Neil, thanks you cleared alot up for me. im going to go with one group and backup will be every night (got an autoloader) and see what happens.. thanks....it isnt going ot be 2000 users on at once ever. i think at most on any given day the maximum concurrent users on the system will be 500 max...
Bob C. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Hobson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 11:30 AM Subject: RE: New Exchange 2000 Install > > I would, otherwise you'll have another set of transaction log files. > Also, if a user on database A in storage group A sends a message to a > user on database B in storage group B, then you've got copies of the > message in two databases and two sets of log files. With 2000 users on > a single server, space can diminish quickly. > > The trade off with multiple databases is reduced efficiency in storage > requirements, since single instance storage is per-database, against the > theory that you could recover the database of a portion of your users > more quickly than if they were all on one database. Backing up and > restoring a single huge database could be a problem if you've got strict > SLA windows. > > Neil > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Chyka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Posted At: 18 June 2002 16:22 > Posted To: Swynk Exchange List > Conversation: New Exchange 2000 Install > Subject: Re: New Exchange 2000 Install > > > Ed, > > would you recommend having just one storage group with the equipment i > have to work with? thanks for your insights.. > > BOb C. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ed Crowley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 11:09 AM > Subject: RE: New Exchange 2000 Install > > > > I wouldn't characterize that advantage as a "performance benefit". > > > > Creating two or more storage groups with that configuration could > > actually reduce performance since the two would be competing for the > > same log drive. > > > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I > > Tech Consultant > > hp Services > > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups! > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Chris > > Scharff > > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 7:42 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: New Exchange 2000 Install > > > > > > That's not entirely true I think. Even if all databases have the same > > recoverability requirements there is potential savings of restoration > > time in using multiple databases or storage groups if just one edb > > fails. :) > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Ken Cornetet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 9:36 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: New Exchange 2000 Install > > > > > > With only one set of spindles for information store, there is no > > > performance benefit to be had from multiple storage groups or > > > databases. > > > > > > If you have a set of mailboxes that have differing recoverability > > > requirements, you might consider making them a separate storage > > > group. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bob Chyka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 9:29 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: Re: New Exchange 2000 Install > > > > > > > > > thanks i already have that article printed out. thanks for the info > > > > ..and yes i am going to be running advanced server with exchange > > > enterprise...any insight on the breakdown of storage groups (how > > > many mailboxes per) etc. > > > > > > thanks, > > > > > > BOb C. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Ken Cornetet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 10:15 AM > > > Subject: RE: New Exchange 2000 Install > > > > > > > > > > I think you are on the right track. If you do anything different, > > > > add > > > more > > > > RAM. > > > > > > > > BTW, With 3GB you will need to use the boot.ini switch /3GB, which > > > requires > > > > windows 2000 advance server. Otherwise, your apps (Exchange) will > > > > only > > > get > > > > 2GB > > > > > > > > See > > > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q266096 > > > > for > > > more > > > > details. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Bob Chyka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 11:12 AM > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > Subject: New Exchange 2000 Install > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello everybody, > > > > > > > > just looking for a little guidance/insight on a new project im > > > > looking > > > at > > > > doing. i have exchange 5.5 running at 3 different companies and > > > > understand how it works, etc. > > > > > > > > for the college that i work for, they want me to deploy a exchange > > > > > 2000 server that will host 2000 mail accounts. i just need some > > > > guidance of where i should go to design our server for this many > > > > users and how to > > > set > > > > up exchange. i wanted to split the users onto a couple servers > > > > but > > > money > > > > doesnt allow this right now. > > > > > > > > this is the hardware i have to work with. i have a dell 6400 with > > > > > dual PIII 1.0ghz xeons with 2 megs of cache. i have 3 gigs of ram > > > > > and 7 hard drives to work with with a perc RAID controller. i was > > > > > going to > > > configure > > > > raid 1 for the OS and another RAID 1 set for the log files, then > > > > use > > > > > > the last 3 drives in a raid 5 config for the databases. > > > > > > > > i have some whitepapers from microsoft on how to set up the server > > > > > with that many users but they dont really get into details. any > > > > help is greatly appreciated! > > > > > > > > thanks for your time, > > > > > > > > Bob C. > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > 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] > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > ************************************************* > This email and any files transmitted with it are > confidential and intended solely for the use of > the individual to whom it is addressed. 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