One benefit of multiple storage groups is for recovery. If you have one storage group, and you need to run recovery, you have to have at least 50% free space on that partition for it to succeed. If you have 3 storage groups on one partition, you only need 25% free space to restore. John Tolmachoff MCSE CSSA Engineer/Consultant eServices For You www.eservicesforyou.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Devon Harding - GTHLA [mailto:DHarding@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 8:21 AM > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Storage groups > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > What's the benefit of multiple storage groups? > > Each country has about 60-70 users and doesn't really warrant another > server/routing group. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mulnick, Al [mailto:Al.Mulnick@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 10:37 AM > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Storage groups > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > The recommendation is to usually try and create as few SG's as possible > as > each one has memory and cpu requirements as well as transaction log > requirements. In other words, if you don't need another one, don't > create > it. If you do, then be aware of the resource usage associated. > > One of the factors to consider is the restore time of the SG vs. the > store. > > > Curious, with 5 countries do you have one server? Or multiple Routing > Groups? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Devon Harding - GTHLA [mailto:DHarding@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 10:02 AM > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] Storage groups > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > Is there a recommendation in creating Exchange 2000 storage groups? Is > there size, users' recommendation? > > Currently I have 1 storage group at ~67GB hosting 500 users in 5 > different > countries. > > _____________________ > Devon Harding > System Administrator > Gilat Latin America > 954-858-1600 > dharding@xxxxxxxxxxx > > This e-mail is intended for the above named addressee(s), and may > contain > information which is confidential or privileged. If you are not the > intended > recipient, please inform us immediately: you should not copy or use this > e-mail for any purpose nor disclose its contents to any person. > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > 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: > 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: > al.mulnick@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to > $subst('Email.Unsub') > > ------------------------------------------------------ > 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: > 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: > dharding@xxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > $subst('Email.Unsub') > > ------------------------------------------------------ > 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: > 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: > johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-exchangelist- > 1440469J@xxxxxxxxxxxxx