Windows Server 2003 R2's New Storage Management Features

The File Server Resource Manager is a new administrative tool that groups all of the utilities needed for managing a file server into one console.

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Quota Management is now template based.

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You have the option of either using a template or enforcing a custom quota. You also have the option of applying quotas to a specific path.

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The quota templates can be used to set hard or soft quotas as well as warning thresholds.

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File screens allow you to prevent users from saving specific file types within a designated path.

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The file screening utility uses templates to define general file screen types such as audio files or executable files.

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The File Groups container allows you to control what file extensions are included in the various file screens.

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Here's another view of the file type definitions.

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Windows now contains a wide variety of file management reports that you can run against any volume on the server.

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Reports can be scheduled to run at a specific time.

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Reports can be automatically e-mailed to an administrator once they have run.

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This is what the Most Recently Accessed Files report looks like in DHTML format. The reports can be produced in other formats as well, such as HTML and CSV.

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The Size by File Group is another handy report.

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If you need to free up some disk space, the Least Accessed Files report can be helpful.

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This report shows you what the largest files on the system are and who owns them.

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You can also view the number of files in each file group on a per user basis.

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You can finally see a report of all of the duplicate files on your server.

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The File Server management console is another new tool. Notice that the File Server Resource Manager is integrated into it.

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You can manage shared resources directly through this console.

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The console also allows full DFS namespace management.

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The Disk Manager and Disk Defragmenter are also a part of this console.

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