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Managing file share count and capacity limits

Managing file share count and capacity limits

IBM Cloud® File Storage for VPC is a zonal file storage offering that provides NFS-based file storage services. You can create up to 300 file shares in your account, across all VPCs. You can request an increase of this quota by contacting IBM Support and submitting a support case. Answer the following questions when you're requesting an increase in your File share provisioning limit.

File share count and storage limits checklist

Review the following checklist items and record your answers. Provide this information when you create a support case.

  • Ticket Subject:

    "Request to Increase VPC File Share Count Limit".

  • How many extra shares do you need? Provide your account, region, and the zone where you want more shares.

    "200 shares in US South-2".

  • What is the file share capacity that you require?

    "75% of the file shares are under 250 GB and 25% are up to 32,000 GB."

  • What is the performance level that you require for the new shares?

    "We plan to provision the smaller, 250-GB file shares with 5000 IOPS, and the large, 32-TB file shares with 48,000 IOPS."

  • How many total shares use customer-managed encryption?

    "100 shares (or 50%) are to use customer-managed encryption".

  • Provide an estimate of when you expect or plan to provision all of the requested shares.

    "I expect to create these shares within 90 days".

  • Provide a 90-day forecast of expected average capacity usage of these shares.

    "I expect 25% of the shares to be used in 30 days, 50 percent to be used in 60 days and 75% to be used in 90 days". "I expect to create 50% of the shares at less than 250 GB within 30 days and file shares greater than 250 GB within 60 days."

Respond promptly to all questions and statements in your request. They're necessary for processing and approval. If some things are unclear, the support team contacts you to clarify your answers.

You're notified about the update to your limits throughout the case process.

Increasing share capacity

Capacity for file shares ranges 10 - 32,000 GB. For more information, see expanding file share capacity.