Skip Links

Network World

  • Social Web 
  • Email 
  • Close

How we tested Exchange 2007

By Joel Snyder , Network World , 01/08/2007
Newsletter Signup
  • Share/Email
  • Tweet This
  • Comment
  • Print

To test Exchange 2007, we made heavy use of VMware virtual machines. We started by creating a separate Windows Active Directory domain on a Windows 2003 system. Then, we installed Exchange 2007 on five virtual servers in various configurations, including one simple mailbox server that also acted as a hub transport.

Some of our early tests were of the high-availability and scalability features.

Once we had a single server acting in several Exchange roles, including mailbox server, transport between mailboxes, and client access server for Web users and mobile devices, we attempted to add more servers into the Exchange environment to test high availability.

We added a set of two systems as a cluster to test the high-availability capabilities of Exchange 2007 running in Active/Passive mode across multiple systems.

We also tested high availability by adding a fourth mailbox server running the local replication service to multiple disk drives.

To further test the high-availability functions, we used the features of VMware to stop systems abruptly and remove disk drives from under the various operating systems, and we recorded how Exchange 2007 behaved during these unusual events.

  • Share/Email
  • Tweet This
  • Comment
  • Print
Partner Content

Explore the Ultrium Edge

The powerful tape technology can address data security with tape encryption as well as long term data protection.

Find Out More

Disk and Tape Square Off

Discover what disk and tape really cost and which solution provides lower total cost of ownership and optimizes energy use for your organization

Download this White Paper

Don't Fall for the Myths

The Clipper Group explores the truth behind the myths of tape, digging into the misconceptions in the disk vs. tape debate.

Review this information

information examination

An examination of information security issues, methods and securing data with LTO-4 tape drive encryption

Read this analysis

Comment
Login
Forgot your account info?
Add comment
Anonymous comments subject to approval. Register here for member benefits.
Have a NetworkWorld account? Log in here. Register now for a free account.

Videos

rssRss Feed