I would add the following steps to that: 2.5 - Disable all Exchange Services. 7.5 - Enable all Exchange Services.
Just so that you don't have issues if you reboot the server by mistake or the server bluescreens on you. Good luck. S., -----Original Message----- From: "Østensvik, Eirik (F-GAS)" [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 6:41 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Moving information store to a network drive Thanks Pierre, excellent! I think I will have my fingers crossed during the entire operation.. -Eirik > -----Original Message----- > From: Aguet, Pierre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 12:34 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Moving information store to a network drive > > > > Hello Eirik > > I did what you plan to do several times. In fact every time priv.edb & > pub.edb were filling more than 50% of disk space. > > Just be aware to keep same drive letter / dir structure than > used on the > previously array. > > 1- Backup > 2- stop exchange services > 3- Copy MSX structure & files to alternate place > 4- Add new HDDs & reconfigure your array/raid or so > 5- Reconfigure NT to have exactely the same letters > 6- Copy MSX structure & files back from alt place. > 7- cross fingers > 8- start MSX services > 9- backup > 10- Go out and have some beers (Corona or Singha).... > > Best Regards > > Peter > > Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today, > because if you enjoy it today you can do it again tomorrow. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Østensvik, Eirik (F-GAS)" > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 6:37 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Moving information store to a network drive > > > Ok, so the plan would be: > -Stop Exch services. > -Move the priv.edb manually > -Recreate the raid with more disks > -Copy priv.edb.back > (-Run optimizer?) > -Start Exch services > > Is it that easy? Do I have to use the same drive letter as > before, or can > optimizer handle that? > > Thanks for all help, > > Eirik O. Østensvik > Fugro-Geoteam > Marine Operations/IT-ADM > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chris Scharff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 8:25 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Moving information store to a network drive > > > > > > You can move them manually and then move them back, but the > > optimizer won't > > move the drives to a network drive nor will Exchange use them > > while they are > > there. Take a good backup or 3 first. > > > > Chris > > -- > > Chris Scharff > > Senior Sales Engineer > > MessageOne > > If you can't measure, you can't manage! > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: "Østensvik, Eirik (F-GAS)" > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 5:00 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: Moving information store to a network drive > > > > > > > > > Did not seem to go through the first time, sorry if it turns > > > out to be a double.. > > > > > > > Hi Gurus! > > > > > > > > I have been lurking here for a year or so, but I have to ask > > > > you guys a question now, so here we go. > > > > Version: Exchange 5.5 SP3, NT4.0 SP5. > > > > Information store: 18GB. > > > > > > > > We ran out of space on the raid containing the information > > > store. To > > > > fix this quick, I added two disks in the server, and moved the > > > > information store to the new 20GB disk. This helped the > > > problem, but > > > > the new disks are not redundant/raided/mirrored. > > > > > > > > My plan to fix this is to move the private information store > > > > to a mapped network drive using exchange optimizer, delete > > > > the 17GB raid we used before, the reconfigure the raid with > > > > more disks, and then move the information store back. > > > > Is this possible? > > > > > > > > I plan to do this at night, to minimize downtime. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Eirik O. 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