Recommended C: Drive size on Server 2012?
Wondering what everyone believes to be the ideal size for the C: partition in a Windows Server 2012 box? We usually partition D: to be ONLY for Data. I think 100GB should suffice? Always hate making it too small, and then run out of space.
Really it's down to how you intend to use the server, how you manage your volumes, etc. Nobody can predict if you will 'run out of space' since we don't know what you will be using it for.
One thing though, the pagefile size should, ideally, be 1.5 times the amount of physical RAM the machine has - not 6 GB irrespectively, as someone else suggested.
One thing though, the pagefile size should, ideally, be 1.5 times the amount of physical RAM the machine has - not 6 GB irrespectively, as someone else suggested.
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Yes, 100GB is ok. If less provided then in 1-2 years it will fill up. Mainly due to updates and backup copies of drivers and updates that Vista+ stores in Windows directory.
You can check the following link:-
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/13383.best-practices-for-setting-up-page-file-and-minimum-drive-size-required-for-os-partition-on-windows-servers.aspx