Create a New Data Store or Storage Group?

[abhi1024]

I am out of disk space on our Exchange server. I added a new drive in and want to move some users to the new drive.Should I go about creating a new data store or storage group?
Also, is it possible to have one storage group or data store online while defragging the other? My plan is to create either a new storage group or data store on the new drive,move some users to the new storage group, and while the new storage group is online ,defrag the other so that some users could have email access

Please help
Thanks
Abhi

 

[xmsre]

The current microsoft guidance is to start with the max storage groups even if there is only one database per sg.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890699/en-us

 

[58sniper]

You're putting a mailbox store on a single drive? No RAID? Yikes!

Pat Richard, MCSE MCSA:Messaging CNA
Microsoft Exchange MVP

 

[ntfsDOTsys]

Agree with Sniper... GET RAID NOW!!

A+, Network+, MCP
========================================>
My first computer was the Atari 400 (heh)

 

[ntinlin]

Other question is do you have Exchange Enterprise Edition or Standard?

Only Enterprise lets you create multiple storage groups.

Neill