Please don't let that secret out... On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 3:57 PM, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com>wrote:
> /me smacks the h-e-double-hockey-sticks outta Don > > > > You know darn well that you are one of them! > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/> > > > > *From:* Don Ely [mailto:don....@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Friday, December 17, 2010 6:55 PM > > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Exchange 2007 RAID Recommendation > > > > Wait! There are smart people here?!?!? > > > > ::unsubscribes:: > > On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com> > wrote: > > It isn’t that simple. > > > > MSFT has different recommendation depending on your hardware deployment, > your investments, how many mailboxes, etc. etc. etc. > > > > If you are going to deploy 3 million mailboxes and you don’t want to do > backups, then MSFT recommends you deploy to JBOD with 3 copies on DAG. > > > > If you are going to deploy 300 mailboxes and you are OK with doing a weekly > backup and can’t afford to dedicate multiple servers, then MSFT recommends > you deploy to RAID. At least RAID-5, preferably RAID-10. > > > > Go to msexchangeteam.com and download the latest mailbox calculator. You > might find it to be overly complicated, but it addresses pretty much every > scenario. > > > > If you want to share more about your target environment, I (or some of the > other smart people here) can probably help you more. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/> > > > > *From:* ExchList [mailto:exchl...@networkblade.com] > *Sent:* Friday, December 17, 2010 5:04 PM > > > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > *Subject:* RE: Exchange 2007 RAID Recommendation > > > > Thank you but do you know what the MS Recommendation is? > > > > > > *From:* James Bensley [mailto:jwbens...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Friday, December 17, 2010 4:17 PM > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Exchange 2007 RAID Recommendation > > > > I wouldn't take MS's recommendations on that subject, go with what your > personal prefference is that is most applicable for your circumstances. How > do you value I/O speed, disk failure, redundancy etc etc in your > organisation, thats the answer. > > --James. (This email was sent from a mobile device, this is not secure) > > On 17 Dec 2010 17:28, "ExchList" <exchl...@networkblade.com> wrote: > > I know that MS recommended a RAID-1 and RAID-5 for Exchange 2003, has > that changed with Exchange 3007? > > > > Is RAID-10 now more of a recommendation than RAID-5? > > > > Thanks! > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist
