Yo. If you back off a step, are there other options apart from consolidating the 9 Exchange servers into 1? Can you move the smaller offices onto the central server but leave servers at the bigger sites? Can you have several hub sites, where small local offices have dedicated lines into large local offices (design it right and you'll save on telco charges).
For what it is worth, we have one central server for several remote sites, each of which has between 8 and 16 channels of a T. But we also run a great deal of other traffic over those lines, and since all our sites are within city limits the line costs are minimal. Centralization Is a bean-counter's delight But autumn's leaves disperse -- be - MOS Avoid gunfire in the bathroom tonight. > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Moore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 8:24 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Speed > > > I'm new to this organization. Currently we have nine Exchange > 5.5 servers > (450 users) scattered around the country. They're all connected to the > Exchange server at our headquarters in Philadelphia. All > Internet mail goes > through the Philadelphia connection. All the remote sites are > connected to > us, through the Internet, at various speeds, the fastest > being some level of > DSL. > > We're just at the beginning stages of moving our NT- and > Exchange 5.5-based > network to Win2k and Ex2k. One of the ideas being considered is to > consolidate the 9 different Exchange servers into one server housed in > Philadelphia. So my questions are: 1. What is the minimum > speed you would > suggest the remote sites be connected to us? (They'll be > using Outlook.) 2. > Is it a good idea? > > We're trying to lower the administrative overhead, and > simplify the network. > > Thanks for your input, > Rob > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Rob Moore, MCSE > American Friends Service Committee > IT Department > [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]
