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03.13.2008 at 04:09AM PDT, ID: 23238009
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Suggestions for Network Attached Storage for use with SBS 2003 running as a Virtual Server

Asked by chris_shaw in SBS Small Business Server, VMware, Microsoft Virtual Server 2005

What suggestions (based on actual implementation experience) does any one have for adding a NAS solution to an SBS Virtual Server?

The Guest OS is SBS 2003 Standard Edition running on a Windows Server 2003 host running Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2.

I am running short of disk space on both the guest and host machines, so I am not able to create another virtual disk on the host.  I was thinking that adding a NAS box would allow me to create another substantiantial virtual disk drive which could then be hooked up to the SBS Virtual Server.  I will also need a solution for keeping the virtual disk drive backed up.

Has anyone experience of having done this, and if so any suggestions for kit that works?

I would be prepared to consider a move to VMWARE if there is a much better solution available there, but would like to investigate Microsoft Virtual Server first.Start Free Trial
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