Exchange Server 2003
Performance Tuning
Smith Mangmeetakun
Technology Specialist
Microsoft (Thailand) Limited
Helpful Experience
Level 300
• Windows administration experience
• Experience configuring Exchange servers
• Experience configuring Active Directory
• Experience with the Windows Registry
Agenda
• Understanding Exchange Performance
• Optimizing Memory Usage
• Exchange Store and ESE Tuning
• Routing Tuning
• SMTP Transport Tuning
• Active Directory Integration Tuning
• Additional Tools
Performance and Scalability Guide for Exchange 2003:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=47576
Performance Considerations
Processor
• 60% average load
Performance and Scalability Guide for Exchange 2003:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=47576
Performance Considerations - Notes
Processor
• 60% average load
Memory
• Up to 3GB
• At least 32MB free
Performance and Scalability Guide for Exchange 2003:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=47576
Performance Considerations - Notes
Processor
• 60% average load
Memory
• Up to 3GB
• At least 32MB free
Disk Storage
• 2 log + 2 DB spindles
• 100 ops/sec per spindle
Performance and Scalability Guide for Exchange 2003:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=47576
Performance Considerations - Notes
Processor
• 60% average load
Memory
• Up to 3GB
• At least 32MB free
Disk Storage
• 2 log + 2 DB spindles
• 100 ops/sec per spindle
Network
• 100 Mbps front end
• 1 GBps inter-sever
Performance and Scalability Guide for Exchange 2003:
“Exchange Server 2003 Performance Tools”
Performance Tuning Tools
Exchange Stress and Performance (ESP)
• Use to simulate client sessions for stress testing
Performance and Scalability Guide for Exchange 2003:
“Exchange Server 2003 Performance Tools”
Performance Tuning Tools
Exchange Stress and Performance (ESP)
• Use to simulate client sessions for stress testing
Load Simulator (LoadSim)
• Use to test MAPI client performance
Performance and Scalability Guide for Exchange 2003:
“Exchange Server 2003 Performance Tools”
Performance Tuning Tools
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