RAID: can I defrag?

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I installed a raid set (Raid1).
Can I defrag it?
does anyone use any special tool?

TIA!
luis
 
Hi Luis,
I installed a raid set (Raid1).
Can I defrag it?
Yes.

does anyone use any special tool?
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Nope, any defrag program will do.

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Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

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I installed a raid set (Raid1).
Can I defrag it?
does anyone use any special tool?
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You can defrag any RAID set on a Windows box, and it's a good idea to
defrag it once in a while based on how many additions/delete actions or
file grow/shrink actions you make per period of time.

As an example, on a busy FTP server, also a RAID-1 setup, we defrag once
a week, but on workstations we do it once a month or less often.
 
Thanks Leythos!
I suppose that the usual SW like diskeeper would do the job right?
tia!
luis
 
Thanks Leythos!
I suppose that the usual SW like diskeeper would do the job right?
tia!
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You can use the built-in Windows Defrag utility or something like
Diskeeper that give better defrag options. I personally use DK on all of
our servers. We have it set to run once a week during non-peak times and
have found that it keeps the busy servers at peak performance.
 
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