If you're a DBA who's just beginning to work with storage area networks in your SQL Server environment, this webcast will guide you through best practices for SAN configuration.
SQL Server MVP Hilary Cotter takes you from the pros and cons of SANs and disk fundamentals to the ideal number of LUNs and disk performance counter settings for the buffer manager.
Other SQL Server and SAN setup details discussed in this webcast include:
- RAID 5 vs. RAID 10
- Partition alignment
- Read cache/Write cache
- SQLIO and SQLIOStress tools
- Filegroups/Files per LUN
- TembDB placement
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