1 An ISA server deployed across multiple networks.
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options available on each manufacturer??™s websites. In addition, Microsoft provides a list of
these hardware vendors at the following website:
http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/partners
The concept of the ISA server as a dedicated security concept is a novel one for Microsoft,
and several attractive options can be considered. It is advisable to examine each of the
available hardware options before making design decisions on ISA Server deployment.
Optimizing ISA Server Hardware
ISA Server 2006 is not particularly processor or memory intensive, and its disk utilization
is fairly low. The best investment when it comes to ISA server often comes with the addition
of redundant components such as RAID1 hardware mirrors for the disks or multiple
power supplies and fans. This helps to increase ISA??™s redundancy and robustness.
From a disk management perspective, ISA is commonly installed on a single physical disk
that is partitioned into various logical partitions, depending on the server??™s role. At a
minimum, all components can be installed on a single partition. To reduce the chance of
logs filling up the operating system drive, a separate partition can be made for the ISA SQL
Logs.
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