4 File server management
This chapter begins by identifying file services in Windows Storage Server 2003 R2. The remainder
of the chapter describes the many tasks and utilities that play a role in file server management.
File services features in Windows Storage Server 2003 R2
Storage Manager for SANs
The Storage Manager for SANs (also called Simple SAN) snap-in enables you to create and manage
the LUNs that are used to allocate space on storage arrays. Storage Manager for SANs can be used
on SANs that support Virtual Disk Server (VDS). It can be used in both Fibre Channel and iSCSI
environments.
For more information on Storage Manager for SANs, see the online help. A Microsoft document titled
Storage Management in Windows Storage Server 2003 R2: File Server Resource Manager and
Storage Manager for Storage Area Networks is available at h
ttp://download.microsoft.com/
download/7/4/7/7472bf9b-3023-48b7-87be-d2cedc38f15a/WS03R2_Storage_Management.doc.
NOTE:
Storage Manager for SANs is only available on Standard and Enterprise editions of Windows Storage
Server 2003 R2.
Single Instance Storage
Single Instance Storage (SIS) provides a copy-on-write link between multiple files. Disk space is
recovered by reducing the amount of redundant data stored on a server. If a user has two files sharing
disk storage by using SIS, and someone modifies one of the files, users of the other files do not see
the changes. The underlying shared disk storage that backs SIS links is maintained by the system and
is only deleted if all the SIS links pointing to it are deleted. SIS automatically determines that two or
more files have the same content and links them together.
NOTE:
Single Instance Storage is only available on Standard and Enterprise editions of Windows Storage Server
2003 R2.
File Server Resource Manager
File Server Resource Manager is a suite of tools that allows administrators to understand, control, and
manage the quantity and type of data stored on their servers. By using File Server Resource Manager,
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