And if you do have or considering HP SAN equipment, call you HP representative and let them know you need help with capacity planning and configuration for your SAN for Exchange. Most of the folks at HP involved with this kind of activity follow Pierre's (an HP employee) methodology and best practices.
In many cases they can provide assistance at little or no direct cost to you. Aric -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Coleman, Hunter Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 3:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: SAN Assessment If you have the time, pick up a copy of Pierre Bijaoui's "Scaling Microsoft Exchange 2000." I don't think it's been updated for Exchange 2003, but most everything he covers in there carries forward. It's very good information on building storage infrastructure for Exchange, including SANs. It may not replace a consulting engagement, but it will give you enough background to understand (and question) any recommendations. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Devan Pala Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 4:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: SAN Assessment Well we don't have a preferred vendor. We're looking at all the obvious choices: HP, EMC, StorageTek (SUN) etc. Right now its more important to just get an independent (non-vendor specific) assessment carried out. Thanks, "Firefox - Rediscover the web " ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Bernard, Aric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: SAN Assessment Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:25:57 -0400 Yep, lots of consulting firms do his sort of work. Who is the SAN vendor? Typically they will be happy to come out and help with this kind of activity as it usually means additional sales now or in the future. Aric -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 10:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: SAN Assessment I work for a consulting firm that does these sorts of things, so, yes I know people utilize consulting firms to do this stuff. :) Thanks, Brian Desmond [EMAIL PROTECTED] c - 312.731.3132 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Devan Pala Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 11:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: SAN Assessment Hi, We're in the process of planning to migrate from Notes to Exchange and one the dependenices of this migration is a SAN environment. Has anyone utilized the services of any independent consulting bodies to carry out a SAN assessment. Essentially, helping in the process of determining requirements and laying out a path to successful deployment with considerations for high availability, scalability and future considerations. Thanks, 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/ 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/
