How Exchange 2003 optimize and defragment?

[caro8pare]

Hi all

just have a big problem. Today suddenly can not using mail. I found is the disk space issue. I just deleted some useless file file and working properly right now. But I see this exchange server disk space growth too fast, now just remind 1GB.

And I see many Log file in exchange server (transcation log??? it seem useless, but I afraid delete will has a big problem).

Then my question is how to make server more disk space and does exchange server can make a "house keeping" itself scheduling?

regards

 

[Marcs41]

enable circular logging for starters (see help and type circular).

For diskspace, you may consider to add an extra disk and move the Exchange database over to that one.

Marc
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[mlichstein]

You generally don't want to enable circular logging. A better idea is to do backups of the Exchange store with an Exchange-aware backup program, such as ntbackup.

This will remove the log files from the server.

 

[Zelandakh]

generally yes I'd agree but enabling circular logging will pretty certainly stop the disk running out of space. Committing the TLs with a backup will only free up the disk space every night/week which may be too late to stop the server hosing itself.

 

[Marcs41]

My point exactly!
Backup is a given, at least, it is supposed to be...

Marc
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[Zelandakh]

Marc, we DEFINITELY need to write that book - backups can form a big part!

 

[Marcs41]

Aah, so true ..
I have to free up some time, soon, very soon..

Marc
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