[andrezinh0]

Hello, everyone!

We're deploying a new BES Server in our company to support more users (not for disaster recovering) and would like to hear what some of you might be doing regarding the SQL database.

In a multiple BES setup should all servers point to a single SQL server? Or should each server connect to its own SQL Database?

What gives better performance? And ease of administration?

Cheers,

Andre

[ashworth]

They should point all to the same sql server.. that way you can move users between BES servers if the change location and stuff like that. plus it it is less to administer.

[TruckinwithBBs]

andrezinh0,

Pointing all BES to the same config database would definitely be less work on the administrative side. This would also give you the ability to move users to the other BES if maintenance is needed on one of them. A remote database is definitely the way to go for performance as opposed to running it locally on the same box as the BES. As long as the SQL server hardware is sufficient, you shouldn't have any performance issues pointing all BES at the same config db.

-TruckinwithBBs

[BBFlunkie]

Only one BES in the SQL database can be MDS.

I missed this the first time.

Originally Posted by BBFlunkie

Only one BES in the SQL database can be MDS.

Where'd you get that information?
I have multiple BES on the same config DB and they all have their own MDS-CS instances.

Are you referring to MDS Services for app development/deployment... or MDS Connection Services?

[BBFlunkie]

It wouldn't let the second server create the MDSS and MDSS-DIS database's.

Originally Posted by BBFlunkie

It wouldn't let the second server create the MDSS and MDSS-DIS database's.

OK, those are MDS Services databases for application development and deployment.

Not the same as MDS-CS.

You and I are referring to two different things.

[BBFlunkie]

Yes we are.

I've been BES Admin for over 5 years now.... Tired of the growth.

[andrezinh0]

Thanks everyone for the posts.
The second server is up and running.

1 - BES 4.1.6MR2 - Domino 7.0.2 - 1026 Users
2 - BES 4.1.6MR2 - Domino 7.0.3 - Only myself, for now...