A useful place for you to start is by reading the Exchange Disaster Recovery whitepapers:
http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/techinfo/administration/55/backupresto re.asp Your reported database size grows when data is added, but does not automatically shrink when data is deleted. The database retains the deleted stuff as "white space". So even though your database is reported to be 15.7GB, it may not appear to grow when data is added, so you may not be as close to the brink as you think. Look for EventID 1221 in your Event Logs. To your questions .... 1. Never tried so I can't say 2. Offline defrag - but you need sufficient disk space to copy the entire database, you may have to add disks or whatever to do this. 3. Educate them, impose mailbox limits, give them another place to store data, autoarchive ... 4. Get everyone to delete mail and then do an offline defrag -----Original Message----- From: Henry, Christopher M. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 15 April 2004 4:09 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Mailbox store issues I am in between a rock and a hard place...It seems as if all our "interim fixes" has finally caught up to us. But anyway here is my situation (keep in mind I am not an exchange person...but in this case I have to be one) Two weeks before the roll out of our new windows 2003/exchange 2003 servers I put the whole thing on hold because I didn't believe the standard versions would help. I have been fighting to get the funds for the enterprise versions since then. However while poking around our exchange server I noticed that our storage group was fairly large, actually the size of the database is 15.7 gigs (keep in mind the maximum size is 16 gigs) my question is this: 1. Can I mount an exch 2000 database in exch 2003? (I know how to migrate users the long way...) 2. Is there a way to compress the database until I receive the necessary funds to upgrade? 3. How do you all deal with everyone using their email as filestorage? 4. Is there a quick fix for my large database issue. Chris _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&; lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. ********************************************************************** This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain privileged information or confidential information or both. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. ********************************************************************** _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
