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I will use the storage pools available within the Server operating system. I am happy to power down to add drives as requiered at this stage
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I will use the storage pools available within the Server operating system. I am happy to power down to add drives as requiered at this stage

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Hi all,<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp;Probably a very quick easy one here. I am looking to place a file server into Azure and want to work on the best way to configure the drives within the OS. I understand that there are options for stroage pools and this may help when adding/extyending drives.<br />
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Initial instance:<br />
Azure A2 server<br />
4x 1TB Data Drives<br />
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The network initially is looking to transfer 2.5TB of Data, the end game is to migrate 64TB of data to a number of server so i will need to be able to increase/add drive capacity (and increase instance Sizes). <br />
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Some quick pointers here would be appreciated
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Hi all,
   Probably a very quick easy one here. I am looking to place a file server into Azure and want to work on the best way to configure the drives within the OS. I understand that there are options for stroage pools and this may help when adding/extyending drives.

Initial instance:
Azure A2 server
4x 1TB Data Drives

The network initially is looking to transfer 2.5TB of Data, the end game is to migrate 64TB of data to a number of server so i will need to be able to increase/add drive capacity (and increase instance Sizes). 

Some quick pointers here would be appreciated

File Server (2012) drive configuration

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.

Windows Server 2012

Storage devices include any device used for storing and retrieving digital information. Hard disk drives (HDDs) use one or more rigid ("hard") rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic material. Data is accessed in a random-access manner, meaning that individual blocks of data can be stored or retrieved in any order and not only sequentially. The primary competing technology for secondary storage is flash memory in the form of solid-state drives (SSDs), but HDDs remain the dominant medium for secondary storage due to advantages in price per bit and per-device recording capacity. CD-RW (Compact Disc-ReWritable) is a digital optical disc storage format that allows information to be stored outside the mechanical HDD.

Storage Hardware

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. In addition to local storage devices like CD and DVD readers, hard drives and flash drives, solid state drives can hold enormous amounts of data in a very small device. Cloud services and other new forms of remote storage also add to the capacity of devices and their ability to access more data without building additional data storage into a device.