Fragmented MFT

[ADB]

I'm come across a recent problem with new volumes and my companies
software. This has been happening with several servers we have and
several different applications. We've open 2 cases with MS and they are
closed and not a MS problem.

Various versions of Windows server 2k3 (x64, R2, x86, enterprise,
standard, etc)

The volumes can be mounted to a folder or given a drive letter, this
does not seem to matter. I can xcopy or our application can "harvest"
the data or general *heavy* file server use.

The volumes are formated as 16K. What happens is the MFT becomes so
fragmented the volume is marked read only (taking the server completely
down).

Using perfect disk I perform a boot time defrag and it is resolved.

Anyone ran in to this?

ADB

[Jonathan de Boyne Pollard]

I'm come across a recent problem [...]

MSKB article 174619 is your friend.

[ADB]

Why isn't the MFT expanding the way it should though?

Post by Jonathan de Boyne Pollard

I'm come across a recent problem [...]

MSKB article 174619 is your friend.

[Jonathan de Boyne Pollard]

Post by ADB

Post by Jonathan de Boyne Pollard

I'm come across a recent problem [...]

MSKB article 174619 is your friend.

Why isn't the MFT expanding the way it should though?

Whence did you get the notion that anything like that was in fact the case?