Content database data file P:\ Content database log file Q:\ Search database data file S:\ Search database log file Q:\ BLOB store X:\ Backups O:\ Table (iii) Storage configuration – Software Configuration The software versions and settings used for the different servers were as in Table (iv) below. Software Additional Changes Computer Role WFEs and Windows Server® 2008 R2 All the latest Windows Server Application servers Enterprise x64 patches were applied. Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 RBS.msi was installed from the SQL Server 2008 R2 Feature Pack. Database server Windows Server 2008 R2 Latest Windows Server patches Enterprise x64 were applied. SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise The following changes were made x64 to the database server settings: 'Max server memory' = 12 GB 4 tempdb data files were created and moved to their own volume. Table (iv) Software configuration – Test Results and Observations This section summarizes the results of the tests conducted to measure the effects of using RBS to externalize the BLOB contents on the various attributes of a SharePoint Server 2010 deployment and help answer the questions listed in Table (v) below.
Content database data file P:\ Content database log file Q:\ Search database data file S:\ Search database log file Q:\ BLOB store X:\ Backups O:\ Table (iii) – Storage configuration Software Configuration The software versions and settings used for the different servers were as in Table (iv) below. Computer Role Software Additional Changes WFEs and Application servers Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise x64 Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 RBS.msi was installed from the SQL Server 2008 R2 Feature Pack. All the latest Windows Server patches were applied. Database server Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise x64 SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise x64 Latest Windows Server patches were applied. The following changes were made to the database server settings: 'Max server memory' = 12 GB 4 tempdb data files were created and moved to their own volume. Table (iv) – Software configuration Test Results and Observations This section summarizes the results of the tests conducted to measure the effects of using RBS to externalize the BLOB contents on the various attributes of a SharePoint Server 2010 deployment and help answer the questions listed in Table (v) below.
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