Hello All..........I am looking for recommended/suggested number of NICs and/or Networks for Mailbox Servers in a DAG.
1. Would it be good practice to Team two-2 NICs to increase throughput?
2. Would it be a good practice for Virtual Servers?
3. Would separate MAPI and REPLICATION networks be recommended/suggested?
4. Should we Team both MAPI and REPLICATION networks?
5. What is recommended/suggested if two-2 separate physical network paths are available between Mailbox Servers (In case of DAG stretching across sites).
5A. Keeping above (5.) in mind, if we use two-2 networks, how they should be configured i.e. one for MAPI and one for REPLICATION? in that case should REPLICATION network be stretched across sites as it never carries gateway? or there should be two-2 MAPI networks only?
6. I would also appreciate if someone could share any link to article/blog where I could read about different scenarios and recommendation for networks such as physical severs against virtual servers and single network path and multiple network etc.
Thanks in advance.