Prerequisites for Exchange SP2
Hi...
I would like to upgrade my exchange Exchange 2003 servers with SP1 (based on windows server 2003 operation system)
to SP2 (and meanwhile I will upgrade the operation system to SP1 too).
The exchange is up and running till one and a half year, it stores 400+ users in two divided databases.
The databases were never offline defragemented yet.
The database sizes are: 23,1 GB MDB + 8,03 GB STM and 21,5 MDB + 8,9 GB STM
I would as the following:
Do might I need to check the databases first for consistency?
Is there any harmless method to check the consistency of the health of the databases?
Which would be the best test utility Ese, or Isinteg?
If the test will come out that the database is corrupt, what steps would ne needed?
What type of harm can I have if I am running the offline defragment on a corrupt database?
Anyway is there any need for the offline defrag?
If there would be any problem, and I cannot mount the databases back, but I've done an offline database backup
is it possible to put it back and mount it without any problem?
When doing offline defrag, all the exchange services should be stopped?
:)
Sorry for the much questions, but I wants to be ensure the success...
Thank you...
I would like to upgrade my exchange Exchange 2003 servers with SP1 (based on windows server 2003 operation system)
to SP2 (and meanwhile I will upgrade the operation system to SP1 too).
The exchange is up and running till one and a half year, it stores 400+ users in two divided databases.
The databases were never offline defragemented yet.
The database sizes are: 23,1 GB MDB + 8,03 GB STM and 21,5 MDB + 8,9 GB STM
I would as the following:
Do might I need to check the databases first for consistency?
Is there any harmless method to check the consistency of the health of the databases?
Which would be the best test utility Ese, or Isinteg?
If the test will come out that the database is corrupt, what steps would ne needed?
What type of harm can I have if I am running the offline defragment on a corrupt database?
Anyway is there any need for the offline defrag?
If there would be any problem, and I cannot mount the databases back, but I've done an offline database backup
is it possible to put it back and mount it without any problem?
When doing offline defrag, all the exchange services should be stopped?
:)
Sorry for the much questions, but I wants to be ensure the success...
Thank you...
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On the other hand another idea come into my mind regarding to the databases...
Please correct me if I am wrong...
Would it be a better solution (maybe more time saving for donwtime) to create a new database, and move the mailboxes to this new database? If course if will making some traffic to the transaction logs, so online backups will
be a must... but... on the other hand, the new, fresh database will be defragmented...
Does anyone knows what should be an ideal size of an exchange database?
On the microsoft exchange size calculator I saw that it would be below 25 GB / DB.
If we are speaking about an enterprise version of the exhcange server...
Regards,
dv
Please correct me if I am wrong...
Would it be a better solution (maybe more time saving for donwtime) to create a new database, and move the mailboxes to this new database? If course if will making some traffic to the transaction logs, so online backups will
be a must... but... on the other hand, the new, fresh database will be defragmented...
Does anyone knows what should be an ideal size of an exchange database?
On the microsoft exchange size calculator I saw that it would be below 25 GB / DB.
If we are speaking about an enterprise version of the exhcange server...
Regards,
dv
What exactly needs to be done here?
Are you planning to update to SP2 or defrag the Exchange databases?
Are you planning to update to SP2 or defrag the Exchange databases?
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The database is more than 1.5 years old... There were no offline defrag from then...
The database is groving, and I might would like to discover that it would be necesarry to defrag it,
as less pain as it can do... and on the other hand it will need to be upgrade to SP2 too...
The database is groving, and I might would like to discover that it would be necesarry to defrag it,
as less pain as it can do... and on the other hand it will need to be upgrade to SP2 too...
To upgrade to SP2 defrag is not required.
To defrag you need to find out the free space that can be reclaimed with the defrag. You can check the KB articles that i had mentioned earlier to find out how much free space would be claimed after offline defrag.
To defrag you need to find out the free space that can be reclaimed with the defrag. You can check the KB articles that i had mentioned earlier to find out how much free space would be claimed after offline defrag.
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Thank you for your comments. :)
dv
dv
1. Take an online backup.
2. Ensure that IMF has been removed.
Nothing else is required.
Simon.