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Database size 260 GB and growing
The database is on an IBM FastT600 SAN and the backup unit is an HP MLS6060 with 4 drives fiber attached to the SAN. We use HP dataprotector as our backup software. Before we moved to this config our database was about 160 GB and was taking 18 hours to back up. When we switched to the new...- jpnt
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- Forum: Microsoft: Exchange
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Database size 260 GB and growing
We actually have no Executive buy in for email limits and therefore can not enforce anything. I ran an eseutil a few weeks ago and it took around 12 hours to complete. The temp db did not grow more then the size of the origianl database, so I created an array that was around 300 GB and...- jpnt
- Post #8
- Forum: Microsoft: Exchange
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Database size 260 GB and growing
Thanks. Our backup times are 2 hours for backup and we estimate at most 5 hours for restore. We haven't actually had to restore this. We regularly run an isinteg on the database and do a eseutil defrag bi-annually. Neither have indicated any errors.- jpnt
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- Forum: Microsoft: Exchange
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Database size 260 GB and growing
Environment: W2K, Exch 5.5 SP4 Enterprise, Connected to a SAN We have a DB that is 260 GB and growing. Many of our users have mailboxes that exceed 4 GB some even as high as 9 GB +. Does anyone know how big is too big for Exchange 5.5 or even Exchange 2003 for that matter? Are we headed for...- jpnt
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- Forum: Microsoft: Exchange
