You can create a iSCSI lun that is 50GB for now. When it fills up, you can grow it on the fly.

You can instantaneously restore using SnapShot. You can also snapmirror it elsewhere for Disaster Recovery.

If you get the Single Mailbox Restore option you can restore any single message from any mailbox in any snapshot.

Derek

-----Original Message----- From: exadmin [mailto:exadmin@insuranceskillscenter.com] Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 10:29 AM To: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Exchange databse on a FAS 250

Hi all

I am trying to make an argumetn for putting our exchange database (50 gigs) on a filer instead of a windows 2000 box with raid 5 array. We are running Exchange 5.5 Other than the snpshot technology what other benefits will we get with using a filer VS a windows box

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