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amarcionek1
I need to understand what the real-world limits are in terms of Storage Spaces maximums for pool, virtual disk and filesystem/volume size when using NTFS or ReFS at 4K or 64K sector sizes for Windows Server 2016 and in the context of two use cases: 1. A simple file share that can be as large as possible and 2. as a Hyper-V stretched cluster using Storage Replica.
Here are some things I've found:
Maximum ReFS volume size of 16EB (2^64) using 4K sector size (Resilient File System Overview)
Maximum ReFS volume size of 4.7 ZB (presumably using 64KB???) Resilient File System (ReFS) overview
Maximum NTFS volume size of 16TB at 4K sector size
Maximum NTFS volume size of 256TB at 64K sector size (How NTFS Works: Local File Systems)
240 physical disks per non-clustered pool with a maximum pool size of 480 TB (https://social.technet.microsoft.co...ge-spaces-frequently-asked-questions-faq.aspx) I'm assuming this must have been written back when disks were largely 2TB in size. What if we now have 8/10TB HDDs??
Maximum 10TB virtual disk (also in the FAQ above.) This one really gets me. I read elsewhere with Storage Replica the same limit.
Ultimately what I'd really like to know is, given no limits to my budget is the following:
1. What is the maximum sized Hyper-V Stretched Cluster VM disk volume I can have.
2. What is the maximum sized single file system I can have when using Storage Spaces Pools to pool disks.
Adam
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Here are some things I've found:
Maximum ReFS volume size of 16EB (2^64) using 4K sector size (Resilient File System Overview)
Maximum ReFS volume size of 4.7 ZB (presumably using 64KB???) Resilient File System (ReFS) overview
Maximum NTFS volume size of 16TB at 4K sector size
Maximum NTFS volume size of 256TB at 64K sector size (How NTFS Works: Local File Systems)
240 physical disks per non-clustered pool with a maximum pool size of 480 TB (https://social.technet.microsoft.co...ge-spaces-frequently-asked-questions-faq.aspx) I'm assuming this must have been written back when disks were largely 2TB in size. What if we now have 8/10TB HDDs??
Maximum 10TB virtual disk (also in the FAQ above.) This one really gets me. I read elsewhere with Storage Replica the same limit.
Ultimately what I'd really like to know is, given no limits to my budget is the following:
1. What is the maximum sized Hyper-V Stretched Cluster VM disk volume I can have.
2. What is the maximum sized single file system I can have when using Storage Spaces Pools to pool disks.
Adam
Continue reading...