Quotas on Folders

[Grommit]

I know how to put quotas on to Drives.... but how do I put a quota enforcement onto the student folder which is on the same drive as the staff ?

[kingswood]

If you are using Server 2003 R2 use the File System Resource Manager MMC to set folder level quotas. All users underneath your Student folder will have the quotas apply, and can set them to automatically apply to all folders created underneath your main folder. So if you create a new user and put their home folder in, say, \\servername\Students\%username% their folder will have quotas applied.

You need to install FSRM though, and to do that you should sepcify that you want you server to fill the role of "File Server".

If you aren't running Server 2003 R2 then volumes are the safest bet. You could use Disk Management/Diskpart to create a separate volume for your student areas and then set quotas on the volume. It means re-jigging your setup perhaps but as far as I know folder quotas in pre-R2 days are a no-no without some kind of third-party support- like this:

http://www.spaceguard.com/

Also, if you must put quotas on the Student area, and it is on the same drive as the staff areas, then staff will need a quota set on their areas too. They are on the same volume (I assume, since you mentioned they shared the same drive).

HTH

Paul

[Grommit]

We are running Server 2003 Service Pack 1

[Geoff]

Well then you can't.

[cheesypete]

Regarding Kingswood's link to Spaceguard - this will do pretty much what you want it to.

V.easy to set up and manage - they do a 100% working trial if you are interested

[Grommit]

Well then you can't.

Whay is the diffrence between Server 2003 R2 and Windows Server 2003 SP1 ? is it just a Service Pack

[plexer]

No R2 is an upgrade that you are only entitled too if you pay for an R2 licence or are covered under the schools agreement. If you only have a 2003 licence you can't have it.

Ben

[Geoff]

It's probably cheaper than that spaceguard though.

[Grommit]

What is a schools agreement ... we have the Microsoft Education Volume Licensing

[plexer]

Schools agreement is where you pay a fee per year for every workstation and server on your network allowing you to continually upgrade to latest editions of M$ software.

Server 2003 R3 is only about £50 per server licence for standard anyway so buy an upgrade for the servers you need.

Ben

[Grommit]

an you upgrade Server 2003 Standard to R2 enterprise ?

[DMcCoy]

Its not an upgrade, its a completely seperate product (in licensing terms). The software itself is just 2003 sp1 and a second disk with the R2 features on it.

[srochford]

You can install it as an upgrade (and it's easy to do - you can even do it remotely because remote desktop stays working throughout the process)

In licensing terms it might be a separate product and it might not :-)

I work in a college; server licenses for 2003 we bought as part of the Campus agreement can be upgraded at no cost to 2003 R2. Licenses we bought through the standard volume licensing select agreemnt can not be upgraded without forking out more money.

Steve