well, in Exchange server 2003 24/7, he recommends putting the trans logs on a sperate raid1+0 if you can. So i thought i'd place the binaries on raid 5, trans logs on raid 1+0, and the db on raid 1+0 or 5 depending on disks i have. I figure i'll use the msa 1000 which has about 10 drives in it right now.
unfortuantely there is no way to test this as the msa 1000 is hosting my old exchange 2k server db's and trans logs. I think the only way to do this is first install exchange2k3 on the raid 5 with all the logs and then after the migration and public folder rep and outlook clients being redirected, decommision the old server and move the db and trans logs to the msa. Tell me if this sounds insane I just hate to see the msa 1000 wasted because if i don't use it for exchange, it won't be used for anything. btw, do you know how many raid arrays you can create on a smart array 6i controller? thanks a lot Charlie Kaiser wrote: > Should work, AFAIK. That's the setup we use on our current backup > system... Test, of course.. :-) > I seem to remember running into issues with older 380s (G1) and some > RAID cards being incompatible, but testing will verify your > configuration... Should only be an issue if you're buying an > additional RAID card for your server... > > ********************** > Charlie Kaiser > MCSE, CCNA > Systems Engineer > Essex Credit / Brickwalk > 510 595 5083 > ********************** > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kern, Tom >> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 9:21 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] exchange upgrade (OT) >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> My old exchange 2k box was a active/passive cluster. It had 2 >> storage groups, together ~80gig. >> The new server will not be a cluster and the old one will be >> reitred after the mailbox move. >> I was wondering if i could attach the MSA 1000 box to the new >> server and use that for more drives. Its on the win2k3 HCL. >> >> do you think this is doable? >> A raid 5 proliant dl 380 with a msa 1000 das running raid 10 >> or 0 + 1 for trans logs? >> thanks >> >> >> >> Charlie Kaiser wrote: >>> We use a DL380 with 6 drives for our E2K3 server. One RAID 1 set for >>> OS/Logs, one 3-drive RAID 5 set for the DBs, and a hot spare >>> available to both arrays. Given our E2K3 org size (single server, >>> DB of around 17gb, under 200 mailboxes, low PF usage), this setup >>> works fine. >>> We only use one controller. The HP controllers have been pretty >>> durable for us. We've had issues with system boards or backplanes, >>> but the controllers have not given us any flak. You have to balance >>> cost and probability of failure with the desire for a second >>> controller card. I'd base it on my SLA and uptime needs for E2K3. >>> Eliminating a single point of failure (as in a single controller) is >>> desirable, but in the end, if you lose one of your controllers, >>> you're still going to go down for a while. >>> If I had a larger E2K3 org and needed more drives (as in RAID 10 or >>> 0+1), I would consider the DAS cabinet that HP offers along with a >>> second controller. We use them for some of our other systems and >>> they have been fine. I seem to remember that the price point >>> between the DAS cabinet + DL380 vs a larger server with more >>> internal storage worked in favor of the DAS cabinet... That was >>> over a year ago, though. >>> We looked at going to a SAN at the time and decided that SAN >>> architecture and cost was well outside the scope of an E2K3 >>> migration project. >>> >>> >>> ********************** >>> Charlie Kaiser >>> MCSE, CCNA >>> Systems Engineer >>> Essex Credit / Brickwalk >>> 510 595 5083 >>> ********************** >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kern, Tom >>>> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 8:50 AM >>>> To: ActiveDir (E-mail) >>>> Subject: [ActiveDir] exchange upgrade (OT) >>>> >>>> I'm moving to exchange 2k3 and i'm starting off with a fresh >>>> new server >>>> >>>> We use HP proliant DL's here. >>>> >>>> My questions are - >>>> I want to use raid 0+1 or raid 10(deoending on price) for the >>>> trans logs. I want to keep the exchange binaries and db seperate >>>> from the >>>> logs on a raid 5. >>>> >>>> To do this, do i need 2 raid controllers or can i just do this with >>>> 1? alos the proliants seem to only support 6 drives and for this >>>> solution i will need at least 7. >>>> Has anyone had experince with doing this on proliants with >>>> the smart array 6i controller? >>>> >>>> Thanks a lot >>>> List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx >>>> List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx >>>> List archive: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ >>>> >>> List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx >>> List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx >>> List archive: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ >> >> List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx >> List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx >> List archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ >> > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
