Zimbra 7 System requirements for 2000 users

[indunil75]

Hi ,


I am planing to install zimbra 7 for 2000 users on a single server. I thinks single server installation is OK for 2000 users? what do u guys think of it?

Your ideas are welcome...

I expect to have a 16 GB or 24 GB RAM . Processor Xeon 5600 series - 64 bit. 2 network Cards. 4TB HardDisk since one mail box quota is 1 GB.

anyway what is the Raid level should I use when one mail box quota is 1 GB. i.e 2 TB for 2000 users.

I found the below URL. but it is for Zimbra 5.

System Requirements for Zimbra Collaboration Suite 5.0


Since I install zimbra 7 - 64 bit version, could you pls answer the above questions?

[phoenix]

Originally Posted by indunil75

I found the below URL. but it is for Zimbra 5.

System Requirements for Zimbra Collaboration Suite 5.0

You'll find fulle Documentation for the current release of Zimbra on the Community link avove: Documentation for the open source Zimbra Collaboration Suite; email, contacts, and group calendaring - you'll also find the same Documentation for NE on the site.

Originally Posted by indunil75

Since I install zimbra 7 - 64 bit version, could you pls answer the above questions?

Did you look at some of the threads in the forums that cover the recommended hardware for an installation of your size?

[indunil75]

Originally Posted by phoenix

You'll find fulle Documentation for the current release of Zimbra on the Community link avove: Documentation for the open source Zimbra Collaboration Suite; email, contacts, and group calendaring - you'll also find the same Documentation for NE on the site.

Did you look at some of the threads in the forums that cover the recommended hardware for an installation of your size?

Yes, I found. here's the URL
2000 user capacity planning

I think My hardwarfe is OK. I need to disscuss about raid. in the above URL it says use RAID10 for better performance. any other raid level you recommed?

this URL
http://www.zimbra.com/docs/os/latest...uirements.html

it says

RAID-5 is not recommended for installations with more than 100 accounts.

Your ideas are welcome. This is for Zimbra Opensource Edition.

[phoenix]

Originally Posted by indunil75

Your ideas are welcome. This is for Zimbra Opensource Edition.

Read the following document and also search the forums (these questions have been asked and answered many times): Performance Tuning Guidelines for Large Deployments - Zimbra :: Wiki

[leog21]

watch out for this 1GB quota. They might tell you this now but that will fill up in less than 6 months. You should really look into scaling during the architecture of this system. Putting 2000 users on hold while you are adding storage or switching servers is not easy. Also, file retention and backup will be a big issue. I highly recommend a SAN backend that you can easily increase and provision storage. Also look into virtualizing zimbra and giving that VM plenty of VCPUs and Memory. The snapshoting and cloning to test for upgrades will really help you out. Private message me if you need more help.

Best,
Leo