KM> 4 Drives Raid 0+1 for Mail Boxes only KM> 2 Drives Raid 0 For OS/Programs KM> 1 Drive for spool and logfiles
KM> Does this look correct? "Correct" is certainly subjective, since we don't know your budget and more spindles will certainly bring more performance. You want to dedicate as many dedicated spindles as possible to the following core areas, and in my opinion there should be no non-fault-tolerant arrays, RAID 0+1 or RAID 1 only. -System -IMail EXEs -Logs -Domain top directory(ies) -Spool -Web spool -OS -Swapfile(s) If you have to double up functions within physical arrays (and I presume you will for budgetary reasons), you should still separate the functions onto logical volumes and rightsize the file allocation units for each type of storage: the spool and web spool like smaller FAUs, for example, while swapfile and mailbox drives like larger. -Sandy To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
