4 TB Disk Array

[melbert2002]

Hello all,
I have a quick question on Max size of disks for storage arrays. Or which version of Windows Server 2003 should I use? I have a project to create a data storage array for a website with 3 TB of data. Which version of windows should I use? I would like for the 3Tb of data store to be on one disk, ie D: where the os would be on C:. Will Windows 2003 server standard support this or should I think about enterprise or go with 64bit?

thanks in advance

 

[porkchopexpress]

It's not so much a question of OS more the file system, MS recommend volume sizes to be 2Tb max even though NTFS will supposedly support volumes of 16Eb.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...serv/reskit/prork/prdf_fls_pxjh.mspx?mfr=true

http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs_vs_fat.htm

When you are the IT director, it's your job to make sure the IT works. If it does work they know already and if it doesn't, they don't want to hear your pathetic excuses.