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Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series and Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Best Practices

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Dell EMC Best Practices for PowerVault ME4 Series and Microsoft Exchange Server 2016. This document provides deployment best practices and configuration guidelines for running Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 on Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series storage arrays. It covers predeployment planning, storage configuration, and optimization recommendations. Target users: Exchange Server administrators, storage architects, and IT professionals deploying Exchange on Dell EMC PowerVault storage.

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Dell EMC Power Vault ME4 Series and Microsoft Exchange Server 2016

Abstract This document provides best practices for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2016 when using a Dell EMC™ Power Vault™ ME4 Series storage array.

September 2018

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Page 1 Dell EMC Power Vault ME4 Series and Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Abstract This document provides best practices for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2016 when using a Dell EMC™ Power Vault™ ME4 Series sto...
Page 2 Revisions Revisions Date Description September 2018 Initial release Acknowledgements Author: Damon Zaylskie The information in this publication is provided “as is.” Dell Inc. makes no representations ...
Page 3 Table of contents Table of contents Revisions..............................................................................................................................................................
Page 4 Executive summary Executive summary This document provides best practices for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2016 when using a Dell EMC™ Power Vault™ ME4 Series storage array. It does not include sizing, ...
Page 5 Predeployment 1 Predeployment 1.1 Storage virtualization options for ME4 Series Dell EMC Power Vault ME4 Series arrays support a variety of options for storage configurations and can improve the perfo...
Page 6 Predeployment Other new or enhanced features introduced with Exchange Server 2016 that are notable for storage considerations include the following: In-place archiving, retention, and e Discovery: • P...
Page 7 Configuration 2 Configuration 2.1 Disk layout Microsoft provides the following storage configuration best practices for Exchange 2016 in the Tech Net blog, The Exchange 2016 Preferred Architecture. RA...
Page 8 Configuration • Disk sparing is performed at the array level. This limits contact and access requirements for servers. All drives are hot-pluggable and will automatically spare and rebuild in case of ...
Page 9 Configuration At a minimum, the database and log volumes should be balanced across the pools (see Table 3). Each pool should contain a relatively equal number of log and database copies. This will hel...
Page 10 Configuration 2.7 Partition type GUID Partition Table (GPT) is recommended for Exchange 2016 volumes. Volumes larger than 2 TB require that GPT is used to access the entire size of the volume. Master ...
Page 11 Configuration Exchange Load Generator is a simulation tool used to measure the impact of MAPI, OWA, Active Sync, IMAP, POP, and SMTP clients on Exchange 2013-2016 servers. Find more information on the...
Page 12 Configuration 2.9.2 Online database scanning (checksumming) The checksumming process can run in two different modes on the active database copies: Default option: This has checksumming run in the back...
Page 13 Exchange performance monitoring 3 Exchange performance monitoring Performance Monitor is a helpful tool for monitoring the overall operations of Exchange server. A number of specific counters are good...
Page 14 Troubleshooting 4 Troubleshooting 4.1 ME4 Series performance monitoring The ME4 Series arrays have an interactive performance monitor built-in. It can display data throughput at any level, from a sing...
Page 15 Troubleshooting Set the Max Size and Max Age parameters appropriately to the capacity available on the disk. Exchange will delete the data as soon as it reaches the first of those two values. Microsof...
Page 16 Recovery databases 5 Recovery databases A recovery database is an Exchange Server 2013/2016 feature that replaces the Recovery Storage Group (RSG) found in previous versions of Exchange Server. A reco...
Page 17 Disaster recovery with database copies and DAGs 6 Disaster recovery with database copies and DAGs In the event of a hardware or software failure, multiple database copies in a DAG enable high availabi...
Page 18 Technical support and resources A Technical support and resources Dell.com/support is focused on meeting customer needs with proven services and support. Storage Solutions Technical Documents provide ...

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is required for high availability with database copies in a DAG?

All Mailbox servers in a DAG must be in the same Active Directory domain, and network round-trip latency cannot exceed 250 milliseconds.

How can I optimize performance when using Exchange on ME4 Series storage?

Consider utilizing SSD read cache, data tiering, and managing the appropriate allocation unit size.

What is the primary benefit of using a DAG for disaster recovery?

Multiple database copies across a DAG ensure high availability with fast failover and prevent end-user downtime without relying on backups to disk or tape.

Where can I find related technical support resources for this combination?

You can access various ME4 Series guides (like the Administrator's Guide) and Microsoft documentation at Dell.com/support.