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Just adding that the usual cause for this is that the SQL version that the database runs in is limited in size because it runs in SQL Server Express, not SQL Server Standard. <br />
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What is the size of SBSmonitoring.mdf?
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Just adding that the usual cause for this is that the SQL version that the database runs in is limited in size because it runs in SQL Server Express, not SQL Server Standard.

What is the size of SBSmonitoring.mdf?

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I received an error when I ran my SBS 2008 Best Practices Analyzer.
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Can you post the error?
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> I received an error when I ran my SBS 2008 Best Practices Analyzer.

Can you post the error?

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&quot;The SBSMonitoring database is nearing maximum size&quot;<br />
The SBSMonitoring database is currently 4757585920 bytes in size&quot;
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"The SBSMonitoring database is nearing maximum size"
The SBSMonitoring database is currently 4757585920 bytes in size"

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mapalaska2003,<br />
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Did the solution offered by David Atkin fix the issue?
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mapalaska2003,

Did the solution offered by David Atkin fix the issue?

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mapalaska2003, the issue was solved?
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How do I safely reduce the size of my SBS 2008 SBSdatabase? I received an error when I ran my SBS 2008 Best Practices Analyzer.<br />
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Thanks.
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How do I safely reduce the size of my SBS 2008 SBSdatabase? I received an error when I ran my SBS 2008 Best Practices Analyzer.

Thanks.

sbs 2008 sbsmonitoring database size

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Databases are organized collections of data, most commonly accessed through management systems including schemas, tables, queries and processes that allow users to enter and manipulate the information or utilize it in other fashions, such as with web applications or for reporting purposes.