Database size

Hi all,
I need to estimate the disk space required for SQL Server
2000 and our application databases. Apart from the
table/index sizes (calculated as per logic given in BOL),
are there any other parameters to be considered to size
the disks ? Like more space for tempdb?
Is there any standard approach to estimate the disk space
required based on data growth?
Thanks,
HariHi Hari
Yes, the transaction log is a significant consideration. It is not possible
to accurately calculate size requirements for log space / growth as the log
storage format is not even published. Best bet with this is to make regular
observations, collect empirical data on growth rates between backup windows
& ensure you have enough space for log use / growth.
There's information on calculating database size in Books Online at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/e...des_02_2h45.asp
The topic's also covered widely in books, including:
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/bo...TableOfContents
HTH
Regards,
Greg Linwood
SQL Server MVP
"Hari" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
> I need to estimate the disk space required for SQL Server
> 2000 and our application databases. Apart from the
> table/index sizes (calculated as per logic given in BOL),
> are there any other parameters to be considered to size
> the disks ? Like more space for tempdb?
> Is there any standard approach to estimate the disk space
> required based on data growth?
> Thanks,
> Hari

Database size

Hi all,
I need to estimate the disk space required for SQL Server
2000 and our application databases. Apart from the
table/index sizes (calculated as per logic given in BOL),
are there any other parameters to be considered to size
the disks ? Like more space for tempdb?
Is there any standard approach to estimate the disk space
required based on data growth?
Thanks,
Hari
Hi Hari
Yes, the transaction log is a significant consideration. It is not possible
to accurately calculate size requirements for log space / growth as the log
storage format is not even published. Best bet with this is to make regular
observations, collect empirical data on growth rates between backup windows
& ensure you have enough space for log use / growth.
There's information on calculating database size in Books Online at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...es_02_2h45.asp
The topic's also covered widely in books, including:
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/boo...ableOfContents
HTH
Regards,
Greg Linwood
SQL Server MVP
"Hari" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:295d801c464af$6021d1a0$a301280a@.phx.gbl...
> Hi all,
> I need to estimate the disk space required for SQL Server
> 2000 and our application databases. Apart from the
> table/index sizes (calculated as per logic given in BOL),
> are there any other parameters to be considered to size
> the disks ? Like more space for tempdb?
> Is there any standard approach to estimate the disk space
> required based on data growth?
> Thanks,
> Hari