Updates to the Exchange 2007 Mailbox Server Role Storage Requirements Calculator

This important Capacity Planning tool has been updated to version 15.6.

The calculator uses all the recommendations outlined in the following articles, and thus it is recommended you read them before utilizing it:

• Planning Storage Configurations - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124518.aspx
• Planning Memory Configurations - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb738124.aspx
• Understanding Exchange Server 2007 I/O improvements from 64 bit - http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2006/09/08/428860.aspx

The calculator is broken out into the following sections (worksheets):

• Input
• Storage Requirements
• LUN Requirements
• Backup Requirements
• Log Replication Requirements
• Storage Design