Guest PolarBear Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 I am looking to set up Shadow copy on a Windows Storage Server2003. I have a primary volume that is presently 1.4TB. Technet recommends "Use an allocation unit size of 16 (KB) or larger on a source volume on which shadow Copies of Shared Folders will be Enabled. (Apparently there could be loss of files with defragmentation of the volume). The volume default cluser size is 4KB. I am considering splitting the size of this disK space into 2 volumes - One volume(D:) for files and the other volume(E:) for Storing Shadow Copies. Prior to loading any files and enabling shadow copy I have the following questions: Q: If the D volume is enabled for shadow copy but the actual copiesa are stored on a separate volume - is it still necessary to have the clustere size of this volume at 16 KB to eliminate any issues with defragmentation? Q: Should the E volume that just contains "Shadow Copies" have a cluster size of 16KB? Any comments or recommendations would be appreciated. Regards, ColdPolarBear
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