Installing database on SAN 1

[dvientos]

I know that the exchange database can be installed on a SAN and I know all the other things that have to be done when installing on a SAN. But why can't I find any documentation on HOW to install the database on the SAN. We have a EMC SAN Solution. I created a drive to the SAN that the server can see and write data to. Now is it as easy as just installing the database (at setup) on the drive that is the SAN drive? Will it rename it the M drive? I just need details on installing. Enough theory. It is frustrating because it looks like I need to call MS and pay $150 for a CD jockey to tell me that the details are in a super secret Technet Document that they will now email to me.

Thank you in advance for your help.

 

[xmsre]

You should ideally present one drive for the the logs, and an additional drive for each store in the storage group. The log grive shold be RAID 1 or 0+1 depending on the load, and the databases should be 0+1.

Once the drives are presented, take a minute to run diskpar, a windows resource kit utility, to align the start of the partition on eacn LUN to the 64th sector. For the log drive, format the drive with a default allocation unit size of 4K. For the databases, you can go larger; 8K - 32K.

Use ESM to move the logs and databases. To move the logs, right click on the storage group, and on the properties page you'll be able to move the logs. For the databases, right click the database, properties, database paths.