Cool, thanks for all the advice -----Original Message----- From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 16 October 2002 13:25 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design
You are correct - it will be one bad morning. After that, it's the best way to run things ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Niki Blowfield - Exchange [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 7:48 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > I'll do one site at a time, and will indeed use this method as I have > successfully in the past (actually by logging on as said user and > exporting to PST via outlook) > > What concerned me though was, although this is fine for relocating the > mailboxes back to head office, when the users carry out the first > synchronisation, we'll still have this problem as the store is pulled > back across the ADSL > > Unless I'm missing something > > Cheers > > Nik > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 16 October 2002 10:57 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > Niki, > > If they're large, you're right it'll take ages. However, why not just > EXMerge them to .PSTs on each of the servers, copy onto CDs and carry > or post. > > Regards, > Mike Scott > EPS Ltd > > -----Original Message----- > From: Niki Blowfield - Exchange [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 16 October 2002 10:19 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > That's great, thanks Mark > > I think this will work well for us performance wise, and > returning everyone > to a single server will certainly cut down on a lot of > headaches, whilst > raising one or two more such as our backup capabilities > > Thanks all for the help, now have a long weekend of moving > mailboxes across > 256k ADSL :( > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Harford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 16 October 2002 09:39 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > Niki, > > Take a look at the outlook performance document at > http://www.microsoft.com/office/outlook/evaluation/performance.asp > > This gives some good tips on tuning for slow links/dialup/etc. > > cheers > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: Niki Blowfield - Exchange [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 16 October 2002 09:32 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > How is it possible to force a client to work offline? > > Our laptop users have OST files configured, but will > automatically work > online if they can find the exchange server, i.e if they're > plugged into the > LAN or connected via VPN > > thanks > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 15 October 2002 12:59 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > Set up all the remote users in MAPI (ie Exchange) mode, and > set them to work > offline, and to syncronize every 10-15 minutes. That will manage your > connect time very well. > > I'd also spring for a real circuit at the central location, > but that's just > me - it might not fit the budget. > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > Atlanta, GA > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Niki Blowfield - Exchange > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 4:07 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > > > > Would you suggest all users connect with outlook in > 'Exchange Mode' as > > opposed to POP3 retrieval? > > > > Our ADSL is capped at 256k upload from the central office, > and in my > > experience, those who are configured to connect to the > central server > > over ADSL (i.e. roaming laptop users) find it quite slow. > At least in > > this config, users have local, faster access to their mail > stores and > > public folders, and the slow mail transfer happens 'behind > the scenes' > > > > I would prefer to work with one server, but would appreciate some > > advice before doing this as to possible performance issues > > > > Nik > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 10 October 2002 16:13 > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > > > > No. Move the mailboxes to your central site, and save the cost of 5 > > Exchange servers. > > > > I have had plenty of 20 person offices hitting Exchange across WAN > > links without issue. In fact, I have 2 offices going half > way across > > Europe, with 30 users each, to the only office there that > can support > > Exchange (from an > > admin standpoint). > > > > Personally, I think a server for less than about 40-50 users is > > insane. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > > Atlanta, GA > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Niki Blowfield - Exchange > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 11:06 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > Very few to be honest, at our head office we have > something like 30 > > > users, then each site has around 10-15 > > > > > > Am I correct in assuming mailboxes need to be moved to > our central > > > server first, then the sites created, then the mailboxes > moved back? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Nik > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: 10 October 2002 15:41 > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > > > > > > > Good point > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > > > Atlanta, GA > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Tony Hlabse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 10:27 AM > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > Subject: Re: Advice on infrastructure design > > > > > > > > > > > > I agree, but am curious as too how many users at each > > site? Do you > > > > really need one at each location. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Roger Seielstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:40 AM > > > > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > > > > > > > > > > > Switch to x.400 connectors. There is precious little > > > > difference, at the > > > > > network level, between Site Connectors and intrasite > > > > communications - they > > > > > both rely entirely on RPC connectivity, which frankly > > blows across > > > > unstable > > > > > or tempermental WANs. > > > > > > > > > > Alternately (since you'd need to own Enterprise to use > > > > x.400 connectors), > > > > > you could also use the IMS as your connector, but I find > > > > x.400 easier to > > > > use > > > > > for connector purposes. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > > > > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > > > > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > > > > > Atlanta, GA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Niki Blowfield - Exchange > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 6:26 AM > > > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > > > Subject: Advice on infrastructure design > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear All, > > > > > > > > > > > > I hope you will excuse me if this seems like an amateurish > > > > > > question to ask, but I think we need to revise our > > > setup, and are > > > > > > not in a position to hire a > > > > > > consultant. > > > > > > > > > > > > Currently, we have 5 offices connected to each > other via ADSL > > > > > > links, using Sonicwall routers and their VPN capabilities. > > > > > > > > > > > > Our Exchange Setup is 1 site with 5 servers. We've > had the odd > > > > > > problem in the past when the ADSL links have gone down, and > > > > > > messages have been lost. Not often, but once or twice > > > > > > > > > > > > It was suggested to me here that we should configure > > > each server > > > > > > as residing in a different site, and configure site > connectors > > > > > > > > > > > > I now have an issue where one server experiences massive > > > > delays when > > > > > > delivering messages to other servers (8 hours in some > > > cases). On > > > > > > closer inspection, I see lots of MTA errors regarding RPC > > > > communication. When > > > > > > running RPC Ping, it says it failed to bind to the > > > other servers > > > > > > on all protocols > > > > > > > > > > > > If we are to revise our configuration, will it be best > > > > for me to move > > > > > > mailboxes from 1 server to what I call our central > > server which > > > > > > will be remaining in the site its in, then delete the > > > old server, > > > > re-install > > > > > > exchange into a new site in the existing organisation, > > > > and move the > > > > > > mailboxes back? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for any advice > > > > > > > > > > > > Nik > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > 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] > > > BBCi at http://www.bbc.co.uk/ > > This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain > personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically > stated. > If you have received it in error, please delete it from your > system, do > not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in > reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. 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