restore server hardware to existing stores
Hi,
I have a boss who wants high availability with Exchange 2007, but on a low budget. He currently has a single 2003 exchange server. We are planning to deploy a 2007 exchange server later this year. He is proposing that we build the server, the OS will be on a server box, and the store will live on a SAN. He wants this setup so we have a second cold server, so if the main server fails he can bring the second server on line and be up and running in short order. I am not sure if this is possible, maybe if we ghosted the server after it is fully configured?
The public store is about 50 gig and the private store is about 25 gig, I expect them to double of the next couple of years. There are about 100 mailboxes.
Please advise.
Thanks - Wayne
I have a boss who wants high availability with Exchange 2007, but on a low budget. He currently has a single 2003 exchange server. We are planning to deploy a 2007 exchange server later this year. He is proposing that we build the server, the OS will be on a server box, and the store will live on a SAN. He wants this setup so we have a second cold server, so if the main server fails he can bring the second server on line and be up and running in short order. I am not sure if this is possible, maybe if we ghosted the server after it is fully configured?
The public store is about 50 gig and the private store is about 25 gig, I expect them to double of the next couple of years. There are about 100 mailboxes.
Please advise.
Thanks - Wayne
i would also like to add the guide at msexchange.org they use virtual server 2005 r2 to do this as they dont have all the physical servers and SAN like you will have so you can ignore those bits as you are working with physical servers.
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Hi,
Thanks for the info. What I need to relate to the boss is whether or not his proposal is feasible.
That is:
Keeping a cold exchange server, and being able to bring it on line if the main exchange server goes down, and being able to attach to the store that is located on the SAN unit. I have to be able to explain why this cannot be done, or if it could be done what steps are required and the time frame to do it in. He seems to think it would be as easy as bringing up the cold server and attaching the store. He wants to accomplish this without replication.
The public store is up to about 50 gig and the private store is about 25 gig.
Thanks - Wayne
Thanks for the info. What I need to relate to the boss is whether or not his proposal is feasible.
That is:
Keeping a cold exchange server, and being able to bring it on line if the main exchange server goes down, and being able to attach to the store that is located on the SAN unit. I have to be able to explain why this cannot be done, or if it could be done what steps are required and the time frame to do it in. He seems to think it would be as easy as bringing up the cold server and attaching the store. He wants to accomplish this without replication.
The public store is up to about 50 gig and the private store is about 25 gig.
Thanks - Wayne
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you will have 2 exchange 2007 servers 1 active and 1 passive and both have access to the SAN where the databases will be accessed.
if one failes then the other one takes over
you will need:
2 x Server 2003 or 2008 ENTEPRISE
2 x Exchange 2007 sp1 ENTERPRISE (mailbox role only) (for 2 cluster nodes)
1 x Exchange 2007 sp1 STANDARD to host the rest of the roles required like hub transport and client access etc.
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Installing-Two-Node-Exchange-Server-2007-Single-Copy-Cluster-Virtual-Server-Environment-Part1.html