Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator v6.3

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

Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator v6.3

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 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator 5.9

With new CU2 for Exchange 2013 we also received new Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator now in version 5.9

This version reflect changes introduced by installation of CU2 for Exchange 2013 like the increased maximum number of databases per server.

You can download new Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator here:

Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator 5.9

 

And release notes is available here:

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Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator v5.6

Exchange Team Blog released new version of Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator v5.6

You can download new version here:

Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator v5.6

 

Also Exchange Team Blog released new version of Microsoft Exchange 2010 Server Role Requirements Calculator:

v20.6 of the Exchange 2010 Server Role Requirements Calculator

 

Fixes in Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator v5.6 are the following.

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Exchange 2013 Requirements Calculator v5.1

Exchange Team released first version of the Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator

New calculator includes Mailbox server role calculator and also recommendations on sizing Client Access servers.

Some of the highlights with the calculator:

  • The calculator includes transport sizing (hence the name, I guess);
  • Accommodating for Client Access Server role with sizing for multi-role server deployments;
  • Support for multiple databases / JBOD volumes;
  • Configurable witness server location (primary, secondary or tertiary data center);
  • Configurable server names and database prefixes for generated scripts;
  • Generated scripts include script for DAG creation;
  • Support for single HA, Act/Pas and Act/Act distribution models

 

 

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