With a 20%+ growth rate, I'd buy 2 slightly smaller boxen rather than 1 beast. Lots of memory, dual procs, and a FAST disk system.
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Senior Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems Atlanta, GA http://www.peregrine.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Hansen, Eric [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 5:19 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: What would you buy? > > > Yes, and yes > > And actually I'm serious. I need to budget for a new server, > the current ones just arent cutting it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Meunier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 2:22 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: What would you buy? > > > Do you even read this list? Or are you just a sadist? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Hansen, Eric [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Posted At: Friday, January 11, 2002 04:11 PM > > Posted To: MSExchange Mailing List > > Conversation: What would you buy? > > Subject: What would you buy? > > > > > > Not nessicarily brand, cause I'm stuck with IBM. > > > > Exchange 2000 server for roughly 1000 users, mailbox storage/OWA/KM > > not smtp, limits around 100mb to 200mb( negotiable ) per mailbox, > > some public > > folder usage under 5gig db. Enviroment will have a projected > > growth of > > 20-27% anually. > > > > Based on the previous IBM5000 w/2 p2-450's and the current > IBM5100 w/2 > > p3-800 I was thinking of a quad xeon 900 with an oodle of > drives and > > maybe agrigated fiber cards. > > > > What would you recommend for such a senario? > > > > e- > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
