I have a small windows server at home, which is always on, but doesn't get used very intensively.
In order to prolong the disk life, does Windows Server (2012 R2 in my case) offer any ability to idle disks that are not in use?
I have a small windows server at home, which is always on, but doesn't get used very intensively.
In order to prolong the disk life, does Windows Server (2012 R2 in my case) offer any ability to idle disks that are not in use?
If you go to the Control panel, "Power options", "Change Plan Settings", "Change Advanced Power Settings" you'll find an option where you can turn the harddrives off after a certain amount of idle time.