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We're creating a Win2008R2 server for use with SQL. We need 4 drives in total. Is it better to create 4 individual drives or 1 single drive and divide it up in Windows disk manager?
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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)
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Use different virtual disks, (vmdks) not partitions.
It's easier in the future, to increase storage space.
Partitions are old fashioned!
In the future you could also *MOVE* the Db and Logs disk to faster storage than the OS, if available.
It's easier in the future, to increase storage space.
Partitions are old fashioned!
In the future you could also *MOVE* the Db and Logs disk to faster storage than the OS, if available.
Yes, separate VMDK instead of 1 VMDK and splitting the drives in Windows.