Partition questions

TJ · Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 13

Hi guys

We have a brand new server that will be a dedicated Exchange 2003 server and
have a few questions regarding partitions. Our current setup is we run a
Linux box as DHCP/DNS server and firewall, a Windows 2003 SP2 box that runs
AD (100 + users) and also our current Exchange 2003 SP2 server and the new
bxo that will be dedicated to Exchange.

I have read that you need to run Exchange on a dedicated partition, the
databases on another, the logs on a 3rd and SMTP queues on a fourth. The
new server has 138GB disk space. Can anyone suggest sizes for the 4
partitions?

Thanks TJ

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Bharat Suneja [MVP] · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 1043

Running on different logical partitions of the same volume doesn't buy you
much.
The recommendation is to locate the Exchange Store(s) and Transaction Logs
on different volumes for better performance and disaster recovery.

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Bharat Suneja
MVP - Exchange
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"TJ" wrote in message @TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi guys
>
> We have a brand new server that will be a dedicated Exchange 2003 server
> and have a few questions regarding partitions. Our current setup is we
> run a Linux box as DHCP/DNS server and firewall, a Windows 2003 SP2 box
> that runs AD (100 + users) and also our current Exchange 2003 SP2 server
> and the new bxo that will be dedicated to Exchange.
>
> I have read that you need to run Exchange on a dedicated partition, the
> databases on another, the logs on a 3rd and SMTP queues on a fourth. The
> new server has 138GB disk space. Can anyone suggest sizes for the 4
> partitions?
>
> Thanks TJ
>

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