Guest Barkley Bees Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 We have a File server running Server 2003 Std x64 Edition SP1 (this is the front end server where the actual data is on a SAN) and are considering to upgrade it to R2 to take advantage of the FSRM (File Server Resource Manager). So, this is a two part question post. 1. Are there any issues that others have encountered when upgrading from 2003 (if possible the version I mention above) to R2? What are the pitfalls to watch out for? Do any of the other new features of R2 cause issues for pre-existing 2003 SP1 deployed file servers? We are only really interested in the FSRM functionality of R2. We have the following apps installed: Symantec Antivirus Win64 CE, EMC Replication Manager, Symantec Backup Exec Remote Agent, 2. I am currently using an application called SpaceOBserver (http://www.jam-software.com/spaceobserver/) to generate reports on duplicate files and overall disk usage. It does the job reasonably well but leaves a lot to be desired. FSRM, from what I have read (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8A081A66-4FA0-42FE-AD43-2EF80DEE5F34&displaylang=en), appears to have most of the features we are looking for (comprehensive reporting, hard/soft quotas, email notification, file screening). Appreciate any advice or feedback on upgrading to R2 and experiences with FSRM. Thanks very much.
Guest Jabez Gan [MVP] Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 Re: Questions: Upgrading to 2003 x64 R2 for FSRM Hey Barkley, R2 doesn't change any existing system files, so it should do minimum damage. (for question 1). But if you are worreid that it willl give you issue, I suggest that you do a clone of that machine, upgrade and do a test before you upgrade R2 on your production machine. For question 2, please note that the auditing of quotas/templates using the GUI could be painfully slow, and there's a limit of 3000 (got to recheck the exact limit) files for the report. Eg, if you run a report to show the folder which has ran out of quota, and if there's > 3000 folders, then the report will not be accurate, since it can only show 3000 folders. -- Jabez Gan Microsoft MVP: Windows Server http://www.msblog.org "Barkley Bees" <barkbees@nomail.com> wrote in message news:uB0eWg3nIHA.5024@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > We have a File server running Server 2003 Std x64 Edition SP1 (this is the > front end server where the actual data is on a SAN) and are considering to > upgrade it to R2 to take advantage of the FSRM (File Server Resource > Manager). So, this is a two part question post. > > 1. Are there any issues that others have encountered when upgrading from > 2003 (if possible the version I mention above) to R2? What are the > pitfalls to watch out for? Do any of the other new features of R2 cause > issues for pre-existing 2003 SP1 deployed file servers? We are only really > interested in the FSRM functionality of R2. > > We have the following apps installed: Symantec Antivirus Win64 CE, EMC > Replication Manager, Symantec Backup Exec Remote Agent, > > 2. I am currently using an application called SpaceOBserver > (http://www.jam-software.com/spaceobserver/) to generate reports on > duplicate files and overall disk usage. It does the job reasonably well > but leaves a lot to be desired. FSRM, from what I have read > (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8A081A66-4FA0-42FE-AD43-2EF80DEE5F34&displaylang=en), > appears to have most of the features we are looking for (comprehensive > reporting, hard/soft quotas, email notification, file screening). > > Appreciate any advice or feedback on upgrading to R2 and experiences with > FSRM. Thanks very much. >
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