HP ProLiant ML350 G5 Storage Server Administration Guide (5697-5854, September 2006)

Figure 15 System administrator 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 copied (with a m inimum
of 350 MB) , and store the shadow copies on the same volume as the original volume. (See Figure 16).
The cache file is located in a hidden protected directory titled “System Volume Information” off of the root
of each volume for which shadow copy is enabled.
F:
cache file
G:
cache file
H:
cache file
Figure 16 Shadow copies stored on a source volume
The cache file location can be altered to reside on a dedicated volume separate from the volumes
containing files sha res. (See Figure 17).
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