8.1 Configuring the Email System
This section introduces an application of a thin provision volume: configuring the email system.
This section introduces the application scenario of thin provisioning.
This section introduces the requirement analysis and capacity planning.
This section introduces the service planning.
8.1.5 Configuration Data Summary
This section introduces the specific data for configuring the email system.
8.1.1 Scenario Introduction
This section introduces the application scenario of thin provisioning.
Carrier A provides email system services. Its original storage system is a storage area network
(SAN) consisting of two storage arrays from two vendors. The existing storage capacity is 60
TB, among which three servers (Windows, Linux and AIX) use approximately 44 TB. Carrier
A now has 200,000 users and need to allocate 500 MB for each user. It is estimated that the
number of carrier A's users will increase by 200,000 in next five years. Carrier A hopes that the
current storage system can provide 100 TB for each one of the three hosts to meet service
requirements in the next several years, but it is not willing to buy storage arrays at once.
8.1.2 Network Planning
This section describes the network environment for the capacity expansion of the email system
services.
shows the network environment.
Figure 8-1
Network environment
Linux
AIX
Windows
VIS6000
Maintenance terminal
Ethernet
switch
Storage arrays
Network cable
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