Re: SBS 2000 and Exchange 2003/2007 by Kevin
Kevin
Thu Jan 04 17:41:24 CST 2007
1. remember, it's 16gb per store -- that is, priv1.edb + .stm has its 16gb
max, and pub1.edb + .stm has its own 16gb max.
2. how long has this sbs server been in use? if you've never done an offline
defrag, that could very well cut your store size in half or more.
so the customer doesn't want to think he's buying old software. so ask him
if he would rather by "time tested" software (ie, SBS2003) or does he really
want to buy "bleeding edge" software and risk up time of his critical
business system?
Frankly, it will be more than a year before Exchange 2007 is rolled out with
the next release of SBS.
Go with SBS 2003 - its tested, it works, and you gain features like Outlook
Web Access, Remote Web Workplace, and WSUS.
personally, if you are not having performance issues, the cost of buying a
new server and new copy of exchange doesn't seem justified to me. I would
spend it on more memory on your current server.
--
Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]
"The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long"
"Nate" <Nate@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0E254749-444D-4A16-8750-98D5305A235B@microsoft.com...
> 16G limit on the stores on Exchange 2000. Client feels that he's buying
> old
> software if we upgrade to Exchange 2003 or SBS 2003.
>
> "Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]" wrote:
>
>> remember ... exchange 2007 is 64 bit only.
>>
>> so, why do you wish to move Exchange ot a seaprate server?
>>
>> --
>> Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]
>> "The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long"
>>
>>
>> "Nate" <Nate@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:838785D6-978E-420E-B133-81C4ECEC7231@microsoft.com...
>> > Is is possible to add a new member server to a SBS 2000 domain and
>> > have it run Exchange 2003/2007(removing the Exchange 2000 instance)?
>>
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