We are in the progress of buying exchange 2000, as for the difference in the information storage between enterprise(unlimited) and standard edition
(limited).

QUESTION:

We are in the progress of buying exchange 2000, as for the difference in the information storage between enterprise(unlimited) and standard edition
(limited). What are the consequence about the limited 16 GB, will it server 125 users ? with an average of 250 MB per mailbox? Currently running E2K in test environment. Much appreciated in advance your experience.

ANSWER:

This all depends on you as an Admin limiting users mailbox size. Total you describe is approximately 2gb, which would meet your requirments. You can do this individually through a users properties or bulk through the E2K ESM. The help which accompanies E2K will explain how to do this in detail. The primary difference between standard & enterprise is The Exchange 2000 Server Family Exchange 2000 Server is designed to meet the messaging and collaboration needs of small and medium organizations. It contains:
Exchange 2000 Server, for messaging and collaboration
Exchange 5.5 Server
Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Outlook 2000 Service Release 1
Outlook for the Macintosh 8.2.2
Microsoft Office Developer Tools 2000 (does not include Microsoft Office 2000)
Microsoft Exchange Web Storage System
Connectors to other LAN-based systems
Instant messaging with presence information Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server is designed for larger organizations that have the highest requirements for reliability, scalability, and manageability. It contains:
All features and products included in Exchange 2000 Server (see above)
Exchange 5.5 Server Enterprise Edition (replaces Exchange 5.5 Server above)
No limit on the size of database (16tb)
Multiple databases per server (4 Storage Groups with 4 Info Stores in each group) (Total of 16 Storage groups)
Active/Active clustering (requires Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server)
Distributed configuration (front-end/back-end deployment) services
Chat services There is more info, located at www.microsoft.com/exchange Others may chime in with more info.


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