Most bang for buck, multiple disks and multiple disk controllers. Store
system and programs on one, domain folders (and users) on another. Also
spread NT Pagefile across 2 disks (no cost!).
Happy Holidays!
Daniel Donnelly
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ravi Reddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 11:20 AM
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Maximum number of user accounts with external
database
> Hi,
> Thanks for the info. The hardware question is about using one or two
> processor server or multiple servers for Imail and same to a seperate data
> server. Which one more bang for the buck and reliability.
> Thanks again
> RR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Daniel Donnelly
> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 10:24 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Maximum number of user accounts with external
> database
>
>
> Ravi,
>
> There is no limit on the number of user accounts IMail can have (unless
you
> have a 250 user version). It does not make any difference which database
is
> used.
>
> However, practical limits might have some effect. For example, some people
> using Access as the database, begin to have problems when they have a few
> hundres to a few thousands users (Access is not quite as robust or
intended
> to support large DBs as say SQL). I have heard of the IMail DB having in
> excess of 180,000 users without any troubles.
>
> What hardware are you asking about, the mail server or the DB server? Are
yo
> planning on running both on the same machine, or different ones? Lots of
> questions like these will affect your final configuration. Even something
> like 'How much money do you have to spend?' will have effects.
>
> Happy Holidays!
>
> Daniel Donnelly
> ________________________________________________________
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ravi Reddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "IMail_Forum@list. ipswitch. com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 4:01 PM
> Subject: [IMail Forum] Maximum number of user accounts with external
> database
>
>
> > Hi all,
> > Could some one inform us what is the maximum number of email accounts
> using
> > external database running using IMAIL server and what is the hardware
> > configuration.
> > I am in the process of setting up such a server.
> > Thanks for your help in advance
> > RR
> > Compunet Services, Inc.
> >
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