Database storage volume planning

Storage volume planning for the SQL Server database

Determine the numbers and capacities of log disks and data disks before deployment. Table-1 provides disk planning examples for SQL Server. You can increase the capacities of log disks as needed.

Table-1 SQL Server disk planning examples

Database

Number

Drive letter

Shared volume size

Storage pool name

Disk group name

SQL Server 2016

1

/dev/vdb

100 GB

LOG1

LOG

2

/dev/vdc

100 GB

LOG2

LOG

3

/dev/vdd

100 GB

LOG3

LOG

4

/dev/vde

200 GB

DATA1

DATA

5

/dev/vdf

200 GB

DATA2

DATA

6

/dev/vdg

200 GB

DATA3

DATA

7

/dev/vdh

200 GB

DATA4

DATA

8

/dev/vdi

200 GB

DATA5

DATA

9

/dev/vdj

200 GB

DATA6

DATA

10

/dev/vdk

200 GB

DATA7

DATA

 

Storage volume planning for the MySQL database

Determine the numbers and capacities of log disks and data disks before deployment. Table-2 provides disk planning examples for MySQL. You can increase the capacities of log disks as needed.

Table-2 MySQL disk planning examples

Database

Number

Drive letter

Shared volume size

Storage pool name

Disk group name

My SQL 5.7

1

/dev/vdb

100 GB

LOG1

LOG

2

/dev/vdc

100 GB

LOG2

LOG

3

/dev/vdd

100 GB

LOG3

LOG

4

/dev/vde

200 GB

DATA1

DATA

5

/dev/vdf

200 GB

DATA2

DATA

6

/dev/vdg

200 GB

DATA3

DATA

7

/dev/vdh

200 GB

DATA4

DATA

8

/dev/vdi

200 GB

DATA5

DATA

9

/dev/vdj

200 GB

DATA6

DATA

10

/dev/vdk

200 GB

DATA7

DATA

 

Storage volume planning for the Oracle database

Determine the numbers and capacities of log disks, data disks, and quorum disks before deployment. Table-3 provides disk planning examples for Oracle. You can increase the capacities of log disks as needed.

Table-3 Oracle disk planning examples

Database

Number

Drive letter

Shared volume size

Storage pool name

Disk group name

Oracle 12C

1

/dev/vdb

100 GB

LOG1

LOG

2

/dev/vdc

100 GB

LOG2

LOG

3

/dev/vdd

100 GB

LOG3

LOG

4

/dev/vde

200 GB

DATA1

DATA

5

/dev/vdf

200 GB

DATA2

DATA

6

/dev/vdg

200 GB

DATA3

DATA

7

/dev/vdh

200 GB

DATA4

DATA

8

/dev/vdi

200 GB

DATA5

DATA

9

/dev/vdj

200 GB

DATA6

DATA

10

/dev/vdk

50 GB

GRID1

GRID