Michael, you are correct. It does not seem to be enabled by default. What I was referring to was the fact that VSS allocates that space, which is not the same as enabled. My systems seem to be allocating 10% as well. That is why I'd really like to find an MS reference that discusses this.
Thank you, On my servers, it does seem to be Chris Bodnar, MCSE Systems Engineer Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com Phone: 610-807-6459 Fax: 610-807-6003 From: "Michael B. Smith" <mich...@smithcons.com> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> Date: 11/04/2010 05:43 PM Subject: RE: MS reference for VSS I don’t think either statement is true. VSS appears to be disabled for all volumes and the default space reserved in 10% on my servers. Note: this all depends on what you mean by “enabled” and “disabled”. I’m referring to automatic VSS copies being taken two or three times a day. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Christopher Bodnar [mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com] Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 3:36 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: MS reference for VSS Can someone point me to a MS reference that talks about VSS in Windows Server 2008? Specifically I'd like to see a MS reference that states the following in regards to sizing for VSS: "The default value is 15 percent of the total drive space or 30 percent of the available free space, whichever is smaller." I know it's referenced in the following link on MSDN, but it's not specific to 2008 and doesn't mention if VSS is enabled by default, which I know it is. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa378955(VS.85).aspx Very surprised I haven't been able to find this in any of the 2008 documentation. Thank you, Chris Bodnar, MCSE Systems Engineer Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com Phone: 610-807-6459 Fax: 610-807-6003 ----------------------------------------- This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. ~ 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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com 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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com 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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
