SBS 2003 Program Files Partition

From: Markus Fuchs (m.fuchs_at_nospam.fplusp.com)
Date: 01/31/05


Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:22:15 +0100

Hey,

I'll have to set up a Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Ed. soon
and wondered how to place the "Program Files" folder on another partition
than the system. Will the SBS Setup ask me where to place it or do I have to
make an unattended installation file/disk like on Windows 2000/XP?
What other parts or folders do you separate by using different partitions?
Can you give me some advice?

I thought of sth. like this:
C: System (Windows SBS 2003)
D: Program Files
E: Data ("File Server")
F: Shadow Copies (Shadow Copies from E: files)
G: Repositories (Subversion Repositories)

This will be my first experience with a MS server product. I already read
most of Charlie Russell's Administrator's Companion and I must admit that
I'm overwhelmed by all the features SBS 2003 provides and therefore I
appreciate any help.

Markus



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