Scalability and Managing Growth
Choosing a solution for storing SAP system data should include scaling and performance considerations, as well as how data or disk space is managed as it outgrows the initial configuration.
Some of the principles involved with sizing a disk storage system for performance are covered first. Then some of the available disk solutions on the market are reviewed, as well as storage area networks. Archiving data is an important element when managing disk storage growth, so it's also included in this section.
Sizing the Storage System
The goal of sizing a storage system for an SAP database server is to match its I/O throughput capabilities and capacity with the actual demand from the SAP business application, thus helping ...
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