Here's the article: A few basic concepts in disk sizing http://blogs.msdn.com/exchange/archive/2004/10/11/240868.aspx Greg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- This e-mail message may contain privileged, confidential and/or proprietary information intended only for the person(s) named. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy this message, and any attachments, and notify the sender by return e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, disclosure or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Crockett, Gregory [mailto:Gregory.Crockett@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 4:27 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Re: FE/BE vs standalone http://www.MSExchange.org/ http://blogs.msdn.com/exchange/ Have fun! greg -----Original Message----- From: Lara, Greg [mailto:GLara@xxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 11:45 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Re: FE/BE vs standalone http://www.MSExchange.org/ I agree with Al's points, and would like to point out something about storage. As important as determining disk size is choosing the right RAID configuration for the various databases and logs. Not only the RAID version, but the number of spindles. There's a very interesting post about this on the Microsoft Exchange Team blog at http://blogs.msdn.com. I'll post the exact link later when I have access to it. Greg