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From: Tyler Durden on 20 Feb 2010 13:00 hi, john, thanks again. RAID is not an option for now. "John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" <jcoliverjr(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:AE636D33-F78B-4CF2-9EB8-07847BA3E092(a)microsoft.com... > If the your database an logs are on the same physical set of disks > performance will suffer. This is why I asked, are you using any RAID? > Preferred to have Databases on RAID 10 or 5 partition and Log Files on > RAID 1. I doubt for just 30 users you will see any significant > performance issues on the same physical disks but I would monitor it. > > -- > John Oliver, Jr > MCSE, MCT, CCNA > Exchange MVP 2009 > Microsoft Certified Partner > > > "Tyler Durden" <abuse(a)antispam.org> wrote in message > news:eHC83oPsKHA.5036(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> about 30 users, db expected to be 10gb maximum per user. >> >> >> "John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" <jcoliverjr(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:80B6BFBC-5C39-48FF-B2D1-E327D35DE369(a)microsoft.com... >>> How many users and size of database would be helpful. What is your RAID >>> configuration? >>> >>> -- >>> John Oliver, Jr >>> MCSE, MCT, CCNA >>> Exchange MVP 2009 >>> Microsoft Certified Partner >>> >>> >>> "Tyler Durden" <abuse(a)antispam.org> wrote in message >>> news:uzsGtWEsKHA.3536(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>> what would be the best practice for partitioning a exchange 2003 server >>>> with a 500 gb storage? >>>> >>>> 1. system (20 gb) >>>> 2. pagefile (4 gb) >>>> 3. logs (? gb) >>>> 4. db (? gb) >>>> >>>> thanks. >>>> >> >>
From: Ed Crowley [MVP] on 20 Feb 2010 19:38
For 30 users, even with large mailboxes, performance isn't an issue. But if you lose a single disk with both databases and logs you will lose all data stored after your last good backup. -- Ed Crowley MVP "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems." .. "Tyler Durden" <abuse(a)antispam.org> wrote in message news:%23V4DUalsKHA.3800(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > hi, john, thanks again. RAID is not an option for now. > > > "John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" <jcoliverjr(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:AE636D33-F78B-4CF2-9EB8-07847BA3E092(a)microsoft.com... >> If the your database an logs are on the same physical set of disks >> performance will suffer. This is why I asked, are you using any RAID? >> Preferred to have Databases on RAID 10 or 5 partition and Log Files on >> RAID 1. I doubt for just 30 users you will see any significant >> performance issues on the same physical disks but I would monitor it. >> >> -- >> John Oliver, Jr >> MCSE, MCT, CCNA >> Exchange MVP 2009 >> Microsoft Certified Partner >> >> >> "Tyler Durden" <abuse(a)antispam.org> wrote in message >> news:eHC83oPsKHA.5036(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> about 30 users, db expected to be 10gb maximum per user. >>> >>> >>> "John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" <jcoliverjr(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:80B6BFBC-5C39-48FF-B2D1-E327D35DE369(a)microsoft.com... >>>> How many users and size of database would be helpful. What is your >>>> RAID configuration? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> John Oliver, Jr >>>> MCSE, MCT, CCNA >>>> Exchange MVP 2009 >>>> Microsoft Certified Partner >>>> >>>> >>>> "Tyler Durden" <abuse(a)antispam.org> wrote in message >>>> news:uzsGtWEsKHA.3536(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>>> what would be the best practice for partitioning a exchange 2003 >>>>> server with a 500 gb storage? >>>>> >>>>> 1. system (20 gb) >>>>> 2. pagefile (4 gb) >>>>> 3. logs (? gb) >>>>> 4. db (? gb) >>>>> >>>>> thanks. >>>>> >>> >>> > > |