RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server

2008-03-17 Thread Matteson, John H Jr USA Mr USA 25th SigBN (ITT)
8 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server That's an "adventure" that's not going to be any fun. ;-) DAMHIKT From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 9:34 AM To: MS-Exc

Re: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server

2008-03-14 Thread Durf
> > From: Durf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 3:27 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server > > > > Can you clarify where you were mounting the volumes? Host or guest? > > I&#

RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server

2008-03-14 Thread Joseph L. Casale
Original Message- > > > From: Scot Parsons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:06 AM > > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server > > > > > > I've been running Exch

Re: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server

2008-03-13 Thread Durf
nt: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:06 AM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server > > > > I've been running Exchange 2007 on VMWare with databases and logs on our > SAN. > > I've been live for two months, and so far, everyth

RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server

2008-03-13 Thread Campbell, Rob
That's an "adventure" that's not going to be any fun. ;-) DAMHIKT From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 9:34 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Exchange 200

Re: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server

2008-03-13 Thread Don Ely
*From:* Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Thursday, March 13, 2008 9:29 AM > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server > > > > > > **

RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server

2008-03-13 Thread Campbell, Rob
Just don't try that with a DC, unless it's the only one you've got. From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 9:29 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Exchange 2007 and

Re: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server

2008-03-13 Thread Don Ely
And with ESX you can take snapshots so if you fsck up and don't want to start from scratch, but roll back it's easier... On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Jason Gurtz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am very much of the old school training, one server one > > application/service. Virtual machines

RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server

2008-03-13 Thread Sobey, Richard A
We run a virtual Ex2K7 and AD purely for testing in VM. The backend is on physical hardware but only because it needs SAN connectivity. Why would you only be able to use 32-bit Ex2K7? Just buy a license for VMWare Workstation and you're good to go. From: Matteson, John H Jr USA Mr USA 25th SigB

RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server

2008-03-12 Thread Matteson, John H Jr USA Mr USA 25th SigBN (ITT)
to trade upon your nationality is no worthy son to live under the Stars and Stripes." Woodrow Wilson -Original Message- From: William Lefkovics [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 8:32 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server

RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server

2008-03-12 Thread Joseph L. Casale
TED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:06 AM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server > > I've been running Exchange 2007 on VMWare with databases and logs on our SAN. > I've been live for two months, and so far, everything is r

RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server

2008-03-12 Thread Scot Parsons
min Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server Lots of people are putting Exchange 2007 on VMWare. ESX is VMWare ESX Server. http://www.vmware.com/landing_pages/exchange_solution.html 16,000 Mailboxes on one server with VMWare http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/2008/03/16000-exc

RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server

2008-03-12 Thread William Lefkovics
Mr USA 25th SigBN (ITT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 7:09 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server Thanks for the info. I was looking at a mostly high side Dell Optiplex tower or a precision workstation as the basis. By the time I

RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server

2008-03-12 Thread Jason Gurtz
> I am very much of the old school training, one server one > application/service. Virtual machines are a whole new area for me to > wrap my head around. This is what's great about virtual servers. It allows you to carry that type of idea to the extreme without having to bother with all the hardw

RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server

2008-03-12 Thread Matteson, John H Jr USA Mr USA 25th SigBN (ITT)
he man who goes among you to trade upon your nationality is no worthy son to live under the Stars and Stripes." Woodrow Wilson -Original Message- From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 6:25 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange 2

RE: Exchange 2007 and Virtual Server

2008-03-12 Thread Joseph L. Casale
I run about a 8-12 vm ESX server with a win2k3r2 dc and exchange 2007 on a win2k3r2 64 bit server. My dc has 512meg ram and my exchange server has ~1.5gb. This is all off a core 2 duo 1.8 GHz (slow) and I think 6gig ram. There are a few other vm's running windows, CentOS and FreeBSD on it... It r