Recently a client informed us of the following statement from a storage vendor. “Microsoft does not certify Exchange, SQL Server, or SharePoint in a Virtual Environment with 7200k drives” Does anyone know if this is correct or is it just vendor FUD. Reagrds Mark Farrant

It sounds like FUD to me. I'm not aware that Microsoft has anything regarding drive speeds in its hardware compatibility list. Storage subsystem sizing is all about IOPS and slower drives just means you'll need more of them. -- Ed Crowley MVP "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems." . "Mark Farrant" wrote in message news:947fdb7d-e985-43ab-892d-a966e71af31d... Recently a client informed us of the following statement from a storage vendor. Microsoft does not certify Exchange, SQL Server, or SharePoint in a Virtual Environment with 7200k drives Does anyone know if this is correct or is it just vendor FUD. Reagrds Mark Farrant Ed Crowley MVP "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."

I've never heard about anything like that Like Ed wrote, it's all about IOPSJonas Andersson MCTS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007/2010 | MCITP: EMA 2007/2010 | MCSE/MCSA Blog: http://www.testlabs.se/blog