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Andre Schoeman
Jan 23, 2018Copper Contributor
Exchange Server Role Requirements Calculator: DAGs required
I have a quick question regarding the “Exchange Server Role Requirements Calculator”. I have a medium sized Exchange 2010 Environment that I would like to upgrade to Exchange 2016. The current Exch...
- Jan 25, 2018
Finally, I think I know what the problem is - My SPECINT2006 value was way off - I downloaded this tool "Exchange Processor Query Tool" https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Exchange-Processor-Query-b06748a5 and it calculated my SPECINT2006 value to be 645. Now the Calculator works correctly and recommends 1 DAG :-)
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Jan 25, 2018Adding VasilMichev and TonyRedmond Ross Smith IV to review your calculation
Andre Schoeman
Jan 25, 2018Copper Contributor
Finally, I think I know what the problem is - My SPECINT2006 value was way off - I downloaded this tool "Exchange Processor Query Tool" https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Exchange-Processor-Query-b06748a5 and it calculated my SPECINT2006 value to be 645. Now the Calculator works correctly and recommends 1 DAG :-)
- TonyRedmondJan 25, 2018MVP
Just be aware that the current calculator takes no account of the mitigations released for the Meltdown/Spectre vulnerabilities. Some impact is to be expected in most Exchange environments, but you will only be able to confirm the exact effect on performance by running a test load.
- DeletedJan 25, 2018
Thanks for sharing your findings. That shows how important is your SPECINT value.
are you hosting it on Physical Machines or on VM Platform?
- Andre SchoemanJan 25, 2018Copper Contributor
VMWare Platform
Thank you for helping me get to the bottom if the issue ;-)