HP ProLiant Storage Server User Guide (440584-003, September 2007)

Figure 7 System adm inis tra tor view of Shadow Copies for Shared Folders
The shadow copy cache file
The default shadow copy settings allocate 10 percent of the source volume being co pied (with a minimum
of 350 MB), and store the shadow copies on the same volume as the original volume. (See Figure 8).
The cache file is located in a hidden protected directory titled “System Vo lume Information” off of the root
of each volume for which shadow copy is enabled.
F:
cache file
G:
cache file
H:
cache file
Figure 8 Shadow copies stored on a source volume
The cache file loca tion can be altered to reside on a dedicated volume separate from the volumes
containing files shares. (See Figure 9).
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