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If I was setting up a VM for an exchange server on raid 10 storage, is there any advantage to either config? &nbsp;<br />
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i.e. 1 vhd for the OS, 1 vhd for the database, 1 vhd for the log files vs 1 larger VHD with 3 partitions?<br />
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This is one a hyper-v server <br />

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If I was setting up a VM for an exchange server on raid 10 storage, is there any advantage to either config?  

i.e. 1 vhd for the OS, 1 vhd for the database, 1 vhd for the log files vs 1 larger VHD with 3 partitions?

This is one a hyper-v server 


Multiple VHD's vs multiple partitions

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Virtualization

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