My general design plan (which may not be applicable here) is to worry more about the storage group level. I'd design a SG with 4 private information stores and create those databases at the outset. Then through day to day operations, I distribute users over those storage groups. I'd rather have 4 5GB databases in a single storage group than 1 20GB database. Now, there's some SIS downside to that approach, but in general I tend to like it and if necessary try to group users with like job functions on a particular database to improve SIS if it is really an issue. YMMV
-----Original Message----- From: Woodruff, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Posted At: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 9:23 AM Posted To: swynk Conversation: Exchange 2k3 store configs Subject: Exchange 2k3 store configs I am setting up a plan to restructure our exchange DB config. Currently we have 3 DBs. 1 with a mix of companies that is very large (65GB). The others are 4 to 5GB a piece and are one Exec DB and one company DB. I started to go the departmental route to separate DBs, but then that idea was soon realized to created trouble since we have people who shuffle around a lot here. What are larger orgs like some of you doing with your config? I was thinking company Dbs with a 20GB limit. After the 20GB was reached I would then create a second instance of the same company DB2 and so on for all of our companies. Just looking for some input an recommendations of what is the best practice. Thanks. Michael Woodruff System Administrator inChord Communications Inc. A group of communications companies providing clients unlimited visibility 614.543.6405 [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] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ 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] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
