Exchange Processor Query Tool

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Michel de Rooij

For aiding people in sizing their Exchange 2010 mailbox server configuration you can use the Mailbox Role Calculator. As of version 12.3 you can use the Intel SPECint2006 rate value to make calculations regarding the CPU. Unfortunately, not everyone owns a specific configuration shown on the SPECint2006 list.

The Exchange Product Group has come up with a tool (XLS) that calculates the average rate value for a specific CPU, using online SPECint information of configurations with the same CPU. Although not exact, it should provide you with guidance on the megacycles per core value to use in the Mailbox Role Calculator.

You can download the Exchange Processor Query Tool here.

Exchange Toolkit

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Michel de Rooij

I did a write up on the Exchange toolkit, you can find it here or access it through the menu.

If you got feedback, want to report inaccuracies or think something must be added to the list, please send me an e-mail.

Office 365

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Michel de Rooij

In case you missed it, Microsoft today announced Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft’s next-gen cloud offering, successor to BPOS. It contains Microsoft Office Professional Plus, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online and Lync online. You can watch the announcement on-demand here. Office 365, which is expected early 2011, will initially run Exchange 2010 at SP1 level.

For more information consult the Office 365’s website, consult the FAQ or follow Office 365 via Facebook (office365) or Twitter (@Office365).

You can sign up for the beta here. Note that the beta is limited and available in 13 countries only.

Exchange Server 2010 Architecture poster

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Michel de Rooij

Finally, the long awaited Exchange Server 2010 Architecture Poster is here!

This is similar to the Exchange 2007 Component Architecture poster and contains the architecture highlights and feature set of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. This architecture poster is additional to the already published Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Transport Server Role Architecture Diagrams which you could already get here.

You can download the Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Architecture poster here.