Thanks Michael, as always your input is appreciated.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 6:53 AM
> To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Exchange PF on cluster
>
> You can put the PFs on the cluster. There are some caveats around that if
it
> were a CCR cluster, but they don't apply to a SCC cluster.
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael B. Smith
> Consultant and Exchange MVP
> http://TheEssentialExchange.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Benjamin Zachary - Lists [mailto:li...@levelfive.us]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 11:52 PM
> To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Exchange PF on cluster
>
> These are actual Public Folders for calendars, we have faxing folders
routing
> there and dozens of departments (the PF store is about 50GB).
>
> On the cluster side this isn't an actual CCR cluster, I don't think, this
is a
> standard 2 server with DAS attached storage. Only one server is active at
any
> one time.
>
> We are about 75% Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003 is almost phased out,
> maybe another 30-60 days.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 7:36 PM
> > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
> > Subject: RE: Exchange PF on cluster
> >
> > There are several considerations. First, do you actually have real
> > public folders or are you just using the PF database to hold the system
> folders?
> >
> > Can you answer that question first?
> >
> > Secondly, what versions of Outlook are being used in your environment?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Michael B. Smith
> > Consultant and Exchange MVP
> > http://TheEssentialExchange.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Benjamin Zachary - Lists [mailto:li...@levelfive.us]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 7:11 PM
> > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
> > Subject: Exchange PF on cluster
> >
> > Currently we have a 2007 active/passive cluster running on 2008
> > enterprise and it works well. We have a front end server that has been
> > doing hub transport services with, the a/v and anti spam etc.
> >
> > We have recently migrated over to a new spam/av product which is
> > acting as an smtp connector so all mail transactions are simply handed
> > off from the front end server to the connector and vice versa.
> >
> > In our migration process I was asked about putting the Public Folders,
> which
> > were being stored there and not the cluster, so we can debate on
> > getting
> rid
> > of that server entirely or converting it to vm, but basically get the
> public store
> > off it. I poked around and saw some different mentions of problems
> > with doing it, so wanted to know if anyone is doing it successfully.
> >
> > Thanks
>
