
Hi, can someone be kind enough to explain what is Downstroking? this effects my SSD config. It happened when I had configured 1x 1.92TB SSD and changed to 2x 960GB SSD (can’t), and forced me to configure to 2x 1.92TB SSD instead.
TIA.

Hi, can someone be kind enough to explain what is Downstroking? this effects my SSD config. It happened when I had configured 1x 1.92TB SSD and changed to 2x 960GB SSD (can’t), and forced me to configure to 2x 1.92TB SSD instead.
TIA.
Best answer by HITESH0801
Hi
Downstroking option is to account for poor garbage collection by providing extra 80GB buffer.
Try giving the following article a read
https://www.seagate.com/la/es/tech-insights/ssd-over-provisioning-benefits-master-ti/
Details regarding a scenario involved downstroking can be found here
https://sizer.nutanix.com/#/help/articles/25
Hope that helps
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