What Exactly is the web spool?
Thanks, Kris McElroy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet Systems Engineer Duracom, INC. www.duracom.net "I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sanford Whiteman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kris McElroy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 11:33 PM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] New Server Build > 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/ > 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/
