Exchange 2000 on Windows 2000 Data Center The Opportunity for Server Consolidation

AgendaAgenda  Windows 2000 Data Center from Compaq  Exchange 2000 on Data Center from Compaq  Opportunity for Server Consolidation

Windows 2000 Datacenter Server  Key Features include: –64GB RAM –4-Node Clustering –Winsock Direct –Process Control –Requires OEM HCT –OEM Supported and Tested

Components of the Datacenter Offering ProLiantServer Win 2000 DatacenterOS Non OS Kernel Applications Availability Assessment Deployment System Support Value-Added Svcs Compaq / Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Storage / SAN Data Center HCL 2.0 Options (e.g. tape)

Compaq’s Core Data Center Configurations  ProLiant DL760 (8P)  Compaq StorageWorks  Targeted Business Configurations  Reliability/Stability  Scalability  Accountability  Scale Out

Compaq Data Center Services  Windows 2000 Datacenter System Integration Services –Readiness Assessment –Design Review –Pilot –Planning & Design –Implementation  Windows 2000 Datacenter Support Services –Basic  Installation & Startup  Enterprise Support Plan  O/S Update Subscription Service –Enhanced  Site-specific Availability Assessment  Enterprise-wide Uptime Guarantee  Windows 2000 Datacenter Management Services  Windows 2000 Design/Deploy

Why Exchange 2000?  Windows 2000 Active Directory  Advanced Messaging Routing  Scalable Architecture  Flexible Storage Design  Web Storage System  Superior Development Platform  Enhanced Platform Services

Exchange 2000 on Data Center 4-Node Clusters  Specific Support in Exchange 2000  4-Node: Data Center  Key to Exchange Server Consolidation  Deployment Recommendation: –ROI can be achieved –5K-15K user Clusters –4 Storage group limitation –N+1 4-Node Support

Exchange 2000 on Data Center 8-Way Systems  Exchange 2000 Scales well to 7-8 CPUs  Deployment Recommendation: –Scale out (versus up)  Exchange 2000 Data Center on certified on ProLiant DL760

Exchange 2000 on Data Center Benefits  Reliable turnkey solution –Hardware, software, support –Certified hardware and software backed by Hardware Vendor and Microsoft  Maximizes uptime –Protects from single points of hardware failure –Enables rolling maintenance and upgrades  Ability to upgrade with minimal impact to users  Server consolidation lowers cost of ownership –Centralizes management –Saves on real estate by reducing floor space,electricity, AC, cabling, networking hardware

Server Consolidation Basic Example  Large Exchange Sites  Exchange Servers per site  Solution: Deploy 4-Node Exchange 2000 Cluster –N+1 Configuration –15,000 users per cluster –5,000 users per node

Exchange 2000 Data Center Customer Profile  Enterprise customers with critical messaging application who want high reliability and uptime  Large customers who want to consolidate number of servers supporting messaging  Customers who have started or are planning for W2000  Service Providers (SPs) deploying, hosting, implementing, and supporting messaging

Exchange 2000 Data Center - Resources  White Papers on ActiveAnswers –Deploying Exchange 2000 Clusters Within Design Limitations –Solutions Guide: Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server on Windows 2000 Datacenter Server –  ActiveAnswers Data Center URLS: – – –  GEO Contacts for Support – ntacts/DC_team.asp ntacts/DC_team.asphttp://issg.inet.cpqcorp.net/inline/workgroup/datacenter/co ntacts/DC_team.asp  Services –

Profit from our Exchange Experience and Expertise  Only supplier designated by Microsoft as Prime Integrator for Exchange 2000  >8 million seats of Exchange under contract through Compaq Global Services, of this >1.7 million Exchange 2000 seats  550+ global enterprise customers  Microsoft Certified Engineers  850 dedicated Exchange Solution Integration experts WW  ProLiant hardware — platform of choice for Exchange with > 50% market share

Compaq is a good choice, maybe the only real choice, to help customers migrate to Exchange 2000.” Compaq is a good choice, maybe the only real choice, to help customers migrate to Exchange 2000.” David Ferris, President of Ferris Research, Inc. Profit from our Exchange Experience and Expertise (cont)  24x7 leadership — highly available, reliable systems based on clustering and SAN technologies  Best-of-breed partners — helping you extend reach and power of Exchange with next-generation applications in wireless, unified messaging, and more  Compaq solution architects have written several new books and many white papers on Microsoft Exchange 2000