Virtualizacion.. turno para Exchange..

Hola a todos! esta vez, posteando desde Buenos Aires en Argentina. hace rato tenia mucho que postear pero un dano «involuntario» en mi laptop me hizo acumular algo de info. pero bueno, empecemos en orden….

Un buen amigo y muy activo contribuyente de info, Andres Lozada, Colombiano ahora residente aqui en Bs As me ha enviado hace unas semanas este correo que me parecio importantisimo y muy interesante…

como siempre digo… Enjoy!!

…»La semana pasada en el sitio del equipo de producto publicaron este articulo con las configuraciones soportadas para la implementación en ambiente de producción de Exchange sobre Hyper- V , aunque el articulo original es de Septiembre el soporte completo a este tipo de ambiente es soportado COMPLETAMENTE hasta ahora, de igual forma para que sea soportado existen algunas consideraciones de hardware, storage y configuraciones adicionales para tener en cuenta.

Anexo los links con calculadoras de almacenamiento, check list y mejores practicas

Should You Virtualize Your Exchange 2007 SP1 Environment?

http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2009/01/22/450463.aspx

Introduction

With the release of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, a virtualized Exchange 2007 SP1 server is no longer restricted to the realm of the lab; it can be deployed in a production environment and receive full support from Microsoft. This past August, we published our support policies and recommendations for virtualizing Exchange, but many people have asked us to go beyond that guidance and weigh-in on the more philosophical question: is virtualization is a good idea when it comes to Exchange?

Due to the performance and business requirements of Exchange, most deployments would benefit from deployment on physical servers. However, there are some scenarios in which a virtualized Exchange 2007 infrastructure may allow you to realize real benefits in terms of space, power, and deployment flexibility. Presented here are sample scenarios in which virtualization may make sense, as well as checklists to help you evaluate whether the current load on your infrastructure makes it a good candidate for virtualization.»…