RE: Storage groups

  • From: "John Tolmachoff \(Lists\)" <johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "'[ExchangeList]'" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 08:36:44 -0700

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
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> Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Storage groups
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> 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
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> Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Storage groups
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> 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
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> 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.
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