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disk drive level (storage subsystem), and there are techniques that we
described in Chapter 4 for improving the response time of an I/O, usually
by the means of cache memory at the controller level.
When I configure an Exchange 2003 server, prior to releasing it to pro-
duction level, I exercise the system in the same way we used to drive brand
new cars at reduced speeds. This was 15 years ago, and now you can take
your car from the garage and start clocking the miles/kilometers. With
Microsoft Exchange servers in general and their storage components in par-
ticular, it is reasonable to consider that ...