Which ONTAP feature makes FlexVols appear larger than used?

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Which ONTAP feature makes FlexVols appear larger than used?

Explanation:
Thin provisioning allows a FlexVol to be created with more space than is currently available in the pool. ONTAP tracks the provisioned size (what the volume reports as capacity) versus the actual data written (used space). Space is allocated on demand as data is written, so the volume can show a large provisioned size while only part of it is actually used. This over-commitment is what makes FlexVols appear larger than the data stored. Other features like deduplication or compression reduce the amount of data stored, or cloning creates copies that share data, but they don’t change the provisioned size versus actual usage in the same way.

Thin provisioning allows a FlexVol to be created with more space than is currently available in the pool. ONTAP tracks the provisioned size (what the volume reports as capacity) versus the actual data written (used space). Space is allocated on demand as data is written, so the volume can show a large provisioned size while only part of it is actually used. This over-commitment is what makes FlexVols appear larger than the data stored. Other features like deduplication or compression reduce the amount of data stored, or cloning creates copies that share data, but they don’t change the provisioned size versus actual usage in the same way.

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