[THIN] Re: OT: Exchange upgrade
- From: "Nick Smith" <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 12:34:17 +0100
SP2 for Exchange 2003 will change the 16GB limit to 75GB. This is due in
the Autumn (Fall).
May affect your thinking.
Nick
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Shrewsbury [mailto:MShrewsbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 08 July 2005 21:25
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] OT: Exchange upgrade
I'm considering my exchange upgrade options. I currently running
Exchange 2000 (I own Exchange 2003 Standard). I am expecting to hit my
16GB limit in 1st quarter next year so I am trying to plan an upgrade to
deal with that. The current server is a little old and needs upgrading
ideally too. My users are currently less then 90 but expect to double by
next year.
Options:
1) Exchange cluster
Ideally I'd like a lot more redundancy in Exchange
as it is so mission critical. So a cluster might be justifiable.
I can only cluster Exchange 2003 Enterprise?
IMF won't work on a cluster so that is a
disadvantage
2) Add a second Exchange server and move some mail boxes to the
new server (keep each database below 16GB)
Can you add a second Exchange 2003 Standard edition
in the same site and use one as a bridgehead for all incoming emails?
3) Upgrade to a single server with Exchange 2003 Enterprise
Any suggestions or answers to my Exchange questions would be
most helpful. Thanks!!
Matthew Shrewsbury, MCSE+Internet MCSE 2000 CCA Server+
Senior Network Administrator
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