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offline defrag of priv.edb file to a network attched disk
i have a client that s running out of hard disk space on the drive that has thier exchange data. they do have a network attached disk (like a nas) that is available but no real good space to use on the physical server itself on any of the drives. can some one please provide the steps to perform an offline defrag and whether or not it is possible to perfom this activity on he only space available, being a network attached disk. they are down to a few hundred MB here so a quick answer would be appreciated.
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as bigdaddy said you need 110% of free space to be able to perform an offline defrag.
what about the logfiles ? are you sure they are not the culprit ? you can take a full backup of exchange as a start it will delete the logfiles
what about the logfiles ? are you sure they are not the culprit ? you can take a full backup of exchange as a start it will delete the logfiles
The NAS is useless for an offline defrag, it simply isn't quick enough. You can only use locally attached disks, but you can run the process on another system if you don't have the space.
However I find that offline defrag is a short term process and ideally you will need to add more storage to the server.
Simon.
However I find that offline defrag is a short term process and ideally you will need to add more storage to the server.
Simon.
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