Hi All,

Like to know whether exchange 2010/2013 supoorts SAN /NAS Basiaclly shared storage. 

and also good design documents 

Thanks

Hi Muthu,

Based on my knowledge, NAS is not supported either in a physical or virtual environment for Exchange directly. It is because we can't put the databases on a network drive. we need to put the database on a local drive or true block storage (SAN). It is not possible to mount databases stored on any network shares.

For "network-attached storage" feature, Exchange 2010 only supports Internet SCSI (iSCSI). Exchange 2013 doesn't support the use of network attached storage (NAS) volumes, other than in the SMB 3.0 scenario.

Here are some helpful threads for your reference.

Understanding Storage Configuration

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee832792(v=exchg.141).aspx

Exchange 2013 Storage Configuration Options

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee832792.aspx

Exchange 2010 design

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/exchange/en-US/2f391e79-7525-4322-a1e2-525965cf774f/exchange-2010-design

Hope it helps. If you need further assistance, please feel free to let me know.

Best regards,
Amy

Thanks AMY for the update. in the same way SAN is also not supported i believe.

Regards

Muthu

Hi

SANs are supported but you would need separate storage for each member of your DAG so that could get quite expensive.  Direct Attached Storage is normally the best option.

Steve