What I'd do - RAID 1 on the two 36GB drives. Partition as C: and D:, with about 10GB on C: and the remainder on D:. RAID 5 on the 3 70GB drives, single partition E: Put the operating system and program files on C:. Put the logfiles on D:. Put the databases on E:.
My personal preference is to separate operating system files, logfiles, and database files all on completely separate arrays connected to different controllers, but that isn't always practical and isn't strictly necessary for such a small environment. Are you going to be running OWA or an SMTP connector on that same box? Thanks, Geni Hawkins -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dandy, Jim Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 3:35 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Best drive configuration I'm going to be putting Exchange Server 2003 on a Dell 2650. It has 5 spindles (two 36 GB Raid 1 and three 70 GB Raid 5). (Presumably the Raid configuration could be changed.) What would be the best configuration for these drives in terms of RAID configuration and partitioning? I don't anticipate heavy use (approximately 55 mail boxes and no public folders). Thanks for your help. Curt Finley _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [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. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [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.
