We currently run 3 Exchange environments on filers, one has a 90GB information store, one has a 36GB information store, and one has a 20GB information store.
The Filers have dual GigE NICs running Multi VIF'd to Cisco Catalyst 6509 switches. The Exchange servers have single GigE NICs.
The Exchange servers are 6 way Pentium III 700MHz 2MB XEON boxes with 2GB RAM.
The 90GB information store is our Home Office. They abuse email like there is no tomorrow, so it's pretty active.
If you take the time to set your environment up correctly using SnapRestore, you don't need to worry about M$ support. We've recovered from ourselves (Never let an unskilled admin play with Mailbox Manager), without any issues. We've had one environment up since last summer without any issues.
Good Luck!
-john
John Witham Senior Data Networking Engineer Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. V://847.383.3304 F://847.383.3205 mailto://jwitham@takedapharm.com
-----Original Message----- From: Waters, G Scott DSTI [mailto:scott.waters@SBCCOM.APGEA.ARMY.MIL] Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 8:35 AM To: 'lallin@millermartin.com' Cc: 'toasters@mathworks.com' Subject: RE: Ms Exchange and Netapp Filers
We are currently a Lotus Notes shop and are looking to move to Exchange.
Sorry to hear that. Do you really want to do that??
We have specked out a server and are planning to place the Exchange data
on the filer.
Do you know you are placing your Exchange server in an unsupported mode as far as Microsoft is concerned???
Our question is related to connectivity. Is anyone running
fast ethernet between their filer and Exchange server? Or is Gigabit the best bet?
The place where I work has purchased another filer (we already have one being used for network file services) so that we can move our Exchange databases to it (against my recommendations). The salesman told us that GigE on a private network between the filer and the server is the only way to go. It needs the GigE for quick responses to the Exchange server. I do not have any personal experiences yet.
How many people are you planning on supporting and how active are they on e-mail??
Good lUck.
- Scott W.
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Witham, John