Re: Maximum disk storage under 2000/2003 Server

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From: Ricardo M. Urbano - W2K/NT4 MVP (rmu1_at_columbiaSPAM.SUCKSedu)
Date: 03/24/04 

Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 15:21:12 -0500

spinlock wrote:
>
> Is there any overall limitation to the amount of storage that can
> be accessed under 2000 or 2003 Standard Server.
>
> My understanding is that the only limit is 2 TB max partition size.
>
> Is there also a max number of partitions limit or max total capacity limit?
>
> What are some large configs that people have experience with?
>
> thanks,

Well, I have never memorized the size limits because they are so much
higher than anything I will ever come across.

The number of partitions, however, is still the old 4 max. Remember,
one can be extended, which can contain up to as many logical volumes as
you have remaining available drive letters for.

hth 

-- 
Ricardo M. Urbano
Microsoft Windows 2000/NT MVP

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