I think you will be OK, but if at all possible, add more RAM. I have run win2k/E2k in 256MB and just logging in and running system administrator thrashes the disk continuously.
The textbook says you should use two of your disks in a mirror for the Exchange logs, but with 50 users, I don't think it will make much difference. On the other hand, you should realize the disaster recovery implications of having the logs and store on the same disk. Also, having your swap on RAID5 is going to make swapping even more painful. More reason to add more memory. Maybe you should consider using two of your disks in RAID1 for your swap and E2K logs. Use the remainder in RAID5 for everything else. You might also want to consider running Exchange 5.5 on NT4 - particularly if you can't add more RAM. Another thing to consider (as others have mentioned) is Linux & POP3. Use Yahoo for your "public folders" and calendars. -----Original Message----- From: Erick Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 6:15 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: Server capacity I know it is well beyond end-of-life, but given our financial constraints, is it useable? I don't have the resources to do a proper stress test to see how response times would be under a ~30-50 user load. If it takes 45 seconds for a user to open their inbox, then I will have a good reason to say that we need something with more muscle. I haven't set up an Exchange server before, so I don't know what kind of load it puts on systems. Erick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Crowley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 3:00 PM Subject: RE: Server capacity > Even if it was, that machine is well beyond end-of-life. > > 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 Martin > Blackstone > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 2:05 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Server capacity > > > I don't think E2k or even W2K is recommended on a Ppro system. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Erick Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 2:05 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Server capacity > > > I am hoping that I can get some feedback on a server configuration. I > have a Compaq Proliant 6500, dual PPro 200, 256 MB ram, and 7 x 4.3GB > drives in RAID 5 with a hot spare. I want to set this system up as an > Exchange 2000 server for about 30 local users, and another 20 via OWA. > The email load will be fairly heavy, and there will be a lot of use of > shared folders and calendars. > > I'm concerned about taking the time to set the server up, get Exchange > up and running, only to find that it's running too slowly for the > users to be productive. I know more is better, but this is a > non-profit with a very limited budget, so I want to make sure we have > what we need. Is this server going to be a serious bottleneck? > > Thanks, > Erick > > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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]
