JOBD for the databases. Of course this assumes that you will have a 2nd DB somewhere for redundancy. And now we can all sit back and wait for MBS to slap us in the back of the head. :) Tim
From: Jon Harris [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 3:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Disk configuration in new server I would think at the least you would want RAID 1. Jon On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Carl Houseman <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: JBOD's. E2010 does its own DR thing, RAID not required. But again, that's just what I've heard/read. Carl From: Evan Brastow [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 3:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Disk configuration in new server Hi guys, I'm just revisiting this after getting pulled in a few different directions over the past week. Dumb question... if I use RAID 1 on the OS and log volumes, and it's not recommended that I use RAID 5 for the data, what *should* I use for the data? Thanks :) Evan From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 7:31 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Disk configuration in new server I'd say run mirrors for all volumes except the data (information store) if your IS size is already large ... but best decision will be based on your current disk usage and projected growth. Depending on your backup schedule and traffic volume, your log files may require large storage too. Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' ________________________________ From: Evan Brastow [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 4:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Disk configuration in new server Hi guys. I'm looking at this server: http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=1723415 to be our next Exchange 2010 Enterprise server (currently running 2003 Ent. on 7 year old hardware.) What I'm wondering is, if I wanted to have a separate RAID array for the 1) OS and Exchange 2) Exchange data 3) Exchange logs... then do I need 3 RAID controllers? I've never set up multiple RAID arrays on a server before. Or do I even need to separate them out? Storage is not a big concern, but speed is. Thanks, Evan ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
