Thanks, that's indeed what I was wondering - whether the proper thing would to have the data volume mounted by ESX, and then mounted by the VM as a 'raw disk' (if that's still the correct term), or whether it's just as effective to have the VM do the mount via iSCSI in virtualization.
-- Durf On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 9:52 AM, Joseph L. Casale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The vm itself (C drive for example) resides on a store created by an iSCSI > mapped volume that ESX handles (Architectural requirement of esx), in other > words by esx's own ini. The Exchange vm has a D drive where all the db's and > logs reside which is on an iSCSI mapped volume that the Windows ini handles. > There is no point to go through esx for this second volume when windows can > handle this itself. > > jlc > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Durf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 3:27 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server > > > > Can you clarify where you were mounting the volumes? Host or guest? > > I'm very curious as to which works better, and if you can effectively > > mount iscsi volumes in the vm. > > > > --Durf > > > > On 3/12/08, Joseph L. Casale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Until I simplified my setup at home (noise...) I had ESX using iSCSI > mounted > > > remote vmfs stores with Exchange also storing db's on iSCSI mounted > volumes. > > > Worked well for over a year without a single issue. > > > jlc > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Scot Parsons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:06 AM > > > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > > > Subject: RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server > > > > > > > > I've been running Exchange 2007 on VMWare with databases and logs on > our > > > SAN. > > > > I've been live for two months, and so far, everything is running > great. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: William Lefkovics [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:02 PM > > > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > > > Subject: RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server > > > > > > > > Lots of people are putting Exchange 2007 on VMWare. ESX is VMWare > ESX > > > > Server. > > > > http://www.vmware.com/landing_pages/exchange_solution.html > > > > > > > > 16,000 Mailboxes on one server with VMWare > > > > http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/2008/03/16000-exchange.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Matteson, John H Jr USA Mr USA 25th SigBN (ITT) > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 7:09 AM > > > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > > > Subject: RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server > > > > > > > > Thanks for the info. I was looking at a mostly high side Dell > Optiplex > > > tower > > > > or a precision workstation as the basis. By the time I get home I > should > > > > have a full TechNet DVD set waiting for me. Letting it blow up and > rebuild > > > > on a regular basis will give me some experience in virtual disaster > > > recovery > > > > as well. > > > > > > > > I am very much of the old school training, one server one > > > > application/service. Virtual machines are a whole new area for me to > wrap > > > my > > > > head around. > > > > > > > > Anyone know of a good list I can subscribe to that's centered around > MS > > > > virtual server? > > > > > > > > Please define ESX for me? > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > John H. Matteson, Jr. > > > > Systems Administrator/ITT Systems > > > > FOB Orgun-E > > > > Afghanistan > > > > DSN - 318 431 8001 > > > > VoSIP - (308) 431 - 0000 > > > > Iridium - 717.633.3823 > > > > Roshain - 079 - 736 - 3832 > > > > > > > > "A man who thinks of himself as belonging to a particular national > group > > > in > > > > America has not yet become an American. And the man who goes among > you to > > > > trade upon your nationality is no worthy son to live under the Stars > and > > > > Stripes." Woodrow Wilson > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 6:25 PM > > > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > > > Subject: RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server > > > > > > > > I run about a 8-12 vm ESX server with a win2k3r2 dc and exchange > 2007 on a > > > > win2k3r2 64 bit server. 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