When clustering SQL Servers, you quickly run out of drive letter to assign to Data, Temp, and Log volumes. This is especially true if you are pulling data from separate storage arrays in separate instances. We had taken to mounting these disk LUNs on folder one or two levels below the root. And now, with SQL Server 2012, we can directly access UNC mounts from SMB 3.0 hosts. We need vision to thes disk on folder mounts or these UNC mounts to be able to properly track database growth and plan ahead. for volume increases.
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