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Good day,
I am having an issue on my 2008 R2 Servers.
This is a VM running on ESXi 5.1
It is running TS and Exchange on the same OS (yes I know this is not ideal, however it is what my client has)
Anyhow, all has been going fine for about 2 years now.
Today I am noticing TS is lagging badly. like an old style webpage loading in fact.
I don't have any backups currently running.
I tried a server restart but disk usage seems to be max'ed almost. From what I can tell it looks like it is the Exchange data store and the windows logs.
I checked the Physical machine disk in Vsphere, usage nothing is high at all. It just seems to be in the OS.
Does any one have any ideas?
Cheers.
I am having an issue on my 2008 R2 Servers.
This is a VM running on ESXi 5.1
It is running TS and Exchange on the same OS (yes I know this is not ideal, however it is what my client has)
Anyhow, all has been going fine for about 2 years now.
Today I am noticing TS is lagging badly. like an old style webpage loading in fact.
I don't have any backups currently running.
I tried a server restart but disk usage seems to be max'ed almost. From what I can tell it looks like it is the Exchange data store and the windows logs.
I checked the Physical machine disk in Vsphere, usage nothing is high at all. It just seems to be in the OS.
Does any one have any ideas?
Cheers.
ASKER
Thanks will do.
Have you checked event log to see if you have an Event ID 15004? Sounds like a Back pressure to me
if your backups are running well and your databases are just becoming too small, what about extending the vmware drive and extend the partition in windows?
ASKER
The backups are not currently running.
I have 150Gb of free space on the windows OS still so I don't think I need extra space.
I have 150Gb of free space on the windows OS still so I don't think I need extra space.
ASKER
"Have you checked event log to see if you have an Event ID 15004? Sounds like a Back pressure to me"
I have done a search of the logs I can't find this event at all. This is the custom event I made just to make sure I am not doing something silly.
I have done a search of the logs I can't find this event at all. This is the custom event I made just to make sure I am not doing something silly.
i said if they are "running well" meaning your exchange transaction logs are being flushed as it should when it does run; i know you said before it isn't running currently
seems your wording might be a bit misleading
issue is i/o and not actual space usage
based on the screenshot, looks like high i/o from dbserver (database used for TMSS)
i can see how that could cause slowness for terminal users and potentially exchange also though dbserver process is doing a lot more writes. would suggest offloading TMSS to a different box
seems your wording might be a bit misleading
issue is i/o and not actual space usage
based on the screenshot, looks like high i/o from dbserver (database used for TMSS)
i can see how that could cause slowness for terminal users and potentially exchange also though dbserver process is doing a lot more writes. would suggest offloading TMSS to a different box
ASKER
My apologies Seth, I find it way to easy to sound rude on forums, when replying. Sorry ;(
Yes i/o appears to be the issue.
There is currently only 2 users on TS and a max of 5. Although I agree another OS would be a good idea it is not really the solution I am looking for.
Yes i/o appears to be the issue.
There is currently only 2 users on TS and a max of 5. Although I agree another OS would be a good idea it is not really the solution I am looking for.
ASKER
O dear. there was a Snapshot from the last backup. Removing them now will post back in an hour or so.
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The backup program when I use, had left a snapshot on the server from a failed backup. I am hoping this will resolve the issue monitoring the server at the moment.
It's quite common for Snapshots to be left by backup programs, it's best to set alarms, to make you aware of them, when they occur.
ASKER
So the snapshot is gone and the O/I usage is back to normal.
However I am still having my client lag out when clicking on RDP like a slow loading webpage.
I was convinced that this was an I/O issue however with that eliminated I am not sure what to do next.
Still only 2 users max logged onto this server.
I have disabled the Anti virus temporary with no success.
Any other suggestions would be welcomed.
However I am still having my client lag out when clicking on RDP like a slow loading webpage.
I was convinced that this was an I/O issue however with that eliminated I am not sure what to do next.
Still only 2 users max logged onto this server.
I have disabled the Anti virus temporary with no success.
Any other suggestions would be welcomed.
Are you using the VMXNET3 network intewrface?
If a backup is not working correctly,the transaction logs will not truncate and will become very large.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240145