Home > IT Answers > Storage > SQL SERVER SAN Setup
Rick Martinez
585 pts.
 SQL SERVER SAN Setup
SAN, SQL, SQL 2005, SQL Server, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 (32-bit)
I do not know much about SAN's, I want to setup a SQL Server to use a SAN.

1. Should I use a SAN drive to install the OS or is it best practice to install the OS on a local drive on the server?

2. Should I install SQL SERVER on the SAN or on a local drive on the server?



Software/Hardware used:
SQL SERVER 2005, SAN
ASKED: November 9, 2010  9:15 PM
UPDATED: November 15, 2010  12:57 PM
RELATED QUESTIONS
Answer Wiki:
Typically people will install the OS and the SQL Server binaries (the .exe files) on local disk and not SAN disk. SAN disks are a lot more expensive than local disks so you usually don't want to waste SAN disk for the OS.
Last Wiki Answer Submitted:  November 15, 2010  12:57 pm  by  Denny Cherry   64,550 pts.
All Answer Wiki Contributors:  Denny Cherry   64,550 pts.
To see all answers submitted to the Answer Wiki: View Answer History.


RSS - Discussions Help
Discuss This Question:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _