Exchange 2013 Requirements Calculator

Exchange Team released new version of Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator.

New version contains changes implemented by SP1, MAPI/HTTP communication and it’s impact on the CAS role servers, and also pagefile sizing guidance.

As always changes in each version you can find in Release Notes

Below changes made in 6.3 version:

Fixed Backup Requirements calculations to include greater than 50 databases.
Added additional processor core support.
Fixed the number of database volumes calculation when disk count is specified.
Fixed the database size calculation for A/P scenarios to match A/A scenario calculations.
Fixed the calculator to take into account halving database number per volume in non-site resilient scenarios.
Fixed conditional formatting errors on transport configuration settings.
Fixed transport sizing to take into account mailbox growth.
Updated CAS megacycle calculations to align with SP1 guidance.
Revised Dispart.ps1 script to create database mount points consistent with JetStress performance counters.
Added Calculator version number to record one field three of CSV export files

Exchange Team Blog released new version of Exchange 2013 Server Requirements Calculator.

This version is updated to reflect changed incorporated in Exchange 2013 CU2 like increades maximum number of databases.

New version you can download here:

List of changes in new version since 5.9 you can find below:

Fixed operator mistake in calcNumActiveDBsSF formula
Fixed missed validation scenario where the calculator could recommend a copy count that could not be deployed on the custom disk architecture
Optimized remaining servers formula
Fixed an issue where single datacenter, multiple databases per volume architecture with lagged copies didn’t calculate the correct number of
copies/volume
Fixed VirtCPUFactor reference
Various comment changes
Improved cell highlights for insufficient disk capacity on storage design tab
Added additional storage capacities – 1.2TB, 6TB and 8TB
Fixed database count validation logic to take into consideration dedicated lagged copy servers

Also all informations about changes in each version you can find here:

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