I'm not sure about OWA and SMTP. I haven't gotten into it that deeply. I was planning on having a front-end server. It will be running OWA and SMTP. I wouldn't think the backend would need them since they are on the front-end.
Curt > -----Original Message----- > From: Hawkins, Geni P [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 3:38 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Best drive configuration > > What I'd do - RAID 1 on the two 36GB drives. Partition as C: > and D:, with about 10GB on C: and the remainder on D:. RAID > 5 on the 3 70GB drives, single partition E: Put the > operating system and program files > on C:. Put the logfiles on D:. Put the databases on E:. > > My personal preference is to separate operating system files, > logfiles, and database files all on completely separate > arrays connected to different controllers, but that isn't > always practical and isn't strictly necessary for such a > small environment. > > Are you going to be running OWA or an SMTP connector on that same box? > > > Thanks, > > Geni Hawkins > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Dandy, Jim > Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 3:35 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Best drive configuration > > I'm going to be putting Exchange Server 2003 on a Dell 2650. > It has 5 spindles (two 36 GB Raid 1 and three 70 GB Raid 5). > (Presumably the Raid configuration could be changed.) What > would be the best configuration for these drives in terms of > RAID configuration and partitioning? I don't anticipate > heavy use (approximately 55 mail boxes and no public folders). > Thanks for your help. > > Curt Finley > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
