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IS-IT--Management
In April our exchange server crashed with a multiple hard disk failure. The server was re-built and we tried to restore using the backups tapes. This however didn’t work very well, as the server wouldn’t replay the log files at a fast enough speed (it would start at around five a second and slow down to one an hour with lots of errors in-between). So we restored to the last full backup (A week ago, happened on a Friday afternoon) and then built a separate/identical server and replayed the log files on there with no problems. These emails were then saved into a PST and made available to each user.
The Server has been up and running with out any problems since then, however in the last few weeks, email has become very slow and can take 5-7 seconds to open an email and when sending, it becomes “stuck” in the outbox until you select it. Email is also arriving in groups and sometimes only arrives after you select the Inbox.
These symptoms are similar to the ones we were experiencing before the server crashed, which is making us concerned that it may happen again (a full backup is being run every night now).
We are using Windows 2000 Server with SP4 and Exchange 2000 with SP3.
Has anyone had/seen these issues before? (We believe there maybe a hardware issue with the server)
The Server has been up and running with out any problems since then, however in the last few weeks, email has become very slow and can take 5-7 seconds to open an email and when sending, it becomes “stuck” in the outbox until you select it. Email is also arriving in groups and sometimes only arrives after you select the Inbox.
These symptoms are similar to the ones we were experiencing before the server crashed, which is making us concerned that it may happen again (a full backup is being run every night now).
We are using Windows 2000 Server with SP4 and Exchange 2000 with SP3.
Has anyone had/seen these issues before? (We believe there maybe a hardware issue with the server)
