Both of these reasons are excellent. I also like to separate data from OS in virtual situations in case something happens to the OS itself (like a Windows crash), I could reattach the data drive quickly to another VM while I worked on the OS. Or if I just created a new server I could attach the data drive to it easily. While it's not as easy to move data drives around in the physical world, I still do this so my data isn't affected if I have to reload the OS.
Seth On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:03 AM, Kennedy, Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I never really did it for security reasons. I did it because if data is on > another drive it can't fill up the OS drive....or if I needed to expand data > storage I didn't have to rebuild the OS. > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 9:01 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Two Drives vs. One on a Server >> >> So, I've been playing around with Hyper-V for a few days, I've created >> a >> couple of test servers, and I'm ready now to create a "real" one. >> >> One thing I'm not sure of is whether I should create one drive or two >> for the servers. A blog post from a member of Microsoft's Hyper-V team >> recommend two as a matter of best practice--one for the OS, and the >> other for data. We've always split up our physical servers this way, >> since the Windows NT days. My question is, is it still necessary? If >> so, >> why? >> >> Back in the day, security was a big reason. For instance, if you had a >> web server serving content on your D: drive and the server was hacked >> making the whole drive accessible, the OS couldn't be touched since it >> was on the C: drive. >> >> With the current versions of Windows Server and IIS, is this still a >> consideration? >> >> >> >> >> John Hornbuckle >> MIS Department >> Taylor County School District >> 318 North Clark Street >> Perry, FL 32347 >> >> www.taylor.k12.fl.us >> >> >> ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
