MS Exchange Windows NT AlphaServer 800 DIGITAL

This document outlines the DIGITAL HiTest Suite for configuring an AlphaServer 800 system with Microsoft Exchange and Windows NT. Published in September 1997 by Digital Equipment Corporation, it serves as a guide for sales representatives, technical support, product managers, and customers, detailing prequalified hardware and software configurations for low- to medium-end MS Exchange users.

The suite comprises a "HiTest Foundation" (including the AlphaServer 800, Windows NT Server 4.0, and Service Pack 3) and an "AppSet" (Microsoft Exchange 5.0, MS Internet Information Server 3.0, and System Management Server 1.2). The document provides comprehensive instructions for system installation and setup, covering hardware, firmware, disk and RAID configuration, operating system, and application installation.

A key part of the document details interoperability tests, which successfully verified that all components functioned correctly and met Microsoft's performance criteria. Testing included MS Exchange client workloads, IIS web page serving, file share operations, and Windows NT Backup of Exchange databases, all reporting no errors or data corruption. The document also provides system limits and characterization data, such as RAID initialization guidelines and network recommendations for high-performance services. Notably, no problems were encountered during testing for hardware, operating system, or applications. Detailed hardware configurations for minimum and maximum setups are included in the appendices.