Good quota management software?

Hellsmk2 · 5 Aug 2009 at 10:19

What quota management software is considered excellent at the moment?

I need a solution for a small company (300 users) where I'd be able to set quota permissions on a group, folder and user basis.

I've been looking at the Symantec and Northen packages at the moment. What are others thoughts on these? Are there any better (cheaper) ones that I should consider.

Cheers!

topher · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:15

Windows server 2008 can do all the above..

Hellsmk2 · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:38

It's for a Windows 2003 domain - unfortunately 08 is not an option at the emoment.

iaind · 5 Aug 2009 at 12:32

2003 R2 can do it (you dont need to clean install) but not very well

Northern storage suite is superb, had it at my last place and been pushing for it here for months

BoomAM · 5 Aug 2009 at 16:23

iaind said:
2003 R2 can do it (you dont need to clean install) but not very well

How do you mean?

Our old 2k3 network ran quotas fine...?

R2 is your best bet, its pretty much just an MMC pack & service pack for 2003, so its not a full reinstall jobbo.

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topher · 6 Aug 2009 at 09:50

google File Server Resource Manager this is what it's called in server 2008/2003 R2

iaind · 6 Aug 2009 at 11:53

BoomAM said:
How do you mean?

Our old 2k3 network ran quotas fine...?

R2 is your best bet, its pretty much just an MMC pack & service pack for 2003, so its not a full reinstall jobbo..

The quota system is vastly improved in R2

BoomAM · 6 Aug 2009 at 16:42

iaind said:
The quota system is vastly improved in R2

You said it didnt work very well though...? Not that its improved in R2...?