Re: Help with drive partitioning please?
From: Robert Connor (robertcNOSPAM_at_PLEASEthielsen.com)
Date: 11/19/04
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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 14:59:21 -0800
I ran out of space on C on my current SBS4.5 about two months after Dell did
the installation. I won't repeat those mistakes. I don't want to waste
space, but I won't risk the problems for a gig or two. I guess the real
crux of my question was where should the Exchange Data be placed. Should it
be on C with the OS or on D with the rest of the data. I have read that
separate was better for performance and that if you have only one array that
you don't get a performance boost from placing the data on a separate
partition.
Robert
"Frank McCallister SBS MVP" <anonymous> wrote in message
news:err8BhozEHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hi Robert
>
> SG said no greater than 20 I said 15 You don't want to EVER run out of
> space on C!!!! 10 is probably safe but I err toward a little safety and
> use 15.
>
> --
> Frank McCallister SBS MVP
> COMPUMAC
> "Robert Connor" <robertcNOSPAM@PLEASEthielsen.com> wrote in message
> news:eMzwUKlzEHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Super,
>>
>> Can you clarify just a bit. Do you suggest putting your exchange data on
>> the 126GB partition? If so, what is going use the 20GB in the OS. I
>> have everything loaded on my new Dell server and the OS partition has
>> only about 7.5GB. I am running standard not premium, so my OS is going
>> to be smaller than some others.
>>
>> Robert
>>
>>
>> "SuperGumby [SBS MVP]" <not@your.nellie> wrote in message
>> news:%230ENF$jzEHA.1564@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>I disagree, most fervently.
>>>
>>> Given a 4 drive RAID from Dell I'd probably flatten it also.
>>> 3*73+hotspare
>>> for a total usable space of 146GB. I'd put SBS into a partition of NO
>>> GREATER THAN 20GB and use the rest for DATA.
>>>
>>> Drives fail. Having a hotspare for your array lessens the likelihood of
>>> downtime.
>>> Everything, particularly user file space, including sharepoint, should
>>> be
>>> moved off your OS partition so that in the event someone's fat finger
>>> accidently copies a large amount of data your OS, at least, is still
>>> bootable.
>>>
>>> I believe overpartitioning is just as silly as running a single
>>> partition. I
>>> do not create additional partitions for Exchange or any other
>>> components. I
>>> do see some benefit in creating an additional partition for stuff which
>>> is
>>> fairly static, \clientapps would fit this.
>>>
>>> Another alternative would be to create two RAID 1's, no hotspare but you
>>> get
>>> the same 146GB usable. The main advantage I see in this is the ability
>>> to
>>> pull the mirrors before major update/upgrade and use the disconnected
>>> drives
>>> as a fallback point.
>>>
>>> "mtboxtech" <support@mtboxcomputers.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1100806710.253119.217690@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>>>> Mike,
>>>>
>>>> Just my two cents worth, but I'm not aware of any convincing evidence
>>>> why you would want more than one partition. As noted in a previous
>>>> response, you will find many opinions on partitioning. Unless you have
>>>> a 'need' to create more than one partition, don't. I've seen too many
>>>> times where the OS or Exchange partition run out of space, and it just
>>>> isn't worth the problems. You may want to consider a single partition
>>>> and create shares for your data, images, etc. If you purchased SBS
>>>> 2003 from Dell with the server, than the OS will be preinstalled. This
>>>> means there will be a small (likely 2 Gbytes) partition for the OS and
>>>> the remainder for data. Reload from scratch so you can set it up as
>>>> you like.
>>>>
>>>> Good luck.
>>>>
>>>> TL Kurtz
>>>> M/T Box Computers
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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