The fact that this is now supported does not mean that it should be looked at in any other light now.
Milton R Dogg Of The Dogg Foundation.. -----Original Message----- From: Brian Bauer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 11:06 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: More NAS Information The Exchange Group at Microsoft has changed and clarified their support position for Exchange 2000 and Exchange 5.5 with respect to interoperability and support of Exchange when used in conjunction with different storage solutions. New Knowledge Base articles were posted today stating that Microsoft will provide full support for their Exchange Server on storage solutions that meet the requirements published in the articles. Links to Q Articles: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q317173 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q317172 A summary of the Knowledge Base articles: Q317173 states Microsoft will provide full support for customer Exchange 2000 implementations when used with storage solutions that meet the requirements outlined in the article. SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange 2000 and filers meet these requirements. Q317173 puts NetApp on par with vendors providing direct attached storage solutions for Exchange 2000. This is made possible because our SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange 2000 is a block storage solution and maps identically to the storage architecture required by Exchange 2000. Q317173 states that Microsoft will provide full support for non-WHQL (HCL) certified storage devices. Q317172 states Microsoft will provide full support for customer Exchange 5.5 implementations when used with storage solutions that meet the requirements outlined in the article. SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange 5.5 and filers meet these requirements. Q317172 states that Microsoft will provide full support for non-WHQL (HCL) certified storage devices. The Exchange Group is sending an internal communications to their field messaging specialist, Microsoft Consulting Services, and the Exchange PSS group to provide clarity that Exchange is supported software by Microsoft when combined with the NetApp Exchange storage solution. > Brian Bauer > Network Administrator > (215)826-8929 - Voice > (267)716-1912 - Cellular > List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
