Exchange 2003 mailbox store at critical levels (69-74GB) - what actions can I take?
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I want to know how close I am to critical levels with Exchange for a client. Well I probably am already at critical levels but how long to I have before things could keep over.
The combined Edb and STB files comes in at 74GB.
Looking in systems manager and then exporting mailbox sizes to excel (tab delimited) and adding up, the total is 69GB.
In the registry it has been set to allow the Exchange DB size set to grow up to 74GB max (I left the last 1GB in case it fell over, at least I would have another 1GB to play around with)
Now I am sending out a message that all staff need to reduce mailbox sizes urgently. But happy to hear from others what other actions should I be taking (for example, just changed the keep deleted items down from 7 days to 1 day)
Also this is full version of Exchange 2003. How easy is it to just start another mailbox store and make new emails go into that but they can still access their old store?
(Note, exchange 2003 on Windows Server 2003)
Thanks in advance
I want to know how close I am to critical levels with Exchange for a client. Well I probably am already at critical levels but how long to I have before things could keep over.
The combined Edb and STB files comes in at 74GB.
Looking in systems manager and then exporting mailbox sizes to excel (tab delimited) and adding up, the total is 69GB.
In the registry it has been set to allow the Exchange DB size set to grow up to 74GB max (I left the last 1GB in case it fell over, at least I would have another 1GB to play around with)
Now I am sending out a message that all staff need to reduce mailbox sizes urgently. But happy to hear from others what other actions should I be taking (for example, just changed the keep deleted items down from 7 days to 1 day)
Also this is full version of Exchange 2003. How easy is it to just start another mailbox store and make new emails go into that but they can still access their old store?
(Note, exchange 2003 on Windows Server 2003)
Thanks in advance
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Just create a dialtone.
Mount a new database so that users can use the new send/receive mails.
Defrag the existing database.
Swap the database and the merge it.
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Exchange-Dial-tone-Restore-Method-Part1.html
Mount a new database so that users can use the new send/receive mails.
Defrag the existing database.
Swap the database and the merge it.
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Exchange-Dial-tone-Restore-Method-Part1.html
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Thanks. Don't yet understand R-R suggestion as not heard of Diatone. Will read however.
Also I think it is exchange standard edition to answer an earlier question.
White space: (event id 1221)
"The database "First Storage Group\Mailbox Store (MAIL)" has 1588 megabytes of free space after online defragmentation has terminated. "
is this a lot (1.5GB)? Seems quite a bit to me.
If i just get lots of staff to reduce their mailboxe sizes. I'm also moving out a few large mailboxes of staff who have left the company.
(this is going to be about 8GB's worth)
After all this is done maybe I will need to do a defrag?
Also I think it is exchange standard edition to answer an earlier question.
White space: (event id 1221)
"The database "First Storage Group\Mailbox Store (MAIL)" has 1588 megabytes of free space after online defragmentation has terminated. "
is this a lot (1.5GB)? Seems quite a bit to me.
If i just get lots of staff to reduce their mailboxe sizes. I'm also moving out a few large mailboxes of staff who have left the company.
(this is going to be about 8GB's worth)
After all this is done maybe I will need to do a defrag?
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Hi and thanks for good input so far
The latest 1221 fr the email store says:
"The database "First Storage Group\Mailbox Store (MAIL)" has 11739 megabytes of free space after online defragmentation has terminated.
"
That says 11GB to me (we have recently asked users to clear mailboxes and set the store deleted items down to 1 day.
Being this is quite a large amount, is this a case where the offline defrag just has to be run and I just have to plan o have a ull day of downtime?
The latest 1221 fr the email store says:
"The database "First Storage Group\Mailbox Store (MAIL)" has 11739 megabytes of free space after online defragmentation has terminated.
"
That says 11GB to me (we have recently asked users to clear mailboxes and set the store deleted items down to 1 day.
Being this is quite a large amount, is this a case where the offline defrag just has to be run and I just have to plan o have a ull day of downtime?
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Sorry back from break. Did not get chance to update before. Sorting all out. Thanks and will close properly very soon.
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All good comments. Many thanks
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Is it also worth me running a NTbakup of exchange first or something so that it clears the log files down or something (seem to remember being told this once)
Then once dismounted, then I would also just make a file copy of the files wihtin the
d:\program files\exchsrvr\mdbdata (D drive in this case)
Then for good mesure make another copy of these files.
Then run the exmerge process and maybe start this say Saturday evening so hopefully by Sunday morning it is completed. Any problems I can just resotre the backup files.
Sound like a plan?