Administrator's Guide

1 HP E5000 Messaging Systems for Microsoft Exchange

The HP E5000 Messaging System for Microsoft Exchange (“messaging system”) is an integrated

hardware-software solution that simplifies the initial deployment of Microsoft Exchange Server

2010. Each messaging system features HP server blades and dense disk storage in a single 3U

enclosure (Figure 1 (page 7)). E5000 expansion nodes are optional or standard depending on

the model. The following models are available:

• HP E5300 Messaging System for Microsoft Exchange

• HP E5500 Messaging System for Microsoft Exchange

• HP E5700 Messaging System for Microsoft Exchange

Messaging system features

The HP E5000 Messaging System provides the following advantages:

• Each system ships from the factory with pre-integrated hardware and pre-loaded software, to

significantly to reduce the time and complexity of deploying Exchange 2010.

• Built on the HP’s converged application platform, which combines two server blades and

dense storage drawer into a single enclosure

• Simplified deployment with pre-sized, tested, and optimized configurations

• Lower overall TCO with reduced footprint and lower energy consumption

• Pre-sized configurations deliver high availability in hours instead of days

• Setup Wizards. Specially developed setup tools provide guided setup assistance, performing

many of the complex and time-consuming tasks needed to configure and deploy a high

availability messaging system. The setup tools make it easy to get both Windows and Exchange

configured and running quickly – and you can use the HP Sizer for more detailed

configurations.

• Automatic database-level recovery from failures.

• HP and Microsoft management integration, including Microsoft Server Manager and System

Center and HP System Insight Manager and Integrated Lights Out (iLO).

For more description of E5000 Messaging system features, go to http://www.hp.com/go/E5000.

Messaging system hardware components

Figure 1 HP E5000 Messaging System – all models

1. Disk drive drawer

2. Server blade 1, Bay 1

3. Server blade 2, Bay 2