Guest Brillmike Posted September 6, 2007 Posted September 6, 2007 I am purchasing a HP NAS device with 12 500GB hard drives. I want to configure this device as one large partition. Is there a best practices I should follow? What is the largest partition I can create? Should I mess with block size? I will be using HP's hardware array to configure the drives, is there a recommended RAID level for windows for a partion using this many drive? This is a storage only device for data that remains pretty stagnent. Thanks, Mike
Guest Mathieu CHATEAU Posted September 6, 2007 Posted September 6, 2007 Re: Large Partition for Windows 2003 Server Hello, Creating a really large partition may lead to issue, like: -Really huge chkdsk time -Hardly able to defrag the partition -Security corruption if around 4 Millions of file You may keep one raid volume to minimize space lost but would definitely make many partition just my 2 cents -- Cordialement, Mathieu CHATEAU http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com "Brillmike" <brillmike@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:ED1D71FC-3FAE-4BE4-8767-DF17A515AC77@microsoft.com... >I am purchasing a HP NAS device with 12 500GB hard drives. I want to > configure this device as one large partition. Is there a best practices I > should follow? What is the largest partition I can create? Should I mess > with > block size? I will be using HP's hardware array to configure the drives, > is > there a recommended RAID level for windows for a partion using this many > drive? This is a storage only device for data that remains pretty > stagnent. > > Thanks, Mike
Guest Edwin vMierlo [MVP] Posted September 7, 2007 Posted September 7, 2007 Re: Large Partition for Windows 2003 Server I agree with Mathieu here. Question : what is your (technical) reason to create such a large volume ? "Mathieu CHATEAU" <gollum123@free.fr> wrote in message news:OUmXHgK8HHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Hello, > > Creating a really large partition may lead to issue, like: > -Really huge chkdsk time > -Hardly able to defrag the partition > -Security corruption if around 4 Millions of file > > You may keep one raid volume to minimize space lost but would definitely > make many partition > > just my 2 cents > > -- > Cordialement, > Mathieu CHATEAU > http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com > > > "Brillmike" <brillmike@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:ED1D71FC-3FAE-4BE4-8767-DF17A515AC77@microsoft.com... > >I am purchasing a HP NAS device with 12 500GB hard drives. I want to > > configure this device as one large partition. Is there a best practices I > > should follow? What is the largest partition I can create? Should I mess > > with > > block size? I will be using HP's hardware array to configure the drives, > > is > > there a recommended RAID level for windows for a partion using this many > > drive? This is a storage only device for data that remains pretty > > stagnent. > > > > Thanks, Mike >
Guest Brillmike Posted September 7, 2007 Posted September 7, 2007 Re: Large Partition for Windows 2003 Server We are migrating data from another source and the application can only use a single drive letter...it is better if we can map the root folder to one letter. It is an older application, i can split the data to two drive letters so have two 3 TB partitions but may have the same issue "Edwin vMierlo [MVP]" wrote: > I agree with Mathieu here. > > Question : what is your (technical) reason to create such a large volume ? > > > "Mathieu CHATEAU" <gollum123@free.fr> wrote in message > news:OUmXHgK8HHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > Hello, > > > > Creating a really large partition may lead to issue, like: > > -Really huge chkdsk time > > -Hardly able to defrag the partition > > -Security corruption if around 4 Millions of file > > > > You may keep one raid volume to minimize space lost but would definitely > > make many partition > > > > just my 2 cents > > > > -- > > Cordialement, > > Mathieu CHATEAU > > http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com > > > > > > "Brillmike" <brillmike@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:ED1D71FC-3FAE-4BE4-8767-DF17A515AC77@microsoft.com... > > >I am purchasing a HP NAS device with 12 500GB hard drives. I want to > > > configure this device as one large partition. Is there a best practices > I > > > should follow? What is the largest partition I can create? Should I mess > > > with > > > block size? I will be using HP's hardware array to configure the drives, > > > is > > > there a recommended RAID level for windows for a partion using this many > > > drive? This is a storage only device for data that remains pretty > > > stagnent. > > > > > > Thanks, Mike > > > > >
Guest Mathieu CHATEAU Posted September 7, 2007 Posted September 7, 2007 Re: Large Partition for Windows 2003 Server you can make a DFS tree that point to share on different partition. Map the letter to the root of the dfs, so it will be invisible from the application. -- Cordialement, Mathieu CHATEAU http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com "Brillmike" <brillmike@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:29448D92-B91B-46AF-AFBD-2A5A22D7040E@microsoft.com... > We are migrating data from another source and the application can only use > a > single drive letter...it is better if we can map the root folder to one > letter. It is an older application, i can split the data to two drive > letters > so have two 3 TB partitions but may have the same issue > > "Edwin vMierlo [MVP]" wrote: > >> I agree with Mathieu here. >> >> Question : what is your (technical) reason to create such a large volume >> ? >> >> >> "Mathieu CHATEAU" <gollum123@free.fr> wrote in message >> news:OUmXHgK8HHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> > Hello, >> > >> > Creating a really large partition may lead to issue, like: >> > -Really huge chkdsk time >> > -Hardly able to defrag the partition >> > -Security corruption if around 4 Millions of file >> > >> > You may keep one raid volume to minimize space lost but would >> > definitely >> > make many partition >> > >> > just my 2 cents >> > >> > -- >> > Cordialement, >> > Mathieu CHATEAU >> > http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com >> > >> > >> > "Brillmike" <brillmike@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> > news:ED1D71FC-3FAE-4BE4-8767-DF17A515AC77@microsoft.com... >> > >I am purchasing a HP NAS device with 12 500GB hard drives. I want to >> > > configure this device as one large partition. Is there a best >> > > practices >> I >> > > should follow? What is the largest partition I can create? Should I >> > > mess >> > > with >> > > block size? I will be using HP's hardware array to configure the >> > > drives, >> > > is >> > > there a recommended RAID level for windows for a partion using this >> > > many >> > > drive? This is a storage only device for data that remains pretty >> > > stagnent. >> > > >> > > Thanks, Mike >> > >> >> >>
Guest Brillmike Posted September 7, 2007 Posted September 7, 2007 Re: Large Partition for Windows 2003 Server Cool, Do you have any links to DFS. I will go search now too. Thanks, Mike "Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote: > you can make a DFS tree that point to share on different partition. > Map the letter to the root of the dfs, so it will be invisible from the > application. > > > -- > Cordialement, > Mathieu CHATEAU > http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com > > > "Brillmike" <brillmike@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:29448D92-B91B-46AF-AFBD-2A5A22D7040E@microsoft.com... > > We are migrating data from another source and the application can only use > > a > > single drive letter...it is better if we can map the root folder to one > > letter. It is an older application, i can split the data to two drive > > letters > > so have two 3 TB partitions but may have the same issue > > > > "Edwin vMierlo [MVP]" wrote: > > > >> I agree with Mathieu here. > >> > >> Question : what is your (technical) reason to create such a large volume > >> ? > >> > >> > >> "Mathieu CHATEAU" <gollum123@free.fr> wrote in message > >> news:OUmXHgK8HHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > >> > Hello, > >> > > >> > Creating a really large partition may lead to issue, like: > >> > -Really huge chkdsk time > >> > -Hardly able to defrag the partition > >> > -Security corruption if around 4 Millions of file > >> > > >> > You may keep one raid volume to minimize space lost but would > >> > definitely > >> > make many partition > >> > > >> > just my 2 cents > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Cordialement, > >> > Mathieu CHATEAU > >> > http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com > >> > > >> > > >> > "Brillmike" <brillmike@yahoo.com> wrote in message > >> > news:ED1D71FC-3FAE-4BE4-8767-DF17A515AC77@microsoft.com... > >> > >I am purchasing a HP NAS device with 12 500GB hard drives. I want to > >> > > configure this device as one large partition. Is there a best > >> > > practices > >> I > >> > > should follow? What is the largest partition I can create? Should I > >> > > mess > >> > > with > >> > > block size? I will be using HP's hardware array to configure the > >> > > drives, > >> > > is > >> > > there a recommended RAID level for windows for a partion using this > >> > > many > >> > > drive? This is a storage only device for data that remains pretty > >> > > stagnent. > >> > > > >> > > Thanks, Mike > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >
Guest Mathieu CHATEAU Posted September 7, 2007 Posted September 7, 2007 Re: Large Partition for Windows 2003 Server yep: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/dfsfaq.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/dfs.mspx http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/b3754814-f865-4200-9ae9-66785e5e87c81033.mspx?mfr=true enjoy! -- Cordialement, Mathieu CHATEAU http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com "Brillmike" <brillmike@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:2B040F76-7A93-4819-9578-AB8BDFBA9E7B@microsoft.com... > Cool, Do you have any links to DFS. I will go search now too. > > Thanks, Mike > > "Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote: > >> you can make a DFS tree that point to share on different partition. >> Map the letter to the root of the dfs, so it will be invisible from the >> application. >> >> >> -- >> Cordialement, >> Mathieu CHATEAU >> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com >> >> >> "Brillmike" <brillmike@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:29448D92-B91B-46AF-AFBD-2A5A22D7040E@microsoft.com... >> > We are migrating data from another source and the application can only >> > use >> > a >> > single drive letter...it is better if we can map the root folder to one >> > letter. It is an older application, i can split the data to two drive >> > letters >> > so have two 3 TB partitions but may have the same issue >> > >> > "Edwin vMierlo [MVP]" wrote: >> > >> >> I agree with Mathieu here. >> >> >> >> Question : what is your (technical) reason to create such a large >> >> volume >> >> ? >> >> >> >> >> >> "Mathieu CHATEAU" <gollum123@free.fr> wrote in message >> >> news:OUmXHgK8HHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> >> > Hello, >> >> > >> >> > Creating a really large partition may lead to issue, like: >> >> > -Really huge chkdsk time >> >> > -Hardly able to defrag the partition >> >> > -Security corruption if around 4 Millions of file >> >> > >> >> > You may keep one raid volume to minimize space lost but would >> >> > definitely >> >> > make many partition >> >> > >> >> > just my 2 cents >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > Cordialement, >> >> > Mathieu CHATEAU >> >> > http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > "Brillmike" <brillmike@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> >> > news:ED1D71FC-3FAE-4BE4-8767-DF17A515AC77@microsoft.com... >> >> > >I am purchasing a HP NAS device with 12 500GB hard drives. I want >> >> > >to >> >> > > configure this device as one large partition. Is there a best >> >> > > practices >> >> I >> >> > > should follow? What is the largest partition I can create? Should >> >> > > I >> >> > > mess >> >> > > with >> >> > > block size? I will be using HP's hardware array to configure the >> >> > > drives, >> >> > > is >> >> > > there a recommended RAID level for windows for a partion using >> >> > > this >> >> > > many >> >> > > drive? This is a storage only device for data that remains pretty >> >> > > stagnent. >> >> > > >> >> > > Thanks, Mike >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
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