The MS Exchange 2000 Internals: Quick Tuning Guide (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtech nol/exchange/exchange2000/maintain/optimize/exchtune.asp) says to use the /3GB switch on servers with 1GB of RAM (or more). Pierre Bijaoui says the same thing in his "Scaling MS Exchange 2000" book. Seems that the conclusion from that is to run Advanced Server on any Exchange box with RAM >= 1GB.
-----Original Message----- From: Tom Meunier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 6:22 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Exchange 2000 Ent require Win2K Server Advanced? I'm not gonna disagree with you either, but I'm out of the loop on that topic. Have you got references, or are you hearing internal company whisperings? I've seen a lot of misunderstanding of the (poorly written) documentation of this switch. Are you talking about a Win2k Advanced Server machine with 2gb, or regular W2k server? My lab servers are old Compaq 1600s that would die of shock if they ever found out a machine could have 2gb RAM, so I can't test it... -----Original Message----- From: Missy Koslosky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Posted At: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 5:37 PM Posted To: MSExchange Mailing List Conversation: Exchange 2000 Ent require Win2K Server Advanced? Subject: Re: Exchange 2000 Ent require Win2K Server Advanced? Not to disagree with you Tom (not I!), but there's been a lot of talk lately about the /3GB switch helping performance, even on systems with 2GB of RAM. So A/S might be good, but, as you said, probably isn't necessary. M ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Meunier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 6:32 PM Subject: RE: Exchange 2000 Ent require Win2K Server Advanced? Win2k Server is fine. As long as you're happy with 4 or less CPUs and 4 or less GB of system RAM. The only reason to go to Advanced is to increase to 8cpus, 8GB RAM, clustering. http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/serverfamily/default.asp > -----Original Message----- > From: Orin Rehorst [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Posted At: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 05:21 PM > Posted To: MSExchange Mailing List > Conversation: Exchange 2000 Ent require Win2K Server Advanced? > Subject: Exchange 2000 Ent require Win2K Server Advanced? > > > Exchange 2000 Net require Win2K Server Advanced, or will Win2k Server > standard do? (Microsoft man said yes but didn't see same in system > document > doc.) > > TIA > > Regards, > Orin > > Orin Rehorst > Port of Houston Authority > (Largest U.S. port in foreign tonnage) > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Phone: (713)670-2443 > Fax: (713)670-2457 > TOPAS web site: <www.homestead.com/topas/topas.html > <http://www.homestead.com/topas/topas.html> > > _________________________________________________________________ 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]
