From: Dietmar Maurer <dietmar@proxmox.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 06:52:01 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: add warning about over-provisioning
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add warning about over-provisioning
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diff --git a/pvesm.adoc b/pvesm.adoc
index bbdec47..462d942 100644
--- a/pvesm.adoc
+++ b/pvesm.adoc
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ resizing the VMs filesystems.
 All storage types which have the 'Snapshots' feature also support thin
 provisioning.
 
+CAUTION: If a storage runs full, all guests using volumes on that
+storage receives IO error. This can cause file system inconsistencies
+and may corrupt your data. So it is advisable to avoid
+over-provisioning of your storage resources, or carefully observe
+free space to avoid such conditions.
 
 Storage Configuration
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