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Deleting Exchange 2007 Logs

Hi,

I just realized I have only 7.5 GB left on 200 GB dedicated disk space to Exchange Database/logs

I use NTBackup but from another server (2003 Enterprise), as exchange 2007 doesn't support ntbackup. I have been backing up by selecting the location of exchange database/logs drive from the network tree using NTBACKUP thinking it would do the trick. well it didnt and I afraid im going to run into problems. I know I cant delete them by hand either....

What can I do quickly to resolve this issue??

Thanks

MISOperations

This will help you.
http://www.msexchange.org/articles/Exchange-log-disk-full.html

Exchange_Freak

Dismount the DB during off hours and do a copy of the db first and then delete the log files.
This would save you since you do not have a full backup incase something happens.

D0TCom

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This document is first for exchange 2003. And I already run full backups on my Exchange drive.

Thanks
Ahmed

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D0TCom

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@usecomp

I followed the instructions, restarted exchange and it free space increased only by small margin.

Ihowever now im gettig this error ...

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Microsoft Exchange Error
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Failed to mount database 'Mailbox Database'.

Mailbox Database
Failed
Error:
Exchange is unable to mount the database that you specified. Specified database: COBRA\First Storage Group\Mailbox Database; Error code: MapiExceptionBusy: Unable to mount database. (hr=0x8004010b, ec=-2147221237)
.

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OK
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D0TCom

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System Attendant service wasnt started and other exchange servers werent as well .... is that because I enables the circular loggin?

I have disabled it again and I'm in the proccess of restaring exchange....this is not good.

D0TCom

ASKER

Ok everything is up and running again, disbaled the circular loggin and now i have an additional 50 GB total of 100 GB. however I still see logs from july 2010.

Reason why I couldnt mount, was that I was connected to exchange via RDP use vpn and exchange services were set to start by local access. I had to start all automatic services manually to mount the database.

Still need a permenant fix for the logs...

D0TCom

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Temporary Fix. Thanks for the help