Definitely. On an Exchange server with more than 1GB RAM, Advanced Server is recommended so you can apply the /3GB switch to boot.ini.
Neil -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Atkinson, Miles Posted At: 05 December 2003 09:16 Posted To: Swynk Exchange (30 days) Conversation: Ideal setup for exch 2003? Subject: RE: Ideal setup for exch 2003? Almost identical to our field server specification! Although, I'd consider Advanced Server, simply because we are having a hell of a job with virtual memory fragmentation errors on similar systems with similar amounts of memory. It would appear that Advanced Server handles memory in a different way to "ordinary" Server. Cheers, Miles -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Fretz Sent: 04 December 2003 15:47 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Ideal setup for exch 2003? Exchange 2000 and 2003 can make good use of dual processors. The configuration will vary based upon the load and number of users you are supporting, but here's an example of the system I just ordered for my company: Dell PowerEdge 4400 Windows 2000 Server Exchange 2000 Enterprise Edition Dual Pentium-4 Xeon 2.8 GHz Processors 2.0 GB of Dual channel DDR RAM (4 x 512 MB DDR) 4-channel PERC Raid card Disks: 2 x 18.2G 10k rpm drives [RAID-1] = C:\ (OS Drive) 2 x 18.2G 15k rpm drives [RAID-1] = D:\ (Directory Store + SMTP Queue + Swapfile) 4 x 73G 15x rpm drives [RAID-5] = E:\ (Information Store) 2 x 36G 15k rpm drives [RAID-0] = F:\ (Secondary Swapfile + free space for doing Information Store maintenance) Quantum VS160 Tape Drive (80/160GB) Note: For those of you who have been following my saga, I was finally able to get the executive board to approve $$$ for a new server NOW instead of 1/2004. I guess when you equate mail downtime to dollars and cents, they tend to listen more closely to the IT guy! E _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&; lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
