topic Re: RAID configuration for Exchange 2003 installtion in HPE ProLiant Servers (ML,DL,SL)

RAID configuration for Exchange 2003 installtion

Awwadeen_1 — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 05:19:12 GMT

Dear gentlemen

Can you provide me with best RAID configuration for Exchange 2003 installtion on HP Proliant DL360 G4 server.

can I install it on one RAID or better to distribute on diffrent RAID.

Mohammad Fakhri Awwadeen
HP system engineer

Re: RAID configuration for Exchange 2003 installtion

Yaseen Sajid — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 06:25:18 GMT

1-use (1st Drive)
raid-1 for OS+Exchange2003.

2-use (2nd logical drive)
raid-1 or raid-5 for Exchange2003 data folder

Re: RAID configuration for Exchange 2003 installtion

Igor Karasik — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:45:31 GMT

Hi,
On DL360 G4 you have only two drives, right ?
So you don't have options...

Generally speaking:
"Q. What's the recommended disk configuration for an Exchange Server system?"
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/ArticleID/44932/44932.html?Ad=1

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1002625

Re: RAID configuration for Exchange 2003 installtion

David Claypool — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:50:01 GMT

There also is an HP Exchange Sizer Utility at http://www.hp.com/servers/activeanswers