I have heard that Sharepoint could be the answer to a loosely managed, fast growing file share. I was asked to try and find a solution for a file share which currently houses millions of files, and terabytes of data using Sharepoint. I see a number of huge challenges with this exercise if we use Sharepoint, and causing many questions.
Should we import the documents into the database, should we use RBS, should the files stay on the file share and just import metadata or references? How would that happen? What type of storage, how would you set up the content databases? Would you use multiple drives? How will this effect backups? Also what is the best way to migrate 10s of millions of files?
We would probably want to eliminate duplicates, keep versions, and store meta-data for easy searching.
Does anyone have any experience, ideas or suggestions regarding this type of process being managed in Sharepoint? Are there any third party applications that make sense? Has anyone actually done something like this before.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Vikki McCormick
Sort of. I have never worked with a Search app before. There are over 20 million files and more than 5 terabytes of data. If I test on a smaller scale it might not give me the same results as when I am fully implemented. I will have to put in extra time to figure out how it works best. So my next step should be to set up a Search application and try it out. I hear it is best to set up all your metadata first. Is that true? If so, any recommendations?
