When deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, there are a number of factors that must be addressed to ensure a successful application deployment. Click here to receive a guide to design and configuration of the EVA8000 for Exchange Server 2003 deployments.
Best practices for deploying Microsoft Exchange Server
2003 on HP BladeSystem
Executive summary............................................................................................................................... 2 Target audience............................................................................................................................... 2 HP BladeSystem and an Adaptive Enterprise........................................................................................... 3 HP BladeSystem modular architecture................................................................................................. 3 Why HP blades for Exchange?.............................................................................................................. 4 Architecture flexibility ....................................................................................................................... 4 Increased agility .............................................................................................................................. 4 Centralized management and deployment .......................................................................................... 4 Data center consolidation and cable reduction .................................................................................... 5 Lower acquisition costs ..................................................................................................................... 5 Best practices for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 on the HP BladeSystem................................................ 5 Exchange Server 2003 roles-based architecture .................................................................................. 5 Front-end..................................................................................................................................... 7 Mid-tier ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Back-end ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Deployment..................................................................................................................................... 9 Exchange configuration............................................................................................................... 11 Management................................................................................................................................. 12 Server performance........................................................................................................................ 14 Networking configuration ............................................................................................................... 15 Storage configuration ..................................................................................................................... 16 Server recovery.............................................................................................................................. 17 Rip and replace ......................................................................................................................... 18 Automated node recovery ........................................................................................................... 18 Backup/restore.............................................................................................................................. 18 Power efficiency............................................................................................................................. 20 Exchange Server 2003 on blade servers reference architecture............................................................... 20 Summary .......................................................................................................................................... 22 For more information.......................................................................................................................... 24
Executive summary
Microsoft® Exchange Server 2003, like any mission-critical application, demands a high performance environment to satisfy the application resource requirements and ongoing administrative maintenance to minimize both planned and unplanned downtime. The HP BladeSystem inf... [download for more]
