No, we back up within the Exchange server using Legato Networker. Ken Cornetet 812.482.8499 To err is human - to moo, bovine.
-----Original Message----- From: Jon D [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 11:24 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Exchange Database -- VMDK or RAW? Awesome Ken! Thanks! Do you backup with something like ESXRanger or Veeam? If so, any issues with them backing up huge VMDKs? Thanks, Jon On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Ken Cornetet <[email protected]> wrote: > VMDK. > > We have two mailbox servers handling about 4000 mailboxes each. Each Exchange > server uses multiple storage groups with multiple databases spread across > three drive letters - one drive for log files, the other two for stores. > > These three drive letters correspond directly to three VMDK files that live > in one VMFS which lives on one SAN LUN (but that LUN is spread across 15 > spindles). > > I have noticed that Exchange 2007 hits the disks much less than Exchange 2003. > > We also force our users (via group policy) to run Outlook in cached mode > which also cuts way back on the disk hits. > > Ken Cornetet 812.482.8499 > To err is human - to moo, bovine. > ~ 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
