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Tips to help you manage enterprise storage in a Windows environment More storage tips: http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - COMMVAULT GALAXY - FREE WHITE PAPER http://www.commvault.com/mk/get/sw2k_dg_gbr41 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dear SearchWin2000.com member: You are receiving this e-mail because you are signed up to receive updates on new site content. Below is the first edition of our new monthly "Managing enterprise storage for Windows environments" newsletter. This newsletter shares practical insights and storage management advice that can help you get the most from your Windows-based enterprise storage investments. 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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Discussion: Is defrag necessary to improve performance? - Sign up for Active Directory Administration Tip - White paper: Windows 2000 Active Directory and storage quotas - Poll: What do you want to see in a new EMC Symmetrix array? - Storage Smarts Question of the Week _______________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: CommVault Galaxy - Free Whitepaper DID YOU KNOW THAT: CommVault Galaxy is the ONLY backup/recovery solution in the Microsoft Solutions Architecture (MSA) for the Enterprise Data Center (EDC)? CommVault Galaxy was awarded #1 Backup and DR product of 2000 (by Storage magazine and SearchStorage.com)? CommVault Galaxy won Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine's Editors' Choice for Backup? Seeing is believing! Order your free Galaxy white paper today. http://www.commvault.com/mk/get/sw2k_dg_gbr41 _______________________________________________________________ DEFRAG THE AD DATABASE ONLY WHEN NEEDED | Rick Cook Active Directory in Windows 2000 is Microsoft's way of providing effective control over files on the network. The heart of AD is the Extensible Storage Engine and the associated AD database, which becomes defragmented as items are added and deleted. While you may think to do a Windows 2000 defragmentation following garbage collection, such defragmentation is incomplete. Find out how and when to defrag your AD database. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchStorage.com/tip/1,289483,sid5_gci875280,00.html Did you like this tip? Please rate it when you have a moment. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IT PROS' TOP FIVE DEFRAG QUESTIONS | Meredith Derby Disk defragging can make a serious difference between a slow machine and a fast one. The art of defragging, however, has stumped some IT pros. They're confused about when and what to defrag and the defrag glitches they encounter. Get answers to their most frequently-asked-questions from SearchWindowsManageability.com's resident defrag expert, Frank Alperstaedt. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci815041,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ENDING THE REMOTE DEFRAG DRAG | Jan Stafford How can you be sure defragging is taking place regularly on all the PCs in your network? The Catch-22 is that unless you centrally manage them, you can't, right? Well, one IT administrator found a way with Defrag Commander. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid5_gci803302,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= UNDERSTAND DISK PERFORMANCE NUMBERS IN WINDOWS | Rick Cook Analyzing disk performance in Windows NT and 2000 using Microsoft's built-in reporting tools is no easy task. Specifically, the % Disk Time, % Disk Read Time and % Disk Write Time numbers produced by the PhysicalDisk Object don't mean what they seem to. 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Talk to us and other members of searchStorage! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IS DEFRAG NECESSARY TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE? | Backup & Recovery forum Are you methodically defragging your volumes to improve performance? SearchStorage.com user "ZiggyS" says, if you are, you may want to consider whether you're actually achieving anything. He posted the following in the Backup and Recovery discussion forum: "The premise for defrag improving performance is that having a file in a single contiguous extent reduces seeking. There is no other benefit." Do you think volume defragging is unnecessary? >> CLICK to read the full discussion or to add your own opinion... http://searchstorage.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/104 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ACTIVE DIRECTORY ADMINISTRATION TIPS | Sign up for free Sign up to start receiving our free weekly Active Directory Administration Tip, which offers the best advice for AD management and migration. Just one click here will automatically activate your subscription... http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHITE PAPER | Windows 2000 Active Directory and storage quotas Can you use Active Directory to manage users' consumption of storage under Windows 2000? Active Directory adds a number of new features to Windows networking. Many network administrators are aware that AD offers a 'MaxStorage' value in the definition of a user account. This paper explains the relationship of this feature in Active Directory to Windows storage management. >> CLICK for the white paper... http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid5_gci810143,00.html >> CLICK to view all storage white papers... http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/whitepapers/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL | SearchStorage.com Reader Survey What do you want to see most in a new EMC Symmetrix array? >> CLICK to take the poll... http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= STORAGE SMARTS QUESTION OF THE WEEK! | SearchStorage.com Are you storage savvy? Take our quiz and find out. 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