Hosted Exchange 2016 Server

Server Name

EXMBX

Description

Exchange 2016 Mailbox Servers in Database Availability Group (High Availability configuration)

- or -

Standalone Exchange 2016 Mailbox Servers (Stand-alone configuration)

Exchange Servers store the mailbox data, perform processing and rendering for connections from clients as Microsoft Office Outlook, Outlook Web App, mobile devices, and other mail clients.

Density

6,000 mailboxes. Depends on the storage requirements and usage profile.

Quantity

To be calculated based on the projected customer base and the density above.

OS

High Availability configuration
- Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition (x64)
- Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition (x64)
Stand-alone configuration
- Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition (x64)
- Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition (x64)

Important: Only English versions are supported.

Software

To be installed by customer:

OS

To be installed by CloudBlue:

Exchange Server 2016 and Cumulative Update 6 (Distribution to be provided by customer)

Provisioning System

WPE

CPU

8 core (2.4 GHz or higher)

RAM

32 GB

Depends on the usage profile and mailbox number.

Disks

Array 1:

OS and software

- 2 x 146, SAS (SCSI), RAID 1

Array 2:

IIS logs, queue database, protocol and message tracking logs, and antivirus quarantine

- 4 x 146 GB SAS (SCSI), RAID 1+0

Array 3 (active database copies):

Exchange databases and logs

- DAS or SAN

24 x 146 GB, SAS (SCSI) or SATA, RAID 1+0 or JBOD

Array 4, 5, ... (passive database copies):

Exchange databases and logs

- depends on source array configuration

Disk Partitioning

Array 1:

C: – 146 GB

- for OS and software

Array 2:

D: – 292 GB

- for IIS logs, queue database, protocol and message tracking logs, and antivirus quarantine

Array 3:

C:\DataBases\MDB01 … C:\DataBases\MDB04 (VMPs) – 4 x 385 GB (1540 GB)

- MDB01- MDB04 data and logs (4 Mailbox Databases for 5,000 mailboxes of 100 MB size limit)

C:\DataBases\PFDB01 (VMP) – 212 GB

- PFDB01 data and logs (Mailbox Database providing 15-20 MB of public folder space per public folder

* VMP – Volume Mount Point

* DAS – Direct-Attached Storage

* SAN – Storage Area Network

NICs

FrontNet

BackNet

ReplicationNet (for High Availability configuration)

SAN (if SAN is used)