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Thanks.<br />
The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service is running on the front end server ?<br />
If i goto computer management, IIS manager, it looks asthough OWA is running off this server, would this explain things ?
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Thanks.
The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service is running on the front end server ?
If i goto computer management, IIS manager, it looks asthough OWA is running off this server, would this explain things ?

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We currently have an Exchange 2003 environment comprising of 2 servers working as a cluster with a separate front end server.<br />
The front end server is currently running out of disk space, and this is due to MDBDATA files.<br />
We backup exchange each evening by doing a full backup of the Information Store.<br />
When i look at the backup job, the front end server isn't backed up at all.<br />
Are these files needed ? They go back 6 years, can i just delete a few years worth, to free up space ?<br />
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Thanks,
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We currently have an Exchange 2003 environment comprising of 2 servers working as a cluster with a separate front end server.
The front end server is currently running out of disk space, and this is due to MDBDATA files.
We backup exchange each evening by doing a full backup of the Information Store.
When i look at the backup job, the front end server isn't backed up at all.
Are these files needed ? They go back 6 years, can i just delete a few years worth, to free up space ?

Thanks,

Exchange 2003 MDBDATA files

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.