Re: fresh install question

Hi, yes, thats poably the most common setup - program on C: data on D: - Exchange is good at moving the data stores at any time after installation - you just point it where you want and it dismonts and moves the store - very easy. Most things in 2003 server allow you to move the data away from the programs.

The most common setup for me is the C: programs D: data model. Some go a step furthe and have E: for Exchange data as distinct from say user data, but there is no special advantage doing that unless you have E: on a separate mirror again.

Note you will notice a performance increase by placing your page file onto the data mirror in my experience. Best is to have a completley separate disk that just runs the page file ans isnt mirrored etc. but most never run to that.


Torrey Lauer wrote:
Okay, so install Exchange on the C drive, but then once it's installed, move the Information Store to the D drive? Did I get that right?

--
Torrey Lauer
Modern Travel Services / Rainbow Sky Travel
moderntravel d01.t net / RainbowSky Travel d01.com

"Cris Hanna (SBS-MVP)"
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You do, Shortly after Exchange is installed, have the option to move
where the information Store is located, so you could move that to D
at that time...there is a Microsoft Knowledge Base article on it,
its very easy to do, and if you are going to apply Exchange SP2
(which you should) then you'll need as much space as possible for
that info store

-- Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]
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"Torrey Lauer" <torrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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I just want to utilize both hard drives without any one hard
drive being hit
by I/O any more than it really has to. I want it to be
efficient and have
good performance which is why I thought about having Exchange on
the D drive
(which is a physically different drive than drive C). That
doesn't make
sense, huh? Just keep Exchange on the C drive?
-- Torrey Lauer
Modern Travel Services / Rainbow Sky Travel
moderntravel d01.t net / RainbowSky Travel d01.com
"SuperGumby [SBS MVP]" <not@xxxxxxxxxxx
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> OH, and you're right about clientapps, s'pose I move it from
habit as much
> as anything else, basically, as far as the server is
concerned the
> clientapps folder location has very little impact on performance.
>
> When exploring such things I guess I just looked at 'what can
be moved?
> and what are the consequences of moving it?'.
>
> "Torrey Lauer" <torrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:torrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote in message
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>> I'm a little surprised by this (maybe because of ignorance?).
>>
>> I was thinking of putting Exchange an SQL along with the
Users Shared
>> Folders on drive D and leaving the ClientApps on drive C.
>>
>> My thoughts on this are that the ClientApps aren't hardly
ever used and
>> won't create I/O on drive C unless a clientapp is being
installed on a PC
>> (or am I wrong as to what the ClientApp folder really is?).
>>
>> I thought having Exchange on drive D wouldn't keep so much
I/O on the C
>> drive.
>>
>> However, if you think it's still best to put Exchange, SQL
(and other
>> applications) onto drive C and put the data files onto drive
D, then I
>> will do that.
>>
>> --
>> Torrey Lauer
>> Modern Travel Services / Rainbow Sky Travel
>> moderntravel d01.t net / RainbowSky Travel d01.com
>>
>> "SuperGumby [SBS MVP]" <not@xxxxxxxxxxx
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>>> there's actually two decisions, the location programs are
installed to
>>> and where the data files are stored. Looks like you're at
step1.
>>>
>>> I allow the programs to install into the standard location
(C:\Program
>>> Files) then put the data files on D: (which as Cris
indicates has to be
>>> created/formatted before it can be chosen).
>>>
>>> clientapps I select at this point
>>>
>>> "Torrey Lauer" <torrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:torrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote in message
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>>> So, I have to hard drives, and you say I should put
Exchange onto drive
>>> D? Drive C is the system drive.
>>>
>>> Everything else you say I should accept default locations?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Torrey Lauer
>>> Modern Travel Services / Rainbow Sky Travel
>>> moderntravel d01.t net / RainbowSky Travel d01.com
>>> "Cris Hanna (SBS-MVP)"
>>> <crisnospamhanna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:crisnospamhanna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote
in message
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>>> Simply accept the defaults UNLESS you have multiple
partitions already
>>> created on your drives and want to choose a different
location (which I
>>> always do for Exchange)
>>>
>>> But as far as component selection, Accept the Defaults
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]
>>> --------------------------------------
>>> Please do not respond directly to me, but only post in the
newsgroup so
>>> all can take advantage
>>> "Torrey Lauer" <torrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:torrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote in message
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>>> I've got the new server built, and am installing SBS2K
Prem. from DVD
>>> and
>>> then will install SP1 from the CDs I got from MS.
>>>
>>> My question is I am at the point where it's asking me about
>>> "Component
>>> Selection" and I want to make the right choices as far
as which drive
>>> to
>>> install these.
>>>
>>> The options appears in the list for installation are:
>>> - Server Tools
>>> -Intranet
>>> -Monitoring
>>> - Networking
>>> -Administration
>>> -Client Deployment
>>> -Internet Explorer 6
>>> -Microsoft Ofice Outlook 2003
>>> -Exchange Server
>>> -Fax Services
>>>
>>> I have two drives with 74.3GB of space and each drive
has a mirror.
>>> Of the
>>> options listed above onto which drive should I install
them? The
>>> only one
>>> that is really jumping out at me is to have Exchange
Server on the
>>> second
>>> drive.
>>>
>>> I know I want "system files" on the C drive, but I want
to make sure
>>> I have
>>> the drives "balanced" so that I get the most efficient
use out of the
>>> drives
>>> (not that one is being excessively accessed more than
the other).
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Torrey Lauer
>>> Modern Travel Services / Rainbow Sky Travel
>>> moderntravel d01.t net / RainbowSky Travel d01.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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