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Single Instance Storage (Block level deduplication)
First post, and a new user :D Chuffed to bits with my X6 so far... I've migrated all my data from my W2K3 Server. I have had the benefit of Single Instance Storage as the server also hosted RIS to...
In my environment I have a lot of repeated files from developing unattended Windows 2K3 and XP installs. If you've ever looked in the I386 directory of a Windows install CD you'll see thousands of files.
If you take it a stage further and compare the I386 directory of Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2003 Advanced Server, Windows 2003 Web Server and then multiply that by the different licence types like Volume, Retail and OEM you'll find very few files differ and that thousands are identical.
Single Instance Storage (is a server service), when used with Microsoft's RIS is a way of replacing the physical discrete (ie files) data with (I guess) a Unix like symbolic entry. This cuts down on the amount of *real* disk being used.
My other major uses are DJ'ing and in the future VJ'ing. I see both uses requiring repeated data when editing music / video.
If you take it a stage further and compare the I386 directory of Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2003 Advanced Server, Windows 2003 Web Server and then multiply that by the different licence types like Volume, Retail and OEM you'll find very few files differ and that thousands are identical.
Single Instance Storage (is a server service), when used with Microsoft's RIS is a way of replacing the physical discrete (ie files) data with (I guess) a Unix like symbolic entry. This cuts down on the amount of *real* disk being used.
My other major uses are DJ'ing and in the future VJ'ing. I see both uses requiring repeated data when editing music / video.
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