Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Enable or Disable Data Reduction on the FluidFS Cluster

Data reduction must be enabled at the system level before it will run on NAS volumes on which data reduction is enabled. To minimize the impact of data reduction processing on system performance, schedule data reduction to run during off-peak times.

1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System view, NAS Pool Advanced Status area, click Edit Data Reduction Settings.
   The Edit Data Reduction Settings dialog box opens.
4. Enable or disable data reduction on the FluidFS cluster:
   • To enable data reduction on the FluidFS cluster, select the Enable Data Reduction Optimization checkbox.
   • To disable data reduction on the FluidFS cluster, clear the Enable Data Reduction Optimization checkbox.
5. Enter the Data Reduction Optimization Start Time.
6. Enter the number of hours to run data reduction in the Data Reduction Optimization Runtimefield.
7. Click OK.