JohnBPrice
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Why partition a single volume into C: and D: drives?
I just got a new server, with 400G in a single hardware RAID volume. It came partitioned with a 12G C: Drive, and the rest in a D: drive. I've always despised partitioning a single disk this way (C: always runs out of space) and I thought it was a dead practice now that the NTFS supports large enough partitions. Is there any reason or advantage to partitioning separate C: & D: drive on a single RAID volume? (Windows Server 2003)
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Hi,
I'm not quite sure if the performnace is better, i always create multiple partitions and don't reïnstall with one partition to check the performance, but my gut feeling tells me this will give you more performance... This is also stated in the W2k and W2k3 MSCE books, to create multiple partitions..
Also, the reïnstall of the operating system is a very good reason to partition.. But eventually, the choise is up to you... Because Microsoft also states not to put a SQL database on a RAID 5 setting, although this will work...(all for perfromance, right ;))
I'm not quite sure if the performnace is better, i always create multiple partitions and don't reïnstall with one partition to check the performance, but my gut feeling tells me this will give you more performance... This is also stated in the W2k and W2k3 MSCE books, to create multiple partitions..
Also, the reïnstall of the operating system is a very good reason to partition.. But eventually, the choise is up to you... Because Microsoft also states not to put a SQL database on a RAID 5 setting, although this will work...(all for perfromance, right ;))
it's easier to backup and has a performance impact to partition the drive.
anyway, it's recommended for SQL servers, to use different partitions for System, Datafiles and Logfiles.
anyway, it's recommended for SQL servers, to use different partitions for System, Datafiles and Logfiles.
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Frankly, I'm looking for a good excuse to not re-partition the darn thing because its a pain in the butt, though maybe I could just drop the D: partition and stretch the C: partition if it comes to that.