Microsoft has released a spreadsheet for Sizing Exchange 2010 to suit the number of users and business requirements. This will let you know things such as:
- How much memory do I need?
- How many servers?
- What are my storage requirements
and so on...
The sizing tool is an excel spreadsheet that can be downloaded from here:
http://msexchangeteam.com/files/12/attachments/entry453145.aspx
Microsoft has released a 25 minute video that shows you how to use this spreadsheet and what all the functions do. This is available from:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/ff727932.aspx
Another handy link around sizing memory in Exchange 2010 is:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd346700.aspx
The rule of thumb when sizing an Exchange Server 2010 mailbox server is to start with 2GB of RAM for a server; then add 5MB of RAM for each mailbox that will be homed on it. For example, on a server with 3,000 mailboxes, at least 17GB of RAM would be required (2GB + (3000*.005GB)).
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30. You are sizing a new Exchange 2010 solution. Which consideration should you keep in mind?
ReplyDeleteA. Size for capacity and then for performance
B. Keep database volumes as large as possible
C. Allow Exchange storage to share spindles with other high I/O applications
D. Isolate Exchange server workloads from other I/O intensive applications
D. Isolate Exchange server workloads from other i/o intensive applications!
DeleteD. Isolate Exchange server workloads from other i/o intensive applications!
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