I am not aware of any links off-hand to any official Microsoft statements. Why would your customer doubt this? Alternatives that come to mind:
- Take a look at the install footprint of a base Windows 2003 vs. Windows 2008: Windows 2003: C:\Windows has 16,000 files/3 GB Windows 2008: C:\Windows has 71,000 files/15 GB There are, of course, other files, but the size of C:\Windows alone is very telling. - If you do a google search on "windows 2008 system state size", you'll probably find some credible, albeit anecdotal evidence of the size. - If you run a TSM backup-archive client "backup systemstate" command, you'll see the size. - If you get the VSS SDK, it comes with the vshadow.exe tool that you can use to get a sense of the size: vshadow -p -wm2 > youroutputfile Then review the output. Run the same command on Windows 2003 and compare the sizes. There is clearly a lot more in the 2008 version. - If your customer needs to hear it from Microsoft, then perhaps this is a question to ask directly of Microsoft. Best regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Hartford/i...@ibmus Internet e-mail: [email protected] IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 10/28/2009 10:46:19 AM: > [image removed] > > Win2008 System State > > Christian Svensson > > to: > > ADSM-L > > 10/28/2009 10:47 AM > > Sent by: > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > Hi Guys, > Does anyone have a link to Microsoft where it says that Win2008 > System State Backup is much bigger then Windows 2003 System State? > I need to prove for a customer that System State and System Services > is much bigger now with Windows Server 2008 and we need to setup > some policies for System State? > > > Best Regards > Christian Svensson > > Cell: +46-70-325 1577 > E-mail: [email protected] > Skype: cristie.christian.svensson
