 0x100b1b2
The specified storage resource not found. (Error Code:0x100b1b2)

Cause

The command structure is not correct. For the above example, the user is using the file system name and not the ID of the file system for the -fs qualifier.

 

The following table contains a full list of the available qualifiers and their purpose.  

Table of command qualifiers to create a quota tree using UEMCLI.

Resolution

Verify that the command structure is correct.

For the above example, verify the file system ID using the following command and then use that number for the -fs qualifier when creating the quota tree.

13:31:30 service@(none) spb:~> uemcli /stor/prov/fs show
Storage system address: 127.0.0.1
Storage system port: 443
HTTPS connection

3:    ID                   = res_12
      Name                 = fs1
      Description          = fs1
      Health state         = OK_BUT (7)
      File system          = fs_9
      Server               = nas_5
      Storage pool ID      = pool_3
      Storage pool         = hfa Nas gold pool
      Format               = UFS64
      Protocol             = cifs
      Access policy        = windows
      Folder rename policy = forbiddenSmb
      Locking policy       = mandatory
      Size                 = 5607616675840 (5.1T)
      Size used            = 5018909868032 (4.5T)
      Maximum size         = 70368744177664 (64.0T)
      Protection size used = 11357536256 (10.5G)

 

13:36:52 service@(none) spb:~> uemcli /quota/tree create -fs res_12 -path /qtree1 -softLimit 1843M -hardLimit 2048M
Storage system address: 127.0.0.1
Storage system port: 443
HTTPS connection

Operation completed successfully.

 

13:37:23 service@(none) spb:~> uemcli /quota/tree -fs res_12 show -detail
Storage system address: 127.0.0.1
Storage system port: 443
HTTPS connection

3:    Path              = /qtree1
      Description       =
      Space used        = 15908864 (15.1M)
      Soft limit        = 1932525568 (1.7G)
      Hard limit        = 2147483648 (2.0G)
      Grace period left = 00s
      State             = OK

Additional Information

See the Dell Unity Family Unisphere Command Line Interface User Guide Version 5.5.1 (July 2025)

Quota Tree command syntax starts on page 356.

 

 

Affected Products

Dell EMC Unity, Dell EMC Unity Family |Dell EMC Unity All Flash, Dell EMC Unity Hybrid
Article Properties
Article Number: 000028280
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 11 Nov 2025
Version:  5
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