I looked at Veeam, but apparently it doesn't backup servers that aren't virtual. testing the new version of Backup Exec. Has greatly improved....
On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Steve Goodman <st...@stevieg.org> wrote: > +1 on Veeam, it is a pretty good solution. Only caveat with it when it > comes to Exchange is that you require Enterprise licencing for Exchange > backup/restore, and a restore will fire up a copy of the VM to then extract > the Mailbox data from it. There are of course a lot of traditional > solutions on the market, including Microsoft’s DPM, but to give you the > ability to send a replica of the VM off-site without underlying SAN > infrastructure not much touches Veeam (at the moment).**** > > ** ** > > I agree with some of the other comments, particularly Paul’s – it is worth > doing your sizing properly. I think for 100-200 users you may be > overspecified a little bit but it of course depends on your requirements.* > *** > > ** ** > > First point of call to get the information for the Mailbox Role > Requirements Calculator is to run the Exchange Profile Analyser. This guide > by Neil Johnson will help you get the send/received numbers and average > message sizes you need: > http://blogs.technet.com/b/neiljohn/archive/2011/08/02/exchange-user-profile-analysis.aspx > **** > > ** ** > > Re: your question about Hypervisors, I have great experiences virtualizing > Exchange on both Hyper-V and VMware. There is a good guide on the MS site, > Best Practices for Virtualizing Exchange Server 2010 with Hyper-V, it’s > definitely worth a read whichever way you go: > http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=2428**** > > ** ** > > Finally before you implement Exchange 2010 on the new hardware, don’t > forget to build in time to at least run JetStress on the environment before > installing Exchange. This can help identify and storage issues (eg dodgy > RAID controller, disks, firmware on either) and check that you are able to > meet the storage performance you need. Again a great guide by Neil Johnson, > the JetStress Field Guide is available here: > http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2011/04/29/jetstress-field-guide-april-2011-release.aspx > **** > > ** ** > > Steve**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Eric [mailto:seag...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 16 February 2012 19:03 > > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Exchange 2010 Hardware & Backups**** > > ** ** > > Thanks for the great info! Will look into Veeam as well!**** > > > Eric**** > > On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 10:20 AM, Paul Hutchings < > paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk> wrote:**** > > For Hyper-V/VMware specific backups, Veeam always seems to get a ton of > good press as it will also do replication between locations/servers without > the need for shared storage. **** > > ** ** > > I haven't ever used it, but I don't seem to see/hear much negative about > it so I'd definitely consider it. **** > > ** ** > > If you're looking beyond Hyper-V/VMware, it depends what your other > machines are, what volume of data you have, what your ROP and RTO > objectives are, what you're backing up to and so on.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* Eric [seag...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 16 February 2012 6:03 PM > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Exchange 2010 Hardware & Backups**** > > Thanks for the feedback. I am looking at a backup solution as well as > planning for a disaster using something like Symantecs utility which > performs an image of the system that can be recovered on another Hyper-V or > VMware host. I have never used a tool like this for Exchange so thought > I'd get a bit of feedback :) We are looking at an affordable option for DR > in addition to general backups. > > Thanks!**** > > Eric**** > > On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Paul Hutchings <paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk> > wrote:**** > > FOr 100 to 200 users gut reaction is that's absolutely fine. The Mailbox > Sizing Spreadsheet will help but you're not likely be taxing any > half-decent RAID. **** > > ** ** > > I'd probably increase the RAM because it's a cheap win. **** > > ** ** > > Backup? I'm not sure if you're asking just for Exchange or in general. > You can back Exchange up using Windows Backup and then dump the backup > file to tape/disk with your regular backup software.**** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Eric [seag...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 16 February 2012 4:41 PM **** > > > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* Exchange 2010 Hardware & Backups**** > > ** ** > > We are looking at deploying Exchange 2010. I am trying to spec out the > hardware and backup/disaster recovery plan. We have less than 100 users > but may increase that slowly to 200. I've looked at the hardware > recommendations from Microsoft but thought I'd be peoples "real world" > feedback. Most likely we'll be deploying a single server installation, but > we'd like to utilize virtualization if possible. What are peoples > experiences with Hyper-V and or VMware ESXi? What sort of backup solutions > are people using? I looked at a product like Symantec Backup Exec System > Recovery Server Edition for example.**** > > **** > > My initial thoughts for hardware include:**** > > **** > > Dual Xeon Procs**** > > RAID 1 - OS**** > > RAID 6 w/ Hot Spare - Exchange**** > > 16 GB RAM **** > > Windows 2008 R2 Standard**** > > Hyper-V -> Windows 2008 R2 Standard w/Exchange 2010**** > > > Thoughts? Its been a while since i spec'd out a server for Exchange, and > my last Exchange box was 2007 at a previous org.**** > > > Thanks!!**** > > Eric**** > > **** > > **** > > --- > 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**** > ------------------------------ > > *MIRA Ltd***** > > ** ** > > Watling Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0TU, England**** > > Registered in England and Wales No. 402570**** > > VAT Registration GB 100 1464 84**** > > ** ** > > The contents of this e-mail are confidential and are solely for the use of > the intended recipient. If you receive this e-mail in error, please delete > it and notify us either by e-mail, telephone or fax. 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