The biggest advantage to splitting it up will be how fast you can get it back online in a DR situation.
If you keep the databases on separate backup tapes, you can multi-thread the restore and have everything back online a lot faster. From: Steve Hart [mailto:sh...@wrightbg.com] Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 5:00 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Multiple databases? I'm setting up a new server on Exchange 2007 SP3. We have 120 mailboxes ranging in size from 2.5 GB down to nothing. 3 TB of hard drive space. Do you see an advantage in using multiple storage groups and databases? --- You are currently subscribed to exchangelist as: rob_campb...@centraltechnology.net<mailto:rob_campb...@centraltechnology.net>. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=6576194.c14bf2e8b73ee3739e76e3e820d85554&n=T&l=exchangelist&o=9079825 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-9079825-6576194.c14bf2e8b73ee3739e76e3e820d85...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com<mailto:leave-9079825-6576194.c14bf2e8b73ee3739e76e3e820d85...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> ************************************************************************************************** Note: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. ************************************************************************************************** --- You are currently subscribed to exchangelist as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=8142876.1678b53fdef861a9e8adf304b808c1e6&n=T&l=exchangelist&o=9079826 or send a blank email to leave-9079826-8142876.1678b53fdef861a9e8adf304b808c...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com
