RE: Preferred Disk Config

2001-09-26 Thread Randal, Phil
Title: SMTP mail to exchange help Try 4 x 36GB RAID 5 with hot swap spare   Phil -Phil RandalNetwork EngineerHerefordshire CouncilHereford, UK -Original Message-From: Colin Maynard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: 26 September 2001 1

RE: Preferred Disk Config

2001-09-26 Thread Neil Hobson
I'd agree with this config generally, assuming: 1. We're talking Exchange 5.5, or Exchange 2000 with a single storage group. 2. The 72Gb available on the RAID5 set allows enough room to run the database utilities should you need to Neil -Original Message- From: Colin Ma

RE: Preferred Disk Config

2001-09-26 Thread Colin Maynard
Thanks, Now I just have to convince the 'powers that be'! -Original Message- From: Neil Hobson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 26 September 2001 10:55 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Preferred Disk Config I'd agree with this config generally, assuming: 1

RE: Preferred Disk Config

2001-09-26 Thread Neil Hobson
ubject: RE: Preferred Disk Config Thanks, Now I just have to convince the 'powers that be'! -Original Message- From: Neil Hobson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 26 September 2001 10:55 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Preferred Disk Config I'd agree with this config

RE: Preferred Disk Config

2001-09-26 Thread Martin Blackstone
Title: Message I would get 4 drives for the IS. There seems to be a great performance boost going from 3 to 4 drives in RAID 5. -Original Message-From: Colin Maynard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 2:37 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject:

RE: Preferred Disk Config

2001-09-26 Thread Martin Blackstone
And donuts -Original Message- From: Neil Hobson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 5:15 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Preferred Disk Config Don't forget to present the info with pie charts and graphs - that's all they underst

RE: Preferred Disk Config

2001-09-26 Thread Randal, Phil
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: 26 September 2001 14:36To: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Preferred Disk Config I would get 4 drives for the IS. There seems to be a great performance boost going from 3 to 4 drives in RAID 5. -Original Message-From: Colin Maynard

RE: Preferred Disk Config

2001-09-26 Thread Kalemanis, George
Title: SMTP mail to exchange help If money is not an issue, I would go with:   2 x 9 GB RAID 1 for system 2 x 18 GB RAID 1 for transaction logs 6 x 36 GB RAID 0+1 for Database   RAID-5 is fine, but if you ever need to restore a database it might take 5 times longer to write.  Writes

RE: Preferred Disk Config

2001-09-26 Thread Ellery July
store.  The same system was down less then 2 minutes when a fourth disk was added then taken away, -Original Message-From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 8:36 AMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Preferred Disk Config I

RE: Preferred Disk Config

2001-10-01 Thread Rodney Li
We are running RAID 5 for the information store but RAID 0+1 is obviously better in performance. If you can afford the drives, go RAID 0+1 on the database. Rodney Li List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm