Is it possible to install seven instances of SQL Server 2008 R2 on the same physical computer, a standalone, unclustered domain member, and have all seven homed in separate folders on the same volume, like this:
Instance1 Master: H:\Instance1\Master
Data: H:\Instance1\Data
Logs: H;\Instance1\Logs
Temp: H:\Instance1\Temp
Backup: H:\Instance2\Backup
Instance2 Master: H:\Instance2\Master
Data: H:\Instance2\Data
Logs: H;\Instance2\Logs
Temp: H:\Instance2\Temp
Backup: H:\Instance2\Backup
Especially, since the H: volume is on a SAN, which may not necessarily enforce the same boundaries as DASD, with each block coming from a different drive.