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How do I check exchange 2000 information store size

Help ! How to check exchange 2000 information store size?

We have exchange 2000 server and there is limit of 16gb for information store

How do I check the size of information store? In system manager it shows as follows... and i have put the size of edb and stm files below. PLEASE HELP ASAP

First Administrative Group
Servers
Mail
Protocols
Employees
Emp1
Emp2
Public Folders
Emp3
MiscAccounts
       Calendars
       MiscAccounts
Trainees
       Class1
       Class2
Class3
Class4

Emp1.edb      15,093,512kb
Emp1.stm      28,456,968kb

Emp2.edb      11,895,880
Emp2.stm      2,766,856kb

emp2.edb      482.376kb,
emp2.stm       53,256kb

pub1,edb      233,544kb
pub1.stm      229,384kb

pub1old.edb      2056kb
pub1old.stm      2056kb

class1.stm      2,805,786kb
class1.edb      1,704,072kb
Class2.stm      2,781,192kb
class2.edb      964,744kb
Class3.stm      1,355,784kb
class3.edb      964,744kb
class4.stm      575,120kb
class4.edb      232,456kb

redseatechnologies

You must have Exchange 2000 Enterprise.

The 16GB Limit does not apply, instead you are limited to 16TB

This is how you can figure out if it is the Enterprise version -> http://www.kuhnline.com/index.php?id=58

-red

unns

ASKER

Thank you!
I do have the tick box This is a front end server but its not checked.

Hope having that option (even though not checked) means its exchange 2000 enterprise edition

Is there any other way I can reconfirm?
Also please let me know how to check Information store size?
Am I following it right? Does .edb file size means information store size?
or its including .edb and .stm?

redseatechnologies

If you have the option, then it is Enterprise

Also, the fact that your stores are >16GB (and you have multiple stores) is a dead give away :)

The information store size is the edb + the stm file

-red

Vishal Breed

Hi,

There are 3 menthods you can verify whether your Exchange is standard or Enterprise.

1. In Enterprise Edition when Information Store service is started (or when you mount Information Stores) event ID 217 is generated. It says maximum storage capacity is enabled.
In Standard Edition when Information Store service is started (or when you mount Information Stores) event ID 216 is generated. It says storage has limitation of 16 GB.

2. In Enterprise Edition you can create total 4 Storage Groups; each storage group can have maximum 5 Information stores. So that on Enterprise Edition you can have 19 Mailbox Store + 1 PF.
In Standard Edition you can have only One Storage Group & only 1 MBX Store + 1 PF.

3. Cluster can be implemneted with only Enterprise Edition; not Standard.

- Vishal Breed (removed by sembee)

redseatechnologies

It is a moot point, i must be enterprise - there is at least 1 store greater than 17gb

also, Vishal, what is that number after your name?

-red

unns

ASKER

Interesting. I do not have event ids 217 or 216 either.

We do not have clusters.
So I tried to create test storage groups to check
There were 3 existing
Protocols (guess this doesnt get counted)
Employees
MiscAccounts
Trainees
Then I created one more as test... it got created...
Then I tried creating 5th one and it says

this server already contains the maximum number of storage groups allowed id no:c1034a7b exchange system manager

Now I am puzzled again. Can anyone PLEASE CONFIRM that its enterprise or standard?

unns

ASKER

Oops ignore my previous comment .... I know its enterprise now... (I didnt read Vishal's comment properly)
only wondering about event ids how come they dont appear... I dismounted and mounted stores yesterday itslef.

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unns

ASKER

Thanks Red.. I will try