CHAPTER 3.3 Flashcards
Challenges in storage Management
Exploding digital universe
* High increase of information growth
Challenges in storage Management
Increasing dependency on information
* The strategic use of information in business
Challenges in storage Management
Changing value of information
* Information that is valuable today may become less important
tomorrow.
Overcoming Challenges in Storage Management
Analyzing how storage is used
Capacity management challenges can be addressed by:
Defining storage resource management policies
Overcoming Challenges in Storage Management
Implementing policies to manage storage growth
File Classification
automates the processes of file classification for a more effective way to manage data.
File Management
apply actions or policies based on how data are classified.
File screening management
control the types of files that can be saved on file servers
Quota management
limit disk space usage and provide notifications when thresholds are reached
Storage reports
generate report to identify disk usage trends and how data is classified.
File screens
Used to control the types of files that users can save,
and generate notifications when users attempt to save
unauthorized files.
File screen exceptions
Used to override file screens for a specific
location or file group
- File Group
Set of file name patterns that are grouped into:
* Files to include
* Files to exclude
Provide quota templates to define
- A space limit
- The type of quota (hard or soft)
- Notifications to be generated
Quota notifications can do any of the following
Send email notifications
* Log an event in Event Viewer
* Run a command or script
* Generate storage reports
Types of storage reports:
Duplicate Files
* File Screening Audit
* Files by File Group, Owner, or Property
quota process
Create a quota
* Test a quota
* Create a file
screen
* Test a file screen
* Generate a
storage report
Shared Folders
Shared Folder or Network share allows sharing of data
over the network.
Tools to manage shared folders
File Explorer
* PowerShell
* Net Share command
Benefits of DFS
- Simplified data migration
- Can be used to copy data across servers
Benefits of DFS
Increased availability of file server data
* In the event of a server failure, DFS refers client computers to the
next available server.
Benefits of DFS
Security Integration
* Uses existing NTFS and share permission of folders.
Public Shared Folders
Disabled by default
* Enabled via Network and
sharing Center Advanced
sharing settings
* Located in user’s home
directory under libraries folder
* Accessible to everyone with
Read and Write permission
Administrative shares
- Hidden network shares
- Created by Windows OS to allow system administrators to have
remote access to every disk volume on a network-connected
system. - Cannot be deleted but may be disabled.
- Require administrative privileges to access.
Distributed File System
Enables to group shared folders located on different servers into
one or more logically structured namespaces.
* Give users a virtual view of shared folders, where a single path
leads to files located on multiple servers
Benefits of DFS
Simplified data migration increased availability of file server data Security Integration Load Balancing
