> I recently read some information regarding aligning the Disk for use with SQL
> Server. Meaning, since SQL Server handles data in chunks of 64KB that the
> disk drive SQL Server writes to should be configured to work in 64KB chunks.
> The articles I am referring to are listed below, and I am wondering what
> other peoples thoughts are. I am also interested in understanding how to
> determine whether my disks are aligned and/or how to align them. Based on the
> articles, I see my Offset is 32KB on my drives, but I am also trying to work
> with the formula in the Microsoft KB article to determine how/where exactly I
> become aligned. The formula is:
>
> ((Partition offset) * (Disk sector size)) / (Stripe unit size)
>
> How do I determine these values???
>
> Here is the Microsoft article.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929491
>
> Here is the other article.
>
> http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/how-much-performance-are-you.../#comments
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>