Windows Server 2008 R2 Migration
Set Up Scheduled Defragmentations for Multiple Windows Servers
Before you head home for the weekend, ask yourself: "When was the last time I defragged each and every server?" If just thinking about it fills you...
Before you head home for the weekend, ask yourself: "When was the last time I defragged each and every server?"
If just thinking about it fills you with dread, it's probably because you performed each defragmentation manually, one after another. But did you know you can create an automated defragmentation schedule for multiple servers? It's all thanks to Group Policy.
TechRepublic's Rick Vanover explains how to create a defragmentation scheduled task in Windows Server 2008. Here's an excerpt:
Windows Server 2008 introduces a new extension of Group Policy that allows scheduled tasks to be deployed via a Group Policy Object (GPO). In the case of disk defragmentation, you can configure a GPO to run a defragmentation task. We have to borrow the scripting options from the built-in task, specifically the %windir%\system32\defrag.exe command coupled with the -c parameter.Vanover also provides some guidelines for deploying GPOs for defrags, which can help avoid an unwanted burst of I/O activity on the storage system. Working with just one server? Check his earlier post on setting up an individual server's defragmentation schedule. Good stuff. Hey, what would you expect from a guy named Rick?
