Media Servers


Media server data drives typically contain large files that may or may not change often and may or may not become highly fragmented. Perform an initial SMARTPlacement defrag pass to defragment files, to optimize their on-disk placement, and to consolidate free space (this also allows the file system to create new media files in contiguous disk space). For peak performance, defragment the drive at least monthly and if conditions warrant, weekly. For the OS drive, perform an initial SMARTPlacement defrag pass. Thereafter, defragment the OS drive using SMARTPlacement at least monthly. For best defragmentation speed/performance on Media server data drives, do not use Aggressive Free Space consolidation.