If you had a NetApp, you could use it as a NAS and serve files directly from there. No need for a file server. Use flexvols and grow them on the fly.
As for thin provisioning, I strongly advise people not to use it. More often than not it bites them in the ass since they don't keep a close enough eye on the storage system and suddenly they are out of disk space. I've seen it happen WAY too many times and explaining how you need to buy a new shelf of disk is not a fun convo with the CFO. From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 8:44 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: How big are your LUNs? As per my other thread I'm looking at SAN vendors. Our main file server has around 8tb on it right now, spread across multiple "thick" LUNs of around 2tb each. Assuming we're going to be running Windows 2008 R2, what are people's opinions on provisioning storage to a file server as multiple smaller LUNs or fewer larger LUNs? For example if the SAN supports it why would you allocate 5x2tb LUNs instead of a single 10tb thin LUN? _____ MIRA Ltd Watling Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0TU, England Registered in England and Wales No. 402570 VAT Registration GB 114 5409 96 The contents of this e-mail are confidential and are solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you receive this e-mail in error, please delete it and notify us either by e-mail, telephone or fax. You should not copy, forward or otherwise disclose the content of the e-mail as this is prohibited. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
