Do most of you prefer to build Exchange servers on RAID?
I am about to build a new server, but I have always used static drives. We have about a hundred users.
RE: Do most of you prefer to build Exchange servers on RAID?
HI Don - Yes. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Holstrom, Don [mailto:dholst...@nbm.org] Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 3:29 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Do most of you prefer to build Exchange servers on RAID? I am about to build a new server, but I have always used static drives. We have about a hundred users.
Re: Do most of you prefer to build Exchange servers on RAID?
We build all ours raid1 system drive(not so big) and raid1 data drive(big) On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 2:28 PM, Holstrom, Don wrote: > I am about to build a new server, but I have always used static drives. We > have about a hundred users. >
RE: Do most of you prefer to build Exchange servers on RAID?
Yes, As installing it on a non-raided drive would be a RBE for me (Resume Building Event). I would also recommend you grab a copy of this book as many things have changed in Exchange 2010 and It would help you a great deal in planning and implementation. Mastering Exchange Server 2010 by McBee, Elfassy, http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Microsoft-Exchange-Server-2010/dp/0470521716/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1280950580&sr=8-1 -Greg From: Holstrom, Don [mailto:dholst...@nbm.org] Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 12:29 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Do most of you prefer to build Exchange servers on RAID? I am about to build a new server, but I have always used static drives. We have about a hundred users.
RE: Do most of you prefer to build Exchange servers on RAID?
2 separate arrays with 6 hard drives total RAID 1 (2 hard drives mirrored) for Windows RAID 5 (3 hard drives + 1 spare) for Exchange database + log files From: Holstrom, Don [mailto:dholst...@nbm.org] Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 3:29 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Do most of you prefer to build Exchange servers on RAID? I am about to build a new server, but I have always used static drives. We have about a hundred users. .
Re: Do most of you prefer to build Exchange servers on RAID?
Long ago, I believe the recommendations were: C:\ = raid 1 - OS - can share physical drives with D: D:\ = raid 1 - Misc - can share physical drives with C: E:\ = raid 5 or 10 - Exchange DBs - separate physical drives not same as F: F:\ = raid 5 or 10 - Exchange logs - separate physical drives not same as E: Not sure of current recommendations are tho On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Jeff Brown <2jbr...@gmail.com> wrote: > We build all ours raid1 system drive(not so big) and raid1 data drive(big) > > > On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 2:28 PM, Holstrom, Don wrote: > >> I am about to build a new server, but I have always used static drives. >> We have about a hundred users. >> > > -- Kat Aylward - "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift - that's why they call it the present." "The Email of the species is more powerful than the Mail!"
Re: Do most of you prefer to build Exchange servers on RAID?
The version of Exchange you're building is fairly important here I would avoid RAID 5 for logs. If performance is of any concern*, the write penalty with RAID 5 would be disadventageous. Use RAID 1 or 10. Although RAID 1/10 is generally recommended for DBs, RAID 5 can adequately support smaller environments. *considering the OPs usual config, it likely isn't, but I digress. - Sean On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Kat Aylward wrote: > Long ago, I believe the recommendations were: > > C:\ = raid 1 - OS - can share physical drives with D: > D:\ = raid 1 - Misc - can share physical drives with C: > E:\ = raid 5 or 10 - Exchange DBs - separate physical drives not same as F: > F:\ = raid 5 or 10 - Exchange logs - separate physical drives not same as > E: > > Not sure of current recommendations are tho > On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Jeff Brown <2jbr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> We build all ours raid1 system drive(not so big) and raid1 data drive(big) >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 2:28 PM, Holstrom, Don wrote: >> >>> I am about to build a new server, but I have always used static drives. >>> We have about a hundred users. >>> >> >> > > > -- > Kat Aylward - > > "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift - that's > why they call it the present." > > "The Email of the species is more powerful than the Mail!" > >
RE: Do most of you prefer to build Exchange servers on RAID?
Any standalone server that gets rolled out here has a single RAID 1 (mirror) at a minimum. These days you can get that for little more than the cost of a second drive with the pseudo hardware raid available in the motherboard chipset. Even Dell desktops have that option. It's a small price to pay when the hard drive is the probably the least reliable hardware component. IMO, it's the cheapest/easiest way to reduce unplanned downtime. ~JasonG > -Original Message- > From: Holstrom, Don [mailto:dholst...@nbm.org] > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 15:29 > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: Do most of you prefer to build Exchange servers on RAID? > > I am about to build a new server, but I have always used static drives. > We have about a hundred users.
