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________________________________ From: wjh To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Tue Oct 13 12:43:00 2009 Subject: Re: mail server DR ? Yeah, I think he believes it is just a matter of having a server in cold storage. And I don't think he knows we are talking about 450 gigs of data. Bill Jay Dale wrote: Th�����s the r�������� From: Clayton Doige [mailto:clayton.do...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:18 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: mail server DR ? ask him how much it will cost to be down for more than 45 miutes ;-) 2009/10/13 Jay Dale <jd...@xpresstel.com<mailto:jd...@xpresstel.com>> Too expensive for what �����s looking for. Jay From: Clayton Doige [mailto:clayton.do...@gmail.com<mailto:clayton.do...@gmail.com>] Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:11 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: mail server DR ? Double Take - will have you up in running in 5 minutes 2009/10/13 Davies,Matt <mdav...@generalatlantic.com<mailto:mdav...@generalatlantic.com>> Maybe I'm missing the point here, but 45 minute downtime can be achieved, but how many minutes/hours of data are you prepared to lose ? Given that money is a problem so some form of asyn replication is used. Matt -----Original Message----- From: wjh [mailto:nt...@hedgedigger.com<mailto:nt...@hedgedigger.com>] Sent: 13 October 2009 14:38 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: mail server DR ? Hi all, So the VP of one of our clients wants to be able to guarantee a 45 minute window of downtime if there is a critical failure of their mail server. They are using exchange 2003 enterprise in standalone on a HP DL360 with a StorageWorks connected by scsi. The mdbdata folder is 450GB. This is for less than 200 users. They currently have no retention policy and no limit on mailbox sizes. They have 100 users with blackberries on a BES 5.0 server. Very important that BBs stay workable. Backup Exec does incremental to disk and fulls to tape(LTO4) for offsite storage. They have a metro Ethernet connection providing a 100 meg connection to the internet at a data center. What would you consider a reasonable solution for DR within 45 minutes? They supposedly had no money for projects/capital expenditures remaining this year, but then he asked for this. Thanks for any thoughts/advice. Bill ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ _____________________________________________________________ This e-mail (including all attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please erase all copies of the message and its attachments and notify us immediately at h...@generalatlantic.com<mailto:h...@generalatlantic.com> . Thank You. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ -- Regards, Clayton clay...@alsipius.com<mailto:clay...@alsipius.com> http://alsipius.com<http://alsipius.com/> -- Regards, Clayton clay...@alsipius.com<mailto:clay...@alsipius.com> http://alsipius.com ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
