Phillip Renouf
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Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:01 am Post subject:
RE: Sizing Windows Storage Server 2003 |
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My understanding is that Windows Storage Server is the OS that runs on a NAS
and isn't an OS that you would put on a server (any Microsoft folks care to
clarify?). Or did I misunderstand your question?
If I understood you correctly then you would purchase a NAS with the space
that you need to support those requirements (hopefully including some growth)
and would set that NAS up with the shares and quotas that you have defined. A
NAS of that size is going to have built in redunancy in the guise of multiple
nodes (more than one node running WSS) and redundant disks based on the disk
layout that you design before you purchase the device.
Make sure when you are sizing the device that you take into account the disk
space that will be lost based on the disk layout (what RAID level you use,
how many hot spares are available etc.).
Phil
"Tobias Moellers" wrote:
| Quote: | Hi,
a customer is asking for Intel-based server attched to a HDS Thunder. He
wants me to setup Windows Storage Server 2003, providing a file service
(30000 users - 1GB/user). What are the limitations of WSS? Whould a
cluster solution with blade servers be a solution for providing the
capacities?
Thanks and regards
Tobias
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