We are probably going to be upgrading our mail server from Exchange 5.5 SP4 soon so that we can go to an unlimited information store. Today, while we are getting (for us) hammered by the new viruses, my server is currently running at no more than 50% cpu utilization for a dual P3-850 box with 1.1GB ram. That figure includes running a manual scan while real time scanning is in progress using ScanMail 3.8. This leads me to believe that if I could get big enough disks for this server I could probably get away with not upgrading the server itself. Or if I can't, that I don't really need a huge honking workhorse for this job. We have 22 users who send a fair amount of mail and who keep everything and think nothing of sending 25MB or larger files to each other left and right. But there are only 22 of them.
What do you folks think about my server sizing conclusion? Microsoft says Exchange 2003 will run on "Pentium or compatible, 733 Mhz or better" under "Recommended". "Minimum" is laughable. What I wanted to ask you folks for was a real world "yeah, your box is under-used right now processor-wise and will be able to handle Exchange 2003" or a real world, "no, you want to keep processor utilization under 10% at all times" or "no, Exchange 2003 says it will run on 733s but it will be underpowered with anything less than dual P4 1.8Ghz" or whatever. Thanks! Ronni ********************************* If You Can't Learn To Do Something Well, Learn to Enjoy Doing It Poorly --------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
