Honestly, compared to FAT, fragmentation on NTFS was not nearly as big an issue, IMO.
Yes it fragmented.... but the cache-manager/VMM/filesystem and the ability to pre-read the block allocation and order them intelligently for an I/O operation reduced the effect significantly... -sc > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 10:02 AM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Defragmenting servers > > Do you remember "way back when"? When NT 3.5 and 4.0 came out, > Microsoft told us NTFS didn't need defragging....thus was born a new > industry. :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 9:58 AM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Defragmenting servers > > The really old school notion is to have a file system that doesn't need it, > like > UFS... > > Heh. > > On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 06:45, David.Ricci <david.ri...@hwinstitute.com> > wrote: > > I was always under the impression that it was bad to defrag a server. > > I guess that was an old school notion. > > > > > > > > > > David M. Ricci > > IS Manager > > The Health & Wellness Institute > > 291 Promenade Street > > Providence, RI 02908 > > T: 401.228.1332 > > C: 401.256.4933 > > F: 401.228.1399 > > www.hwinstitute.com > > david.ri...@hwinstitute.com > > > > SERVICE. INNOVATION. RESULTS. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 5:00 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Defragmenting servers > > > > It provides a marginal speed improvement (assuming you defrag > > regularly). > > > > I like MyDefrag (used to be JKDefrag). It's free and it's fast. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mqcarp [mailto:mqcarpen...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 4:47 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: Defragmenting servers > > > > Does anyone use tools like diskeeper to defrag their nondatabase > > servers? Is it recommended? > > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are > addressed. > > If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that > > any disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking any action in > > reliance on the information contained in this e-mail is prohibited. If > > you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify our > > e-mail administrator at supp...@hwinstitute.com.
