Ouch Ouch... about to burn...!

[jaimeortega]

So, I'm getting this error which tells me that my IS is about to crap out on me because of space. I cannot create a new mailbox store either. It tells me that the maximum number of stores has been reached (1 store) which leads me to believe I have the standard version of the SW. But, if I do have the standard version how come my IS is 98GB? Shouldn't it be capped 16GB?. Any workarounds besides deleting/archiving people's mails (this only delays the problem... done it once already. And the biggest offenders are the big wigs) or spending $6000+ for an enterprise version of exchange?

Thanks!
-JO

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: ESE
Event Category: Space Management
Event ID: 445
Date: 5/12/2004
Time: 8:36:28 AM
User: N/A
Computer: EXCHANGE
Description:
Information Store (3552) The database E:\Exchsrvr\mdbdata\priv1.edb has reached its maximum size of 98293 MB. If the database cannot be restarted, an offline defragmentation may be performed to reduce its size.

 

[xmsre]

Single instance of storage. Your SIS ratio must be about 5:1.

Your options are:

1. Offline defrag. Dumping whitespace is only a temporary fix.
2. Dump mail.
3. Upgrade to Enterprise.

 

[jaimeortega]

Thanks for the reply...

Well it turns out that we used to have an enterprise server but when I moved exchange to a bigger box, I installed the standard version of it. That's why I have 96GB IS with a standard version.

So, I need to upgrade to the enterprise version now. Any issues I need to be aware of before I ?

Thanks
-JO