Perhaps I'm being ignorant, but can't I split the priv database with Exchange 2000? Doesn't this reduce the restore times?
Dennis Depp At 12:55 PM 2/18/2002 -0800, Martin Blackstone wrote: >One important factor to think about is restore time. >How are you backing up? How long does it take to do a test DR? Are these >times and numbers acceptable to you and more importantly management? That >may drive how you setup your servers. I'm sure that you can find a single >box out there to run the whole thing, but is this the wise way to do it. I >would probably split that 65GB three ways into 3 boxes with a 20GB IS on >each. At least split it in half. > >-----Original Message----- >From: John Matteson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 12:51 PM >To: Exchange Discussions >Subject: RE: Exchange Configuration Tools > > >Maybe I should have made myself more clear. > >I have one server for mailboxes. I have another that serves as the >bridgehead for the site. I'm willing to split the functions (connections and >mailboxes) the same way, but would like to keep all the mailboxes on one >server, if at all possible. > >I'm currently reading Tony Redmond's book as well as a companion book by >Pierre Bijaoui. They are helping, but its vapor right now, and I'm looking >for something that can help translate theory into something that I can wrap >my brain around. > >John Matteson; Exchange Manager >Geac Corporate Infrastructure Systems and Standards >(404) 239 - 2981 > >Be who you are and say what you feel because those who matter don't mind, >and those who mind don't matter. > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 3:44 PM >To: Exchange Discussions >Subject: RE: Exchange Configuration Tools > > >IMHO one box is certainly not enough, but 4 is probably too many. > >-----Original Message----- >From: John Matteson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 12:37 PM >To: Exchange Discussions >Subject: Exchange Configuration Tools > > >Good Afternoon to you all: > > I've searched the archives and have downloaded Compaq server >configuration tool for use with Exchange 2000, but I seem to be futzing the >configuration somehow. When I generate a configuration for what I have >currently (850 users, 65 Gbyte Private information store, average mailbox is >88Mbytes, heavy users) I get back a recommended configuration of 4 servers >with a total of 52 disk drives and none of the server have more than 512 >Mbytes of RAM. Currently I have this all on one server (quad 400 MHZ box, 1 >Gbyte of RAM) under NT 4.0 SP6a. > > Anyone have a suggestion on where I should look for different tools >to generate up a suggested configuration for an equivalent configuration >under Win2K/E2K? > >John Matteson; Exchange Manager >Geac Corporate Infrastructure Systems and Standards >(404) 239 - 2981 > >Be who you are and say what you feel because those who matter don't mind, >and those who mind don't matter. > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >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] > >_________________________________________________________________ >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]
