Introduction
Note: for more comprehensive coverage of Exchange 2007 storage please see this blog post:
http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/01/15/432199.aspx
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Updated Jul 01, 2019
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Wolf,
(still) About the first question (cluster recovery).
In fact, Exchange 2003 cluster (complete) recovery is a bit less complicated that is in previous version (we still use Exchange 2000). There is a new (for me) concept, called 'standby cluster'.
The key is: do not re-home mailboxes (i.e,, do not convert previous clustered mailboxes in standard mailboxes), even so this scenário is not
possibile for Exchange 2000.
But, even for this "standy cluster" method, we must have ready a
new computer with cluster requisites (SAN conectivity, etc).
We can NOT USE a single (normal) computer to recover.
And, at time of the disaster, we may not have it. This is the question.
The recover is more difficult than recover site-only standalone servers.
And the result, delayed.
Well, it is same at all: Cluster - Love it, or live it.
Btw:
The Exchange Team can think a way, in the feature, to eliminate
differences between clustered/non-clustered mailboxes, and no
differences between Servers and Virtual Servers. If Exchange need cluster informations in paritcular, put it in another place.
Thanks for all news on this discussion !
Gazzoni
(still) About the first question (cluster recovery).
In fact, Exchange 2003 cluster (complete) recovery is a bit less complicated that is in previous version (we still use Exchange 2000). There is a new (for me) concept, called 'standby cluster'.
The key is: do not re-home mailboxes (i.e,, do not convert previous clustered mailboxes in standard mailboxes), even so this scenário is not
possibile for Exchange 2000.
But, even for this "standy cluster" method, we must have ready a
new computer with cluster requisites (SAN conectivity, etc).
We can NOT USE a single (normal) computer to recover.
And, at time of the disaster, we may not have it. This is the question.
The recover is more difficult than recover site-only standalone servers.
And the result, delayed.
Well, it is same at all: Cluster - Love it, or live it.
Btw:
The Exchange Team can think a way, in the feature, to eliminate
differences between clustered/non-clustered mailboxes, and no
differences between Servers and Virtual Servers. If Exchange need cluster informations in paritcular, put it in another place.
Thanks for all news on this discussion !
Gazzoni