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Best practices overview
7 Dell EMC PowerVault ME4024 8,000 Mailbox Exchange 2016 Resiliency Storage Solution using 10K drives | 3917-ESRP
3 Best practices overview
Use the following general steps to set up and configure an ME4024 system for Exchange Server:
1. Download and review the Exchange Mailbox role calculator, and determine the capacity and
performance requirements.
2. Review the remaining sections of this document and apply the best practices that are applicable to
your workload and environment. Exchange Server workloads tend to be predictable and consistent,
so the solution can be planned and designed for growth.
3. Follow the deployment instructions for setting up an ME4 Series system found in the ME4 Series
Deployment Guide on Dell.com/support.
4. Configure the ME4 Series system using the best practices document, Dell EMC PowerVault ME4
Series and Microsoft Exchange Server 2016, applying best practices for Microsoft Windows and
Exchange Server as recommended by Dell EMC.