I'd also use VMDKs. Your perf issue is around making sure you fix the VMDK sizes. Don't use dynamically expanding ones. It's not supported and it's going to be slow.
Thanks, Brian Desmond [email protected] w - 312.625.1438 | c - 312.731.3132 -----Original Message----- From: Jon D [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 7:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Exchange Database -- VMDK or RAW? For those who have your Exchange boxes inside of VMWare, did you put your databases inside VMDK files, or did you go RAW? VMDK seems like it would be easier to manage, but I'm wondering about size issues, performance, etc. Thanks, Jon ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
