Exchange 2007, P2V or migrate the mailboxes?

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• Exchange 2007: HA solution for the mailbox role

  Hello!

  I'm a new infrastructure of Exchange 2007 on VMWare vSphere 4.1 design... My question is about HA for servers with the role of box mailbox.

  I need to no (or little) downtime, so HA vSphere isn't enough... in design documents, I found two solutions:

  -two VM clustered Windows 2008 (part of witness) + CSC Exchange (CCR)

  -a single VM with vSphere active FT

  Which is the best solution in your opinion / experience? I would use FT but I'm worried by the limit of 1vCPU.

  Thank you!

  The amount of required CPU will be directly linked the number of mailboxes, that you intend to host the mailbox profile.  A single vCPU should be plenty for up to the mailbox of 750-1000 of a medium profile (100 messages sent/rec'd by day).  The MS Exchange team has a calculator that you can use to determine the exact cpu and memory required for your configuration (http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/07/05/445802.aspx).

  EMC has conducted trials of a unique virtual machine running 1000 mailboxes and protected by FT (http://www.emc.com/collateral/hardware/technical-documentation/h6237-virtual-infrastructure-clariion-cx4-120-vsphere-reference-architecture.pdf).

  Which solution is right for you will depend on what you are trying to protect and how much you want to spend on the solution.  FT will be work very well protect against hardware failures, not need business licenses and have no service interruptions but as failover, is limited to a single vCPU.  Exchange 2007 CCR will protect against hardware and software failures (awareness of the Exchange), but you will have to maintain two virtual machines / systemes systems operating, requires twice the storage and requires licensing of the company.

  -alex

• ESXi 5.1 - Exchange 2007 - file Page memory and CPU allocation

  I'm currently migrating a class Cluster CSC Exchange 2007 running on vmware on windows 2008, 2003.  It is also a SCC Cluster.  I followed all of the vmware and MS best practices, but not sure of one thing IM is the size of memory and CPU allocation page/swap file.  I have 5 Esxi hosts and each is running only Exchange 2007 comments according to vmware and MS recommendations when you use the Clustering of CSC.

  Each host has 2 CPUs to 6 cores per processor and 48 gb of Ram and that each host will have only a guest, would like to send it to the guest.  I read somewhere that it is recommended this page exchange 2007 memory size + 10 mb file.  Do I really need to get the page to the size of the file?  250 GB of disk space is a lot for swap files! IM also not sure what to set the allocation processor too.  If someone can point me in the right direction, I would be grateful.

  Thank you

  Dave

  Hi dlargeit,

  First of all, off - welcome to the VMTN forums!

  I'm with Josh26 I've ever seen any recommendations indicating that when a CCS cluster virtualization virtual machine by host is taken in charge. It is recommended to keep only a single node SCC by host (which is true for all virtual clusters or technologies like Exchange CSC/CCR/DAG), but there is nothing specific regarding the keep only a single virtual machine by host.

  On the file page, you are actually right on that.  For Exchange 2007, the paging file must be on the amount of memory configured as well as 10 MB to account for overhead costs of the kernel.  It is recommended by Microsoft and it is planned to provide enough space page Exchange should exchange more provide the necessary overhead if meet you a server failure and need to create a complete memory dump.

  You can find this recommendation here: http://technet.microsoft.com/library/aa996719 (EXCHG.80) .aspx

  In terms of CPU allocation, which should really be made according to your individual needs rather than just give all the resources the VM on the ESXi host.  Microsoft lists the maximum recommended for processor resources (Planning Processor Configurations: Exchange 2007 help) and it says that 12 hearts is the maximum for mailbox or Hub Transport box.  Is your really big enough environment need a lot of CPU resources?  Why not start small and increase it if necessary?

  You are in control of your own destiny in some of these configurations.  If you know the recommended page file size is 10 MB of RAM +, do not give the server more RAM is really needed, or you will have to pay for it in the consumed disk space to host the pagefile.  See the guide to memory resources (Planning Memory Configurations: Exchange 2007 help) to understand the maximum rates of memory for Exchange.  You will see that the maximum memory is 32GB, so there are very few reasons to assign all 48GB of RAM on your server, if it can even use.

  In short, the size of the server based on the real needs and I am confident, that you will have a virtualized Exchange system that performs as well as physical.

  Matt

  http://www.thelowercasew.com

• Disable the mailbox exchange 2007

  Hi all
  
  I had the requirement not only disabled accounts in Active Directory but to disable their mailbox as well. So they should not be able to receive messages so that they are unable to access their mailbox.
  
  I'm a lucky guy, so I found this entry in the changelog, regarding Patch 10 for 8.0:
  "21203 exchange 2007: to disable a mailbox without deleting AD user.
  
  This looks exactly like the solution to my requirement, but unfortunately I did not find any documentation? It is so nice that I am able to disable a mailbox, but HOW can I do this?
  
  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
  
  CU,
  Patrick.

  Hi Patrick.

  I think that what you want to do is: discover the 'RecipientType' for users in questions and change: 'UserMailbox' to 'user '. This should clear the mailbox without deleting the user from the AD. It's the change functionality / caused by the bug # 21203.

  You will need 7.1.1.18 or later 8.0.0.10 or later version, or later version 8.1.0.4.

  Kind regards
  Alex

• Exchange 2007 Cluster CSC - P2V

  We are currently running two physical servers to Exchange 2007 in a SCC cluster.  The Exchange mailbox DB are housed on a LUN in a SAN EMC.  Currently, the two physical servers have access to the LUN, but only the active node of SCC will go up the disks.

  We would like to P2V servers on our farm in VMWare (ESX and vSphere 4).  The SCC cluster has too many pieces attached to it (certificates, Outlook clients connect on behalf of the cluster, etc.) so we don't want to set up a new server and then migrate the data.  Are there special aspects we need to know?  Most of the documentation I've found is CCR and SCC No.

  In the past, we ran into issues when more than WIndows servers had access to a SAN logical unit number.  In fact, this caused the corruption of our Exchange 2007 databases when firstly, we migrated from Exchange 2003 to 2007.  We will encounter this problem even if our ESX farm all have access to this LUN?  This is necessary because we also run vMotion.

  Thank you.

  Yes, the new virtual machine will be the 3rd member of cluster, not the server of the mailbox 3rd (just to be clear).  In order for this virtual machine be eligible, you need to make data visible LUNS per ESX host.  Once added to the cluster, you will be able to move the EVS (your mailbox server resources) for the virtual machine (3rd member of the cluster).  Note, all in are not normally the case, I've seen a situation when the VM could not meet the disks shared online.  To fix this I had to turn off the physical host computers having locks on shared disks.  Once I turned off the physical nodes I could put the Exchange virtual server online and then put on the physical nodes and freely moving resources between nodes.

  If you look at the guide I linked in the previous post, you will see the section that describes the parameters to create a cluster of physical to virtual.  Once the virtual is online and you have confirmed that the Exchange virtual server can freely migrate from the physical to the virtual nodes you can expel one of the physical nodes.  You can then set up a second virtual machine and add it to the cluster.  Once you have verified that the Exchange virtual server can migrate freely between the two virtual nodes you can then remove the remaining physical node and you end up with a virtual two-node cluster.  Also, note that you cannot have two nodes in a cluster failover windows running on vSphere.

  I hope this helps.

  -alex

• Cluster of P2V existing Windows 2003 two nodes exchange 2007

  Hello

  I want to know how I can create a cluster of the P2v of my production windows node cluster on a host two unique esx4i. It is only for purposes of laboratory and test. The reason why I've done a P2v is I want to imitate my production environment, and as production data.

  I've done a p2v of my node Exchange 2007 cluster two production Windows 2003 64-bit.  How can I reconfigure disks (quorum, data) for the cluster?

  I've seen a lot of e of documents telling me to remove the discs and re create, but I want to keep the data.

  I would like to know if someone has done with success the P2v cluster.

  Please notify.

  I understand you want to keep the data - this guide will give you necessary for nodes in vm configurations and storage relavent - if you want to keep the two nodes in the cluster on separate from ESX boxes, then you will need to maintain a quorum and the shared data on the physical SAN LUNS and allows to connect to storage RDM - if they all exist on the same ESX Server I shute evrything down - P@V primary node with the disk data and shared quorum, then P2V system disk of secondary nodes - in both cases follow the configurations described in the guides and you should be good to go-

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• I have a single open for Exchange 2007 Standard how license get the product key

  I have a single open for Exchange 2007 Standard how license get the product key

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• Get the blue screen when you create a new message or the response message in OWA Exchange 2007

  Get the blue screen when you create a new message or the response message in OWA (Exchange 2007)

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• I lookat to Forefront 2010, I am running Windows server 2003 with Exchange 2007. I want to just make sure I have the right product.

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• Palm hiding information about the Treo 680 icompatibility with Exchange 2007.

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• Exchange 2003 P2V - duplicate name exists on the network

  Exchange 2003 P2V

  Hello

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• Delete the mailbox Exchange special letters is not get fired

  Hello
  I use the custom to Exchange 2010 supply adapter. All custom tasks and tasks such as user to disable by default, allow the user properly. But delete the workflow user does not work. All enable, disable, and delete jobs are mapped to the system card-tccomplete task. When I delete the user account in the IDM, then AD gets deleted (revoked) successfully but Exchange still shows as active (provisioning). The status of all jobs, in the terms of trade, shows Canceled. I don't see my task deleting user in the context of resource Exchange but all other tasks changes status to cancelled.
  A few days before it was working fine, but today is not.
  
  Am I missing any configuration of the task? Please help me in this regard.
  
  
  
  
  Thank you.
  
  Published by: user11957197 on November 5, 2012 04:34

  The task to remove is triggered off the coast of the tab Undo/recovery jobs. This is usually set to the task of creating a user. Check to see that your task to remove the mailbox exists here. If it does, then open your diagnostic log and check the logs at the time where you performed the deletion and you should be able to see the question.

  -Kevin

• Exchange 2007 SP3 increase in message size does not work why?

  I have a windows server 2008R2 with Exchange 2007 SP3, currently the maximum to send and receive message size is 30 MB. My MD needs to send an email which is 60 MB.

  I went through and changed all the parameters in which I expect to do. If I run best practices, it signals that the Send connectors and the receiver are high at 60 MB. Fine, I said.

  I open Microsoft Outlook 2007 and try to attach several files to 5 MB per element. Outlook has that attachments are great when I get to 29 MB.

  This is only a temporary job, so not worried, but can, my concern is what's wrong.

  We had Exchange 2007 running on windows 2008R2 who say it cannot be done while we had a server crash. I had to transfer exchange on a temp server. I've migrated on the main server which is brand new but this time, I installed Excahnge 2007SP3. I don't know if this migration has nothing to do with it.

  Any help would be great

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• E-Mail messages to skip Exchange 2007 POP3 Simulator

  Hi, using either 'e-mail BlackBerry and Services SDM 4.1.2 simulators' or 'email BlackBerry and Services SDM 4.1.4 simulators' my (OS4.2/8100) Simulator is setup and works well in stand-alone mode, against a local perspective, but connected mode is unable to retrieve messages from Exchange 2007 POP3 service.  Newspapers of the ESS include:

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  The logs indicate that authentication is working properly.  Why did he would jump new messages, I add to the Inbox?  I saw another link for the same problem that suggests that maybe it's a bug with the ESS and Exchange 2007.  Is it?

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• Migration of mailboxes unity 4.0 (3) Subscriber

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  In each existing subscriber account the unit, the unit stores its Exchange Alias matching the location of the server and the Exchange mail store. I would like to know that during the migration or spend these Exchange accounts of a mail store from one Exchange Server to another e-mail from another Exchange Server store, how can update us of existing subscriber accounts Exchange server and mailstore information without deleting the existing account and import the account using the Exchange account using the new Exchange Server with new mailstore? (The Subscriber always uses the same AD user account and even Exchange Alias all right)

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  Raymond

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  You are migrating users from one constituency to another normally, then you will need to re-run the configuration Assistant message store to point the unit to use as a partner Exchange Server 2003 server.

  This URL will be of little help...

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