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What are the advantages of running Microsoft Exchange 2013 on VMware vSphere ?
There are many advantages, including reducing the physical server footprint and improving deployment
flexibility and agility. Other advantages include the following:
Server consolidation:
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Operational advantages:
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Design for todays workload rather than guessing about tomorrows needs.
Use VMware vSphere vMotion to reduce planned downtime due to hardware or BIOS updates.
Management is simplified, because VMware vCenter Server provides a single user interface to manage
virtual machines, vSphere hosts, and network and storage components. Exchange management remains
the same.
How do I properly size my environment for virtualization?
There is very little difference between sizing Exchange virtual machines and sizing physical Exchange
serversfollow the same Microsoft guidelines. As you begin to understand the performance
characteristics of the environment, you can quickly adjust processor and memory resources.
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