RE: Consolidating Exchange Servers

2002-02-26 Thread Soysal, Serdar
Is OWA an option? Serdar Soysal -Original Message- From: Miller, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 2:58 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Consolidating Exchange Servers All, Looking for some feedback / possible horror stories on the topic of serve

RE: Consolidating Exchange Servers

2002-02-26 Thread Roger Seielstad
It all depends on client load per circuit. 64k for 5 moderate users isn't unattainable, assuming a no other significant traffic on the WAN. We have a number of sales offices that support 30+ users, generally about 15 at any given time, doing Exchange across 128/256k frame links. But its all depen

RE: Consolidating Exchange Servers

2002-02-26 Thread Chris Scharff
I've run Outlook over some pretty think links. Available bandwidth and user types are the important factors. Without statistics on current bandwidth utilization and availability, your boss's idea is like naked beer slides. Fun in theory, potentially painful in practice.[1] [1] No comment. [2] [2]

RE: Consolidating Exchange Servers

2002-02-26 Thread Miller, Robert
just consolidating - we are still NT 4.0 would moving to 2000 change things in this scenario? -Original Message- From: Tony Hlabse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 2:04 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: Consolidating Exchange Servers Are you moving to

RE: Consolidating Exchange Servers

2002-02-26 Thread Ed Crowley
I wouldn't cluster. I don't think a cluster gives you enough added robustness to come anywhere near justifying its cost. Buy the most redundant hardware you can instead. Your best alternative might be to physically move those servers to the central location before trying to move their mailboxes

Re: Consolidating Exchange Servers

2002-02-26 Thread Tony Hlabse
Are you moving to 2000 or just consolidating? > >All, > >Looking for some feedback / possible horror stories on the topic of server >consolidation. We are an Exchange 5.5 shop - 80 servers in 55 Sites. Every >Site has a local mailbox server. The Boss is wanting to consolidate all the >Exchange s