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Microsoft Exchange 2007solutions

High Availability

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Storage Design Considerations when evaluating SAN and DAS for Exchange 2007 using the HP EVA4400 or HP MSA60
Guidance for considering whether a SAN or DAS solution is best for your production environment as a first step for a high performance, capacity, and availability Exchange 2007 solution with the lowest cost of ownership.
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CCR on HP EVA with separate subnet failover clusters
Functional and performance results for CCR and EVA with Windows 2008 across subnets
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CCR with HP StorageWorks EVA8100
Streamlined CCR planning and deployment for predictably performing infrastructures
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CCR with HP StorageWorks EVA8000
Performance and recovery test results for replication, log shipping and mailbox server failover
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Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR) proof of concept
Functional and performance test results for CCR host-based replication proof of concept White papers
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LCR with HP StorageWorks EVAs
LCR environment supporting 5,000 users with 1-GB mailboxes
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LCR with HP StorageWorks EVA8000
Implementation, maintenance and recovery for remote disaster recovery
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LCR with HP Continuous Access and the HP StorageWorks EVA8000
Remote disaster recovery using a 5,000-user, 100 MB/user mailbox configuration
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Best Practices

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Best Practices for HP Continuous Access and HP Cluster Extension with the HP EVA4400 in an Exchange 2007 environment
This white paper provides guidelines and data gathered from testing an Exchange Server 2007 disaster-tolerant solution from HP that meets a recovery point objective equal to zero: no data loss of committed data in case of server or storage failure or in case of a site disaster.
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HP MSA2000 with Exchange Server 2007 & HP StorageWorks 8Gb Simple SAN Connection Kit
Configuration, performance, and technical best practices of an Exchange Server 2007 environment using an integrated rack with HP servers, HP MSA2000 storage, and the infrastructure components and software of the HP StorageWorks 8Gb Simple SAN Connection Kit.
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Deploying an Exchange 2007 environment using VMware ESX 3.5
A comprehensive set of basic practices to deploy a fully virtualized Exchange 2007 environment using VMware ESX 3.5.
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HP servers and storage in mid-range environments (MSA60, MSA70, MSA1500)
Configuration and performance data, best practices and recommendations for deployment
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HP servers and HP Enterprise Virtual Array 8100 with 20,000 users
Sizing and configuring Exchange Server 2007 on HP server blades in larger enterprise environment
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Impact of implementing antivirus protection
Impact on Hub Transport server performance when implementing industry-standard antivirus protection
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HP servers and HP StorageWorks EVA8000
Planning and deployment for Exchange solution architects and storage administrators
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Windows Server 2008 with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 on the HP StorageWorks EVA array family
Guidance on the advantages of moving to Windows Server 2008 when running Exchange 2007 plus best practices for implementation within a production Exchange environment.
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Impact of implementing antivirus with 20,000 users and 1GB Mbx
Testing on how implementing industry-standard antivirus protection in a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 environment with 20,000 users and 1GB Mbx impacts Exchange Hub transports and Exchange Mailbox server performance
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BladeSystem c3000 with HP Blade servers, HP storage
Best practices for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 in a 1,500 user environment featuring the HP c–Class BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure and components
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Backup and recovery

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Best practices for Microsoft Exchange 2007 using Symantec Backup Exec with the HP EVA4400 and LTO-4 tape drives
This paper describes best practices for implementing Exchange 2007 VSS backups with Symantec Backup Exec and describes the Disk to Disk to Tape strategy (D2D2T) to improve backup performance.
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Using HP Storage Essentials with HP EVA4400 to manage Microsoft Exchange
This paper describes the added storage monitoring and management value to an Enterprise Exchange infrastructure augmented by HP Storage Essentials 6.0 SP4 and HP Systems Insight Manager 5.0 SP3.
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HP servers and HP StorageWorks array and tape products
Options and limitations of implementing online streaming backups into enterprise infrastructure
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Microsoft Exchange 2003 solutions

Best practices

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Deploying boot from SAN
Benefits of HP ProLiant BladeSystems cluster using HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment software
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Profiling for the HP StorageWorks EVA
Performance data to support correct array sizing and/or configuration
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Managing your environment with HP management software
Software and hardware discovery, inventory, software deployment and interoperation techniques
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Microsoft clustering for Exchange 2003 with HP Cluster Extension EVA
Guidelines and data points gathered from testing a disaster recovery solution
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Backup and Recovery/Replication

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Backup and recovery best practices
Protecting Microsoft Exchange 2003 with HP StorageWorks server and storage products
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Backup and recovery utilizing virtual tape and disk-to-disk
Strategies for reducing backup windows and increasing recovery time objectives
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Remote Replication on the HP StorageWorks EVA
Parameters for optimum performance of Continuous Access operation behind a cluster configuration
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