Let's see. 1000 user per box. 800MB RAM. No issues here. So I should more than double my RAM and halve the number of users per box.
And I thought I over engineered servers. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 11:52 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: High Physical Memory Utilization > > Nope. Disagree. This problem could have been avoided with proper > implementation of hardware..... "In my opinion". > > My solution is not to throw hardware at a problem. My solution is to > implement a proper hardware solution in the beginning! I was not trying > to > solve the person's problem. I simply made an statement reflecting my > opinion that they should evaluate their hardware. > > 400 users and 1 gig of ram did not seem like an appropriate solution that > would provide current stability and room for future growth. Besides, who > wants to replace their Exchange Server Hardware every 2 years? What's > wrong > with building a system that will last 3-4 years reliably? Are you guys > saying this is a bad thing? It sure seems that way. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 10:34 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: High Physical Memory Utilization > > > No - you were not giving an opinion. You were giving an ill-conceived > solution to a stated problem. > > People who have been here pick up on who to listen to and to whom they > should not listen. Not everyone has been here that long. > > Fortunately, for the person who originally asked the question, a few of us > who do know good solutions addressed to the specific problems. It would > appear that your first solution is to throw hardware at the problem. I > used > to think the same thing. 5 Years ago. Before I learned a LOT about this > stuff. > Roger > ------------------------------------------------------ > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > Senior Systems Administrator > Peregrine Systems > Atlanta, GA > http://www.peregrine.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 10:31 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: High Physical Memory Utilization > > > > > > And another comment Mr. Ely..... > > > > Let's keep this in mind next time you decide to flame me or > > someone else on the list. > > > > I'm simply giving my opinion. Acceptance is optional. I'm > > giving my opinion of a server spec for exchange server that > > in "my opinion" has giving me the best level of performance > > and least amount of headaches over a 10 year period. Whether > > you choose this type of hardware is irrelevant being that I'm > > the one stating an opinion. > > > > You have the option of lending your alternative option to the > > discussion. This would give the person whom made the original > > post more alternatives. > > > > Second, I have never claimed to be the foremost expert on > > Exchange Server. I am here with an open mind and willing and > > needing to learn just like everyone else. However, I do > > intend to post my opinions. > > > > Thanks for your time. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 8:45 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: High Physical Memory Utilization > > > > > > Someone would have to be on some good drugs to over-spec a > > server like that. I guess we're the unfortunate bunch with > > actual "real" world budgets to work with... ;o) > > > > D > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Joyce, Louis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 6:42 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: High Physical Memory Utilization > > > > > > Ha ha ha ha LOL. > > > > Crack pipe. Nice one Don. > > > > Regards > > > > Mr Louis Joyce > > Network Support Analyst > > Exchange Administrator > > BT Ignite eSolutions > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 11 January 2002 14:36 > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: High Physical Memory Utilization > > > > > > What crack pipe are you smoking out of? Those specs are way > > beyond what's necessary! > > > > D > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 12:48 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: High Physical Memory Utilization > > > > > > 400 Mailboxes and 1 gig of Ram does not sound right. Your > > primary problem is hardware. > > > > This is my minimum recommendation for your hardware requirements. > > > > Dual Pentium III 550 + > > Separate Raid Controller running in Raid 5 config. (2 > > partitions logical) 2 Gig physical memory. 3 Gig Page File on > > second partition Run optimizer and move the databases and log > > files to 2nd partition. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Frazer J Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 11:09 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: High Physical Memory Utilization > > > > > > One of my colleagues recently reinstalled a 5.5 SP4 Exchange > > Server on NT4 SP5 (only Exchange was reinstalled) and have > > noticed that the Physical Memory Utilization sits at around > > 99% (prior to the rebuild it was around 60%). The server has > > about 400 mailboxes on it and has 1Gb of physical memory and > > 1Gb page file. It is the same spec as 4 other servers in the > > site which all sit at around 60% utilization. As it is a > > 24x7 service we offer on our server, down time is very > > limited. Is there any way I can check the performance > > optimizer settings without stopping the store? Or are there > > any other pointers that anyone can think of I can check? > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
