satheesh kumar
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I need to create 3 TB capacity shared folder for the customer.
I need to create 3 TB capacity shared folder for the customer.
but when I checked for the storage, we have three 1TB HDDS to increase the space i the file server.
but user requirement is, user needs a shared folder with size of 3TB.
in this case, can I add the new 1TB x 3 HDDS to the server, and can I create the spanned volume across it?
if I do so, customer will get the 3TB single shared folder.
Please suggest.
but when I checked for the storage, we have three 1TB HDDS to increase the space i the file server.
but user requirement is, user needs a shared folder with size of 3TB.
in this case, can I add the new 1TB x 3 HDDS to the server, and can I create the spanned volume across it?
if I do so, customer will get the 3TB single shared folder.
Please suggest.
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What's the server make/model, what RAID controller if any and what disks and arrays do they currently have?
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Nice information
It may be wrong though, if you currently have a RAID controller with several 1TB disks added to it you can expand the array and maintain parity; that's why I asked you for the current configuration.
You have one other constraint ... not all access methods & client software. will work with a share > 2TB (or more specifically 512 * fffffffe hex blocks. The issue is that 2TB worth of 512-byte blocks is more than 2^32 bits worth of address information.
So I would just make sure that you already know their software will work OK, before you go to a lot of trouble
So I would just make sure that you already know their software will work OK, before you go to a lot of trouble
Satheesh-kumar, if you need more info, please come back and ask. If you don't, close the Question.
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Hi Rindi,
Thanks alot, because you are asking me to come back and ask the question, you are ready to give the solution even it may be small or very bit question thanks a ton.
Thanks alot, because you are asking me to come back and ask the question, you are ready to give the solution even it may be small or very bit question thanks a ton.
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Thanks Rindi and Lee, for your help, some time I will ask more questions to clarify deeply, thanks for your timely help.