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 -----Original Message----- From: A. M. Salim <msalim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: [ExchangeList] <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thu Oct 21 12:24:41 2004 Subject: [exchangelist] FE/BE vs standalone http://www.MSExchange.org/ Hi, I am trying to decide on the best architecture for a new installation. This will have 350 users, average mailbox sizes and traffic (100MB mailboxes typically). I am OK for figuring out how much space I need. Question is architecture: a) for this many (or few?) users, should I consider a front end/back end configuration or is a single-server installation sufficient (e.g. a P4/3GHz server with 1GB RAM) ? What would the benefits of FE/BE be over stand alone? b) I will also set up a clustered active/passive backup server. Are there any recommendations regarding FE/BE in a clustered environment? c) The customer has a SAN and seems keenly interested in the notion of setting up the server to boot off the SAN. Is this a recommended method (best practices)? Booting workstations off of the SAN is one thing but booting mission critical servers off of a SAN might be risky? Thoughts? best regards Mike Salim ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org Discussion List as: glara@xxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org Discussion List as: gregory.crockett@xxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx