Run Exchange on VMware vSphere to not only match, but exceed the performance of physical servers by 100% or more. Consolidate multiple Exchange server roles and mailboxes to reduce infrastructure footprint by 5X to 10X. Deliver Exchange as a dynamic, cost-efficient, and reliable IT service on your internal cloud. Maximize Exchange availability without the complexity of Microsoft clustering. Increase the capacity of Exchange servers by 100%. Dynamically scale Exchange to support increasing loads and eliminate sizing compromises. Accelerate delivery of new email services by provisioning On-Demand, automating release cycles, and streamlining testing and troubleshooting
Also, download the free Exchange "Getting Started" Kit.
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Introductory Resources
White Papers
- Exchange 2007 Performance on VMware vSphere

2009 performance analysis showing near-linear scalability for Exchange workloads. - Best Practices Guide - Microsoft Exchange Solutions on VMware

An in-depth VMware white paper describing best practices for deploying Exchange 2007 on VI 3.5. Recommended as a design resource. - Deploying Exchange Server 2007 on VMware Infrastructure: A VMware Internal Case Study

VMware’s internal case study for deploying Exchange with CCR in a totally virtual, highly available environment with advanced disaster recovery capabilities. - Virtualizing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: Building a Better Platform with VMware® Infrastructure 3

Key benefits that can be realized from virtualizing Exchange. This VMware white paper focuses on VI3 features as specifically applied to an Exchange messaging environment. - Deployment Guide—Microsoft Exchange Solutions on VMware

A detailed VMware guide for transitioning from Exchange 2003 on physical hardware to an Exchange 2007 environment on virtual machines, including guidance for maximizing efficiency with virtualization tools. - Solution Brief—Availability and Recovery Options: Microsoft Exchange Solutions on VMware

A VMware Solution Brief describing the benefits of virtualization for improving availability and recovery of Exchange services, and a review of the tools available for accomplishing these goals. - Virtualizing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 with VMware ESX Server 3

Analysis performed in 2007 by Dell, this paper discusses performance of Exchange 2007 on ESX Server v3.0, concluding that virtualizing all Exchange roles delivers acceptable quality of service. - 16,000 Exchange Users Solution on a VMware/EMC Environment

A joint VMware / EMC white paper that validates building-block guidelines for virtualizing an Exchange 2007 Mailbox server role using a real-world deployment scenario. The design is based on a virtualized platform with VI3 and EMC® CLARiiON® storage. - Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 mailbox roles on VMware Infrastructure 3 using HP ProLiant servers and HP Storageworks

An HP whitepaper comparing performance of Exchange Server 2007 mailbox roles on physical versus virtual platforms that concludes performance is acceptable using both approaches. - Microsoft Exchange 2007 on VMware Infrastructure 3 and NetApp iSCSI Storage

A NetApp white paper describing a design for Exchange 2007 on VMware Infrastructure 3 and NetApp storage that covers sizing the Exchange environment with a reliable building block design and results of performance testing and functional validation of backup, restore, and disaster recovery. - Design and Sizing Examples: Microsoft Exchange Solutions on VMware

A VMware paper proposing reliable design guidelines for an Exchange 2007 infrastructure ranging in size from 4,000 mailboxes to 64,000 mailboxes. Server, storage and network design are addressed.
Featured Resources
- Best Practices for Virtualizing Active Directory
2008 paper describing techniques and best practices for deploying Active Directory.
Success Stories
- Navy Marine Corps Intranet (350,000 mailboxes)
Virtualize 350,000 Exchange 2003 mailboxes to control costs, improve availability, and increase manageability. - University of Plymouth
Run a large 50,000 mailbox Exchange deployment at lower cost, simplify availability and disaster recovery, while increasing Exchange manageability. - Nuvasive
Consolidate BlackBerry, Exchange, and SAP infrastructure. Accelerate deployment and improve availability and disaster recovery. - Boise Inc.
Consolidate Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server, and Oracle Databases infrastructure, simplify systems management, and develop a disaster-avoidance plan. - The Cleveland Indians Company
Consolidate Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server infrastructure, implement a streamlined Disaster Recovery plan, and increase application manageability. - ViaHealth
Consolidate large Oracle and SQL databases, Exchange, and McKesson. Reduce TCO, simplify administration, provide greater control over computing resources, and increase availability. - Alstom
AccelerateBlackBerry Enterprise Server deployment and scale dynamically to meet growing user demands. - Bowdoin College
Use VMware Infrastructure 3 to maintain a cost-effective enterprise-class disaster recovery solution for Exchange and several other critical applications. - Genilogix
Create entirely virtualized IT environments that eliminate server sprawl, provide optimum availability and deliver excellent disaster recovery for Microsoft Exchange. - Princeton Softech
Use VMware Infrastructure and VMware Lab Manager as lab automation solutions for creating, capturing, suspending, indexing, archiving and recreating testing environments. Read our White Papers.
Technical Resources
Podcast
- High Availability for Exchange using VMware: Listen or Download the MP3 *

- Disaster Recover (DR) for Exchange using VMware: Listen or Download the MP3 *

- Testing and Troubleshooting for Exchange using VMware: Listen or Download the MP3 *

* Right click on the link and select Save Target As to download locally.
Blogs
Other Resources
- VMware Performance Benchmarks and Resources
- VMware Technical Community for Virtualizing Exchange, Domino, and BlackBerry
- Best practices for deploying an Exchange 2007 environment using VMware ESX 3.5

An HP Guide to Best Practices for deploying Exchange 2007, including design guidelines, performance test results, best practices, and detailed description of the components used. - Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Performance on VMware® ESX Server

Performance testing Exchange 2003 on VMware virtual machines and comparison with physical machines. This paper was published in 2007 and was jointly developed by VMware and Dell. - EMC Resource Library for deploying Mission-Critical Applications with VMware
A variety of resources for deploying critical services on VMware, including Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Oracle, and others.
