Task 2: Decide User Data Policy and Storage Location

Determine the following about user storage and record the information in the job aid in Appendix C.

  • Determine how much space is required for user data. If users are allowed to store data in a My Documents folder on the storage server, then the storage space required can be significant. Determine how much data users will be permitted to store. This amount multiplied by the number of users is the storage requirement. Record this value in the job aid.

  • Determine where to store the user data. Since the terminal server, rather than the client computer, accesses the data, the storage location needs to be easily accessible by the terminal servers. The data can be held on a storage area network (SAN) ...

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