Jim
Sat Jul 10 08:45:38 CDT 2004
I do not seewhy it might fill up any time in the near 2 years. If you
were wanting to upgrade the server to SBS 2003 I would be getting
creative with rearranging partiton space but with what you have I
would hold the course.
Hardware mirror requires a scsi controller card that does the
processing on the card. As Mark mentions if you are going to goof
around with new drives, take a bit of time to plan out what you want
to do and why. Try your best to do what will operate with the greatest
efficiency over the long term. Hint: Hardware mirroring or raid
control is argued to be more efficient. Go to the Adaptec web site for
more unbiased discussions on raid. ;-) Tom's Hardware website may have
some articles also or just google.
"Mark" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Whats the alternative to software mirror? OK probably
>hardware mirror but how do i implement that?
>and why will the 8gb get used up? There is nothing on
>there to grow and its only patches that go on to the C
>drive so surely they will not fill up the drive?
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>If you are going to mirror now, after the build then you
>can only do s/w
>>mirroring which will tax your system and SUCKS. 8GB
>WILL fill up before you
>>outgrow your server so the question is....now that you
>have these hard
>>drives....do you want to do it RIGHT now or right later?
>>
>>--
>>Sincerely,
>>Mark Mancini, CCA, CCNA, Master CIW&CI, CNE 4&5, MCSE+I
>4&2000
>>www.MCSE2000.com
>>www.AppLauncher.com
>>
>>
>>
>>"Mark" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>message
>>news:292c701c465b2$688b7310$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Thanks Jim
>>>
>>> I posted on here about mirroring my C and D drive and
>>> somebody posted back that 8gb is not a big enough
>>> partition for the C which worried me a little! I still
>>> have nearly 2gb free space and I havent moved the
>paging
>>> file yet which is 2gb so there is still plenty of room
>in
>>> my eyes.
>>> I've managed to get my boss to buy 3 extra scsi drives
>>> (woohoo all that space!!) so I am going to mirror my
>>> first disk (system,boot partition) and then maybe
>create
>>> a raid5 with three disks for user data leaving the
>>> exchange info store on its own or could I include it on
>>> the raid5??
>>>
>>> thanks for your advice Jim
>>> >-----Original Message-----
>>> >The c: drive can be fine with that size. You just need
>>> to move stuff
>>> >off the C: drive that does not belong. Clientapps,
>>> Company, users and
>>> >Exchange logs and databases can all be moved off the
>C:
>>> drive. I see
>>> >that you have most of that stuff off already. What is
>>> happening that
>>> >you think the C: is going to fill up? The only thing
>>> going on to the
>>> >C: drive would be service patchs which have very
>little
>>> growth.
>>> >
>>> >Do a search for old logs, temp files and dmp's. I
>think
>>> with a good
>>> >install the C: should take about 6 gigs.
>>> >
>>> >You may move the paging file if you have not already.
>>> >
>>> >I set up a nightly routine to delete all files from
>the
>>> badmail folder
>>> >which sometimes is on the C: drive.
>>> >
>>> >Normally if someone had bought 3 scsi drive the
>>> intention was to run
>>> >Raid 5.
>>> >
>>> >Ghost is run from a bootable floppy. Or it is when I
>use
>>> it. All
>>> >services are stopped when that is happening. Do test
>>> imaging on a
>>> >workstation first just to get a feel for how the
>program
>>> works.
>>> >Personally I don't see a need for it. If you said that
>>> your server was
>>> >set up with a 4-6 gig C: partition then I would be
>>> looking at
>>> >changing things.
>>> >
>>> >"Mark" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >>Hi all
>>> >>
>>> >>I have succumbed to the fact that my C drive is going
>>> to
>>> >>run out of space sooner or later and I need to move
>it
>>> to
>>> >>a new drive.
>>> >>My current setup is 3 x 36gb scsi disks
>>> >>1st disk 8gb C drive system files and 28gb D drive
>>> >>program files and exchange logs
>>> >>2nd disk 33.91gb user data
>>> >>3rd disk 33.91gb exchange info store
>>> >>
>>> >>I want to move the 1st disk to a new 36gb disk so I
>can
>>> >>expand the C drive to 20gb? so I need to ghost the C
>>> >>drive and move it. I would also like to keep the D
>>> drive
>>> >>on the 1st disk with the remaining space so I would
>>> >>probably need to ghost that too.
>>> >>
>>> >>How would I do this? Would I have to stop any
>services
>>> >>while I ghost the original drive? Do I then swap the
>>> >>disks and image the new disk?
>>> >>So many questions from a nervous IT bod!
>>> >>
>>> >>Any help would be greatly appreciated
>>> >>thanks
>>> >>Mark
>>> >
>>> >Jim B. SBS MVP
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>>> >.
>>> >
>>
>>
>>.
>>
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