That's basically what I just did, I started using Sunbelts SEA e-mail archiving about 14 months ago currently archiving about 5 mil emails and about 200Gb of storage, (about 250 users), just purchased an HP NAS iSCSI with 4 * SATA 500 GB drives, will be using it for the e-mail archiving storage and other "slow moving" data. Takes the pressure of my Fibre SAN, for a fraction of the cost.
Stefan On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 7:39 AM, Bob Hartung <[email protected]> wrote: > We use Kerio Connect as our mail server. After trying a numberof > alternatives, wechose MailStore (www.mailstore.com). > > - Has both a web and software clients. > - Superfast search > - Flexible rules for archiving and removing emails. > - We don't have MS mail but Mailstore has a compatible mode. > > Had it for about 8 months. Run on a PC. Very good software at a good price. > > > ---------------------- > > Bob Hartung > Wisco Industries, Inc. > 736 Janesville St. > Oregon, WI 53575 > Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 > Fax: (608) 835-7399 > e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] > To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:26:28 -0500 > Subject: Re: Archiving Solution > > > > Rather than go to local server storage, I would recommend getting a > > secondary, less expensive SATA-based iSCSI SAN to offload the data to. > > > > It will give you more flexibility in the long run, while helping you to > > minimize costs in the short run. > > > > > > *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) > > <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker<http://xeesm.com/AndrewBaker> > > > > *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* > > * * > > Signature powered by WiseStamp <http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install> > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 6:40 PM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > What I've implemented in a small (50 user, 500GB total server space > > > environment) with good success and happy users: ROBOCOPY to an archive > > share > > > (in this case, 1TB USB HDD hung off a server). Same users allowed to > RWXD > > on > > > non-archived files have READ ONLY to the archives. File/folder > structure > > is > > > identical to "active" files. The only folders archived by the robocopy > are > > > the shares on the file/print servers. > > > > > > We're considering doing something similar at %dayjob% with 350 users > and > > a > > > LOT more data - get old data off expensive SAN disks and onto cheaper > and > > > less "performance critical" local server drives. > > > > > > Depends on the environment and why you want to archive. In the small > > client > > > it was to not unnecessarily pay for online backup of files that simply > > > aren't THAT business critical, and those archive files are disk-to-disk > > > backup to a NAS at their site 2 miles away. > > > > > > Yeah, doesn't help the OP AT ALL. > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 3:14 PM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > Subject: Re: Archiving Solution > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 14:16, Mike Tellson > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > My company is looking to implement an archiving solution for both > file > > > > servers and exchange mailboxes. After several vendors came out and > gave > > > a > > > > “dog and pony show” the two products that appear to be what we are > > > looking > > > > for are CommVault Simpana and Sunbelt’s Exchange archiver & File > > > archiver. > > > > Does anyone on this list have experience with either of these > products? > > > > What are your opinions of each (good, bad, or ugly)? > > > > > > I have some peripheral experience with the Sunbelt stuff - I didn't > > > implement it myself, and it was given to one of my minions by the IT > > > manager, which pissed me off no end. > > > > > > o- Don't mix the implementation of the two products - Just. > > > Don't. In particular, don't mix the archive files into the same > > > directories. > > > > > > o- Make sure you don't throw random crappy old hardware at it. > > > > > > My next points are true of any complex solution like this: > > > > > > o- Don't give it to a junior sysadmin to implement. > > > > > > o- Make sure you have a comprehensive plan for implementation and > > > testing > > > > > > Specific issues that come to mind immediately: > > > > > > o- We had to make exceptions for several different file types > > > (.mdb, CAD drawings, and some others) because the clients couldn't > > > stand the wait time for the retrieval from the archiver, and the > > > client would hang, and then we'd have to unarchive the file manually. > > > > > > o- Once the emails and files have been archived and mingled in > > > the directories created on the archive server, there is no > > > distinguishing them, in any way. > > > > > > We cheaped out and used an older server with poor RAID hardware for > > > the OS drives, and we're still paying the price. > > > > > > There are other problems, but I'll leave you with a bit of philosophy: > > > > > > o- Adding more disk is probably cheaper than trying to do file > > > archiving. The cost of the software and the maintenance/management > > > overhead almost certainly more expensive than adding more disk. > > > > > > o- Email archiving is the same story with one caveat: the only > > > real justification for it: Legal protection. If you need email > > > archiving for regulatory compliance, customer service or contractual > > > issues, you're good to go. Otherwise, don't do it. > > > > > > Kurt > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > -- Stefan Jafs ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
