Corey Gouker's Machine Inside the Mind

I can't for the life of me understand why Microsoft wouldn't include the release notes for Exchange 2007 on the DVD instead of just having the htm be a fwlink to some MS downloads page for the actual relnotes htm file. I mean if the intention was it always provide the most up to date release notes doc why not at the very least provide the original on the DVD then at the top of that page provide a note saying "go here for the most up to date release notes".

I guess timing was off and not enough attention could be paid to something as insignificant as a release notes doc. Here's the text of the doc and link to the actual release notes:

\E2K7EN64\relnotes.htm
Exchange Server 2007 Release Notes   
Release notes for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 are available as a stand-alone .htm file from the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Release Notes Web page.

Or just click here if you want to go directly to them. At least there isn't some WGA to get in the way.

Anyway, now that I've got that out of the way it's time to do a test deployment .

I recently bought this same exact config not too long ago. My price was just ever so very slightly less. I highly recommend this deal... Pretty amazing, and pretty amazing server.

• After I placed the order I also bought the FlexBay self install kit (item 310-8208 for $111.30) that boosts the max number of HDD's to 10.
• Then I bought 9 more universal HDD carriers (item H9122 or CC852 for $7.67 each).
• Oh and you can't forget the special screws, 40 in total (1213C SCREW, 6-32X1/4", FLAT HEAD, MICROSOFT, ZINC PLATED STEEL, COUNTERSINK at $0.05 each).
• Then after I got all that I bought 8 500GB Seagate drives located here.
  Note that currently they're running a combo deal so that you get a 500GB 7200.10 Seagate SATA and a 250GB 7200.9 Seagate SATA drive for $210.
  After I sold all 8 250GB drives I added two 150GB 10K WD SATA drives as well.

After all that I put the two WD drives in RAID-1. Then the 8 500GB drives in RAID-5 for a total usable data partition of 3.3TB.

Anyway if you need something like this it's definitely pretty sweet and definitely a good price. For about $800 more you can even pop up to 8 cores with the 5310 processors.

If you're curious just post in the comments and I'll provide more details. Also I'm not sure when this special $650 off, free RAID controller, and $250 discounted second 5130 processor will end.

Description

PowerEdge 2900 Date & Time: December 10,2006 1:27 AM CST      SYSTEM COMPONENTS   PowerEdge 2900 Qty    1     Dual Core Intel® Xeon® 5130, 4MB Cache, 2.00GHz, 1333MHz FSB, No Operating System, Microsoft Unit Price   $2,928.00   $650 OFF when priced $2,800 or above! Special offer           - $650.00 Catalog Number:  4 PE2900-MIN  Module  Description PowerEdge 2900 Dual Core Intel® Xeon® 5130, 4MB Cache, 2.00GHz, 1333MHz FSB Operating System No Operating System, Microsoft Additional Processor DISCOUNTED UPGRADE! Dual Core Xeon 2nd Processor 5130 Memory 4GB 667MHz (4x1GB), Dual Ranked DIMMs Keyboard No Keyboard Option TCP/IP Offload Engine Enablement Broadcom TCP/IP Offload Engine Not Enabled Primary Hard Drive 160GB, SATA, 3.5-inch, 7.2K RPM Hard Drive Primary Controller FREE UPGRADE to PERC 5/i, Integrated Controller Card Floppy Drive No Floppy Drive Mouse No Mouse Option Network Adapter Dual Embedded Broadcom® NetXtreme II 5708 Gigabit Ethernet NIC CD/DVD Drive 48X IDE CD-ROM Bezel Tower Bezel Included Documentation Electronic Documentation and OpenManage CD Kit Hard Drive Configuration Integrated SAS/SATA RAID 0, PERC 5/i Integrated Chassis Configuration Tower Chassis Orientation Hardware Support Services 3Yr BASIC SUPPORT: 5x10 HW-Only, 5x10 NBD Onsite Installation Support Services No Installation Assessment Power Supply Redundant Power Supply with Y-Cord Server Accessories Dual Caster Wheels Additional Documentation PERC 5 English Documentation TOTAL:$2,278.00

Total Price Sub-total $2,278.00 Shipping & Handling $29.99 Tax $203.11 Total Price $2,511.10