When using GeoDrive, Dell storage requires the use of ECS soft quotas. Quotas are the storage space limit that is specified for the ECS buckets. You can specify a storage limit for the bucket and define notification and access behavior when the quota is reached. The quota setting for a bucket cannot be less than 1 GB and can be specified in increments of 1 GB.
The Dell Technologies Safety & Security Lab recommends only using soft quotas for safety and security solutions. Dell recommends maintaining 15% overhead beyond the capacity requirement.
The quota behavior options are as follows:
Quota | Behavior |
Notification Only at <quota_limit_in_GB> (recommended) | Soft quota setting at which you are notified. |
Block Access Only at <quota_limit_in_GB> (not recommended) | Hard quota setting which, when reached, prevents write/update access to the bucket. |
Block Access at <quota_limit_in_GB> and Send Notification at <quota_limit_in_GB> (not recommended) | Hard quota setting which, when reached, prevents write/update access to the bucket and the percentage of the quota setting at which you are notified. |