2003 sp2, R2 did it as well.
I have one server whose snap volume is an iSCSI mounted block device and it
even does it...
jlc
From: Alverson, Tom (Xetron) [mailto:tom.alver...@ngc.com]
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 11:18 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Shadow copy question
I have
: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com]
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 1:09 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Shadow copy question
Yup,
Shadow Copies are the greatest thing, too bad the implementation is a
steaming pile of merde. I have no end of issues with VSS, even though
Yup,
Shadow Copies are the greatest thing, too bad the implementation is a steaming
pile of merde. I have no end of issues with VSS, even though the store is
directed off to a new controller and set of spindles, it seems when IO climbs
to any moderate level, VSS tanks and kills all the old snaps
That depends on the retention you configure (amount of space) and how big the
delta is when it snaps.
If nothing happened between the current snap and the last one, there really
isn't any change...
Word of caution: VSS in windows is sketchy IMHO. If the server is busy,
redirect it off to anothe
I think this would vary on the files being modified and settings.
A quick look on one of my file servers - about 25 GB of data, the Volume
Shadow Copy settings are for 3 scheduled copies per day and no maximum
size. It currently has 66 copies going back 22 days, and the storage
space used is abou
Depends on how you set it up.
Jon
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Joe Heaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How much disk sprawl is involved with shadow copies? In other words, how
> much disk space is used per copy? Is it a 1:1 ratio, or is the copy
> smaller?
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>
>
> Joe Heaton
>
> AISA
>
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They're all or nothing - shadow copies are created on a per-volume basis
Joe Heaton wrote:
> I've been reading up on VSS, and I was wondering if it is possible to
> make shadow copies of specific shares, or is it an all-or-nothing type
> of deal? I went in to the Configure Shadow Copies screen, a
