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Disk Quotason

Microsoft Windows Server 2003

BS-IT 6th Proudly Presents

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Group Members:Group Members:Danish HussainAhmad MushtaqUsman Akhter

Mudassir AbbasFarukh Ali

Imran Khan

BS-IT 6th Proudly Presents

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Danish HussainDanish HussainRoll No : 07-09Roll No : 07-09

Our First Presenter is:

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What is Disk Quota ?

•A disk quota is a limit set by a system administrator that restricts certain aspects of file system usage on modern operating systems.

•The function of setting disk quota to disks, is to allocate limited disk space in a reasonable way.

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Example

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Why use Disk QuotasWhy use Disk Quotas

• Use the Windows 2003 disk quota capability to:

Prevent users from filling the disk capacity

Encourage users to play their part in managing disk space by cleaning up old or unused files

Track disk capacity needs for future planning

Provide server administrators information about when users are nearing or have reached their disk quotas

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Planning TipPlanning Tip

• If possible, establish quotas before making shared folders available to users, because it is politically harder to impose the limits after users are accustomed to having none

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M.Usman AkhterM.Usman AkhterRoll No : 07-17Roll No : 07-17

Our Next Presenter is:

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System Administrator Use of Disk Quotas •To specify the amount of disk space for each user

•To set a warning to log an event when a user is nearing the limit

•To deny users access if they exceed their limit

•To log an event when a user exceeds a specified disk space

NTFS Partition

User 1 100 MBUser 1 100 MB

User 2 35 MBUser 2 35 MB

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What Is Quota Management?

Notification

• Send e-mail notifications

• Log an event

• Run a command or script

• Generate storage reports

Limiting storage space via a quota and generating notifications when the limits are approachedor exceeded

Limiting storage space via a quota and generating notifications when the limits are approachedor exceeded

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Disk Quota ManagementDisk Quota Management parameter parameter

OptionOptionOptionOption DescriptionDescriptionDescriptionDescription

Enable quota management Enable quota management Enable disk quota managementEnable disk quota management

Deny disk space to users exceeding quota limit

Deny disk space to users exceeding quota limit

Users cannot write to volume when they exceed their hard disk space allocation

Users cannot write to volume when they exceed their hard disk space allocation

Do not limit disk usageDo not limit disk usage No hard disk space limit for usersNo hard disk space limit for users

Limit disk space toLimit disk space to Specify amount of disk space users can useSpecify amount of disk space users can use

Set warning level toSet warning level to Specify amount of disk space users can fill before event is logged

Specify amount of disk space users can fill before event is logged

Quota EntriesQuota Entries Add entries, delete entries, view properties for entriesAdd entries, delete entries, view properties for entries

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Determining the Status of Disk Quotas

•Red traffic light: disk quotas are not enabled

•Yellow traffic light: disk quota information is being rebuilt

•Green traffic light: the disk quota system is active

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Monitoring Disk Quotas with the Quota Entries For Dialog Box

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Guidelines for Using Disk Quotas

•Log on as Administrator

•Clear the Deny Disk Space.

•Set restrictive default limits for all users.

•Delete disk quota entries for a user who no longer stores files on a volume.

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Farukh Ali SahuFarukh Ali SahuRoll No : 07-43Roll No : 07-43


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Creating an Active Directory

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Mudassir AbbasMudassir AbbasRoll No : 07-34Roll No : 07-34


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Adding a new user in the domain.

• Why add a new user:

So that we can apply and check the Disk Quota rule on the new user.

• Requirement:

Create an Active Directory (Done in the previous step)

• Steps:

Create user

Place the user in a group

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Adding User

• Now we will add user. (Using Vmware)

• and then add it to a group.

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Ahmad MushtaqAhmad MushtaqRoll No : 07-45Roll No : 07-45


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Applying Disk Quota

• Finally we will apply Disk Quota rule on a volume. (Using Vmware)

• Steps for doing this are:

Activate Disk Quota Management.

Then apply rule for specific user or group.

Log off the current user.

Log on the user on which the rules were applied.

Check the available disk space.

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Imran KhanImran KhanRoll No : 07- 37Roll No : 07- 37


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Some Pros of File Quota

• The quota system implemented in NTFS 5.0 is quite flexible and includes many capabilities: You have the ability to do the following:

Set quotas on a per-user or per-volume basis. This lets you limit space used on particular disks, or overall total space use for a person.

Set a "limit" level and a "warning" level, or both. The user is blocked from using any disk space above the "limit" level. He or she may use space beyond the "warning" level, but a warning will be generated.

Monitor and log events that cause a user to go over the "limit" or "warning" levels.

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Use Wisely

• It can be annoying to have users fail at what they are doing because they have run out of disk space. It is a good idea to institute quotas only if they are really and truly needed.

• If you do use them, be sure not to make them too restrictive--if you do, not only will your users be inconvenienced, so will you when they call asking to have their quotas increased.

• Using the "warning" mode may be a good compromise in some circumstances.

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