That is good to hear, many SAN vendors will give you bad advice regarding Exchange on a SAN as they just assume Exchange is like any other SAN connected server when in fact that is not the case. Exchange really depends on the performance of the disk so making some bad deicisions early on can end up costing you a lot of money down the road.
If the HP guys have good Exchange experience then that is cool, but they will still be vendor specific. I know that MCS does a lot of Exchange SAN sizing and MCS isn't vendor specific so they won't really care what storage vendor you go with. There are different quirks to each storage vendors solutions that will impact your SAN design so getting someone who is knowledgable on SAN and Exchange configuration is essential.
MCS isn't always cheap, but when it comes to a project like Exchange with a SAN backend I think it's worth it. Whoever you choose to go with, just make sure that they have Exchange expertise to go along with the SAN expertise.
Phil
Note: for some reason I feel the need to admit that I do work for MCS, so I suppose you can take this with a grain of sand, especially since I do Exchange ;)
On 9/21/05, Bernard, Aric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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
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Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 3:20 PM
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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.
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Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 4:00 PM
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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,
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From: "Bernard, Aric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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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
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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
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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,
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