Steve, Many thanks, will investigate later today.
Regards, Mark Parris Base IT Ltd Active Directory Consultancy Tel +44(0)7801 690596 -----Original Message----- From: Steve Linehan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:42:53 To:"[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Quota Software Windows Server 2003 R2 not only improved on the quota management built into the product, allowing granularity down to the user, but also added reporting and file screening. You can find more information on these new features at the following links: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2006/05/GetControl/default.aspx http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/4/7/7472bf9b-3023-48b7-87be-d2cedc38f15a/WS03R2_Storage_Management.doc Thanks, -Steve -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Miller Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 1:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] OT: Quota Software We use a 3rd party app SpaceGuard SRM from www.tools4ever.com on our file servers to implement directory level (rather than user level) disk quotas, monitor usage, send email to users when they get close or hit the quota, etc. I can monitor and manage quotas from a single client workstation and have setup automatic quotas for Home Directories. Spaceguard works fine for our single site. We did not try the built in Windows quota at the time we switched to AD 4 years ago because the quota was by user. It may have gotten better in win2k3. Michael J. Miller Computing Services College of Veterinary Medicine, UIUC _________________________________________________________________ Mark Parris wrote: > All, > > I have been tasked with implementing disk quota's for corporate users the > some of the data is centralised and some is stored on regional file servers, > but no user has data spead over more than one server or location. > > Whilst I understand the concepts I have never implemented quota software so > can anyone recommend a quota management software that works? The software > must be configurable to a user or a group and not at the volume level. > > A nice to have would be storage billing. > > Any gotchas? > > > > > Regards, > > Mark Parris > > Base IT Ltd > Active Directory Consultancy > Tel +44(0)7801 690596 > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
