July 30, 2010

Exchange 2010 Mailbox Server Requirements Calculator Updated

Microsoft has released the latest update to the Exchange Server 2010 Mailbox Server Role Requirements Calculator on the MS Exchange Team blog.

Video: Exchange Server 2007 storage considerations by EMC

Storage is important to Exchange performance, which means Exchange guys need to talk to storage guys from time to time.  This video might help the Exchange guys understand the storage guys a little better. Link: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Storage Considerations: DAS or SAN

Project Coconut: Part 2 – Sizing the Exchange Server 2007 servers

Project Coconut entries: Project Coconut: Introduction Project Coconut: Part 1 – Getting the environment up to scratch Project Coconut: Part 2 – Sizing the Exchange Server 2007 servers Project Coconut: Part 3 – Deploying the first Exchange Server 2007 server Project Coconut: Part 4 – Configuring Standby Continuous Replication Project Coconut: Part 5 – Its [...]

Are you getting enough IOPS in your diet?

Storage guys do not love talking about IOPS, especially when far too much attention is being paid to them by customers buying Exchange solutions.  You would think a die hard storage guy would delight in pulling out one of their many spreadsheets and calculating the optimal disk layout to meet your IOPS needs, but sadly [...]