Tandberg Data
Shadow Copy Service
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As mentioned previously, the cache file location can be altered to reside on a
dedicated volume separate from the volumes containing files shares. See
figure below.
G:
H:
cache file
cache file
F:
The main advantage to storing shadow copies on a separate volume is ease
of management and performance. Shadow copies on a source volume must
be continually monitored and can consume space designated for file sharing.
Setting the limit too high takes up valuable storage space. Setting the limit
too low can cause shadow copies to be purged too soon, or not created at
all. By storing shadow copies on a separate volume space for Shadow
Copies may be manage separately, limits can generally be set higher, or set
to No Limit. See the properties tab of the shadow copy page for a volume to
alter the cache file location, covered later in this chapter.
Caution
If the data on the separate volume H: is lost, the shadow copies cannot be
recovered.
