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Michael Cooper
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Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:16 am Post subject:
Designing an Exchange Server |
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I am trying to figure out what is the best configuration of a Server and more
specifically the Hard Drive Configuration for Exchange. We have 600 users
that are currently using Exchange 2000. These are currently on two 18Gb
drives using raid 1 and three 18Gb drives Raid 5 for logs and data. If
youare purchasing a new server how would you configure the drives.
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Al Mulnick
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Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:37 am Post subject:
Re: Designing an Exchange Server |
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If that works for you under Exchange 2000, it would likely work for you in
Exchange 2003.
If you had more disks to work with, I'd say to use a different
configuration, but you don't have them to play with it sounds like.
Al
"Michael Cooper" <Michael Cooper@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I am trying to figure out what is the best configuration of a Server and
more
specifically the Hard Drive Configuration for Exchange. We have 600 users
that are currently using Exchange 2000. These are currently on two 18Gb
drives using raid 1 and three 18Gb drives Raid 5 for logs and data. If
youare purchasing a new server how would you configure the drives. |
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Brian Desmond [MVP]
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Thu Jan 20, 2005 6:08 am Post subject:
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<aol> Me too </aol>
My general Exchande disk layout for a basic environment.
2x18GB - OS/binaries
2x18GB - Logs
3x73GB - Databases
Most rack servers aren't going to fit seven drives, so you have to go for a
big ass tower conversion if you plan to rack the thing (like a Dell 4600).
Seriously, though - if your current config works and users aren't
complaining about latency I wouldn't mess with the hardware.
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--Brian Desmond
Windows Server MVP
desmondb@payton.cps.k12.il.us
www.briandesmond.com
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| Quote: | If that works for you under Exchange 2000, it would likely work for you in
Exchange 2003.
If you had more disks to work with, I'd say to use a different
configuration, but you don't have them to play with it sounds like.
Al
"Michael Cooper" <Michael Cooper@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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I am trying to figure out what is the best configuration of a Server and
more
specifically the Hard Drive Configuration for Exchange. We have 600
users
that are currently using Exchange 2000. These are currently on two 18Gb
drives using raid 1 and three 18Gb drives Raid 5 for logs and data. If
youare purchasing a new server how would you configure the drives.
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Vermyndax
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 12:39 am Post subject:
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Michael Cooper wrote:
| Quote: | I am trying to figure out what is the best configuration of a Server and more
specifically the Hard Drive Configuration for Exchange. We have 600 users
that are currently using Exchange 2000. These are currently on two 18Gb
drives using raid 1 and three 18Gb drives Raid 5 for logs and data. If
youare purchasing a new server how would you configure the drives.
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At my location, we have 7000+ users on 5 Exchange servers...
Each server:
2 x 32gb (RAID 1): OS, 1 hot spare
2 x 136gb (RAID 1): Logs for 1st storage group, 1 hot spare
2 x 136gb (RAID 1): Logs for 2nd storage group, 1 hot spare
4 x 136gb = 272gb (RAID 10): DBs for 1st storage group, 1 hot spare
4 x 136gb = 272gb (RAID 10): DBs for 2nd storage group, 1 hot spare
2gb RAM
4 Xeon processors
Works nicely for this locale...
--JM |
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